Taste the Best of Evanston

 “Taste of Evanston” Takes a Bite Out of Hunger

 

Sunday, June 12,  Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s 2^nd annual “Taste of Evanston: Take a Bite Out of Hunger” targeted two area hunger relief organizations as the principal beneficiaries of it’s fundraising effort:  Hillside Food Pantry which provides nutritious meals to 500 food insecure families each week and Hunger Resource Network which connects surplus food from farmers markets and grocery stores to food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.   Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s other local and international philanthropic programs were also supported by the event’s proceeds of over $32,000.

 

The crowd of over 200 supporters was entertained by R&B band Suite Mollie and magician A.J. Sacco.  The fundraiser was also a zero waste event, with Evanston’s Collective Resource, Inc. collecting all food scraps as well as biodegradable plates, cups and flatware and transporting them to a commercial composting site.

 

Held at the garden plaza of Rotary International in Evanston, the fundraiser featured both well known and new Evanston restaurants including Bistro Bordeaux, Bluestone, Creperie Saint Germain, DB3 Donuts, Farmhouse, Foodstuffs, Hearth, Hecky’s Barbeque, Kabul House, Kingston Grill, Koi, LYFE Kitchen, Mount Everest, Olive Mountain, Peckish Pig, Temperance Beer Company, Union Pizza, /Union Squared, Vinic Wine Company and YoFresh Yogurt Café.