Don’t Miss Seattle’s FareStart Guest Chef Spectacular This June!
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: April 4, 2014

FareStart, the local non-profit organization that provides culinary training and job placement for homeless and disadvantaged individuals, is hosting a premier tasting event to celebrate the talented chefs, restaurants and other food industry partners that support FareStart’s training programs throughout the year. FareStart’s Guest Chef Spectacular will take place Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Showbox SoDo (1700 1st Avenue S., Seattle) and will collectively include tastes from more than 60 of the area’s top restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries. Proceeds from the event will benefit FareStart’s culinary job training programs.
The Guest Chef Spectacular will feature:
	 
	The Guest Chef Spectacular will feature such marquis local chefs as:
	Chef Bobby Moore, Barking Frog Mobile Kitchen;
	Chef Tarik Abdullah, Cicchetti;
	Chef Matt Dillon, Corson Building/Sitka & Spruce/Bar Sajor;
	Chef Liam Spence, Lola;
	Chef Desmond Bonow, Palace Kitchen;
	Chef Matt Bumpas, Poppy;
	Chef Meeru Dhalwala, Shanik;
	and Chef Brian Scheehser, Trellis.
	(To see the full list of participating chefs, restaurants and wineries, please see below or click here).
For Tickets:
	Tickets are on sale at FareStart.org. Early bird tickets for general admission will be $70 per person (a limited number of tickets will be available at the early bird rate, when they sell out the price will go up to $80 per person). VIP tickets will also be available beginning April 1 for $130 per person and will include access to a VIP Lounge at 5:30 p.m. for special pre-reception featuring exclusive tastes, premium wines, early admittance to the main tasting event, and a special gift bag filled with goodies. Again, all proceeds from the Guest Chef Spectacular will benefit FareStart's training programs for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. To learn more about this event, visit www.FareStart.org or click here.
Tastes from more than 30 of the Northwest’s premier chefs and restaurants. Including:
	Chef Josh Green, Ballard Annex
	Chef Bobby Moore, Barking Frog Mobile Kitchen
	Chef Peter Birk, BOKA
	Chef Chris Opsata, Brass Tacks
	Chef Josh Westcott, The Capital Grille
	Chef Tarik Abdullah, Cicchetti
	Chef Matt Dillon, Corson Building/Sitka & Spruce/Bar Sajor
	Chef Bill Ranniger, Duke's Chowder House
	Chef Varin Keokitvon, FareStart
	Chef Thomas Horner, Hook & Plow
	Chef Franz Junga, Il Fornaio
	Chef Chris Garr, Ivar's Acres of Clams
	Chef Dave Miller, The Jolly Roger Taproom
	Chef Kaspar Donier, Kaspar's Events & Catering
	Chef Liam Spence, Lola
	Chef Chris Zarkades, Margaux
	Chef Desmond Bonow, Palace Kitchen
	Chef Matt Bumpas, Poppy
	Chef Paolo Carey-DiGregorio, Salty's on Alki
	Chef Jason McClure, Sazerac
	Chef Luigi DeNunzio, Seattle's Little Italy
	Chef Meeru Dhalwala, Shanik
	Chef Jeff Maxfield, Sky City at the Needle
	Chef Clay Bake, Spencer's for Steaks & Chops
	Chef Brian Scheehser, Trellis
	Pastry Chef Nikol Nakamura, Tulalip Resort & Casino
	Chef David Buchanan, Blackfish Wild Salmon Grill & Bar
	Chef Pete Fjosne, Von Trapp's
	Chef José Chavez, Washington State Convention Center
	Chef Ferron Lining, Whole Foods Market South Lake Union
	 
Sips from more than 30 purveyors of fine local beverages, including wineries, breweries, distilleries, and cideries. Featuring:
	3 Howls Distillery
	Almquist Family Vintners
	Ambassador Wines
	Bartholomew Winery
	Batch 206 Distillery
	Bluewater Distilling
	Bunnell Family Cellar
	Corvus Cellars
	Cote Bonneville
	Dussek Family Cellars
	Five Star Cellars
	Goose Ridge Estate Vineyards & Winery
	Hedges Family Estate
	J. Bookwalter Wines
	Kennedy Shaw Wines/Woodhouse Wine Estates
	Lobo Hills Winery
	Lodmell Cellars
	Maritime Pacific Brewing Company
	Naches Heights Vineyard
	Sheridan Vineyards
	Smasne Cellars
	Sonoris Wines
	Swiftwater Cellars
	Syzygy
	Tildio Winery
	Treveri Cellars
	Wilridge Winery
	Woodchuck Hard Cider
	Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co.
	Dry Soda
	San Pellegrino/Acqua Panna Snoqualmie Ice Cream
 Plus, live music and a raffle featuring a grand prize of $100 gift cards from participating restaurants (valued at $2,500).
About FARESTART:
	FareStart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. Since 1992, FareStart has provided opportunities for nearly 7,000 people to transform their lives, while also serving over 6 million meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children. Every day, men and women transform their lives in the adult program, which includes culinary training, life-skills classes, counseling, and assistance with housing, food, clothing and other support services to assist FareStart students as they change their lives. FareStart’s Graduate Support Services program provides ongoing guidance to adult graduates, providing a full year (and sometimes longer) of support to help individuals move forward to self-sufficiency. FareStart, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, generates about one third of its annual operating revenue through business operations, such as Guest Chef Night at the FareStart Restaurant. For more information, visit FareStart.org.