Taste of the Nation - catherine barr

Taste of the Nation

THE 12th Annual Taste of the Nation was held on May 23 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and lots of North Shore faces were in the crowd. The event, which invites guests to "fight hunger with taste", is a fund raiser that has collected over $600,000 over the past 10 years. Lots of local chefs, vinters, brewers, coffee roasters and beverage purveyors donate their time and their talent to this very special event. Attendees are treated to a fabulous evening of music, food and liquids where no one goes home hungry. All 100% of ticket sales are donated to organizations that focus on hunger relief throughout the lower mainland.

	West Vancouver's Adam and Eva Taubenfligel spent a good mother/son night together.
	The Hyatt's own Jose Monteiro (from left), Naved Noorani and second cook Wilfredo Eguia tempted guests with a seafood ceviche.
	Television food and travel personality Alec Burden was busy sampling.
	Brussells Chocolate gals Susan Campbell (left) and Mary McMullen are North Shore staples.
	A dijon salmon on lavender rice and pastry was the offerings of the Brass Monkey's chef Craig Nazareth (left) and owner Brian Lutz.
	Three cheers for Trolly Road, one of my favourite New Zealand sauvignon blancs served up by Liberty's Brenda Makowichuk.
	Travel to the top with The Observatory's chefs, namely Ben Chan (left) and Sylvain Cuerrier from Grouse Mountain.
	West Van's Kelly MacDonald (left) and Patrice Nazareno made it a girls' night out.
	Seared ahi tuna was what Monk McQueen's Robin Apel handed out on the way by.
	Rootin' tootin' fruity delights. Buy a piece of fruit from the Tree of Abundance and help out the needy. Volunteers Serey Sinn (left) and April Reyes were selling up a storm.
	Event organizers Ron Huntington (left) and Garan Capewell had lots to smile about. The night was a complete success.
	Doug McCall (left) and executive chef Dan Atkinson serve up some of the best salmon in the city, not to mention the best views, from the Salmon House on the Hill.
	Global TV's Jill Krop (left), who was also the event's honourary chair, and reporter Tara Nelson (right) cuddled up to West Van's Fabrice Rossmann, executive chef from the Four Seasons.

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