On Saturday, February 6, 2016 on the eve of Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, celebrities and top chefs joined together with current, past and Hall of Fame NFL players to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Taste of the NFL’s Party with a Purpose.
The premier sanctioned NFL event included a performance from multi-platinum selling and hometown band Third Eye Blind. Taste of the NFL’s Party with a Purpose is the single most successful charitable event at the Super Bowl, with 100% of the proceeds going to support food banks and food pantries in the 32 NFL cities. To date, the organization has raised over 24 million dollars, which have provided over 192 million meals. See our Gratitude Gourmet Videos Below of Andrew Zimmern discussing the need to set goals to eliminate hunger in the US, Betty Cantrell singing Georgia On My Mind, and Third Eye Blind singing a Tribute to David Bowie. Actor Daniel Dae Kim, Betty Cantrell, Kristi Yamagucci, Alyssa Milano, Larry the Cable Guy, Austin Howard, Brian Boitano, Ludacris, and Sherri Shepard joined NFL players Steve Hauschka and Billy Cundiff alongside retired and hall of fame players including Bobby Bell, Matt Birk, Meril Hoge, and Donny Anderson in the fight to #kickhunger in America. Celebrity chef’s Andrew Zimmern, David Burke, Ming Tsai, Troy Guard and Anne Burrell, joined 32 talented chefs representing each of the NFL cities to create delicious pre-game bites paired with wines from E&J Gallo Winery. The sold out event, welcomed over 2,000 patrons and hunger relief supporters to eat, drink and socialize with players and celebrity chefs. Comments are closed.
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