Northwestern New Jersey’s premier culinary fundraising event, A Taste of
Talent, will be held at Perona Farms on behalf of Project Self-Sufficiency on
Monday, May 6th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. In addition to feasting on appetizers,
entrees and desserts from more than 40 area restaurants, patrons will be
invited to bid on a raffle featuring valuable items from Tiffany’s, as well as a silent auction curated by Holly George,
President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Interior
Designers. Organizers are inviting
area residents to submit a brief essay of 200 words or less, describing with
whom they would like to share an evening at A Taste of Talent; the companion
can be real, fictitious, historical, or known to the contestant. The winner will receive two tickets to A Taste
of Talent. Essays should be submitted by
Monday, April 29th, to Project Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill Street,
Newton, New Jersey, 07860 or sent by email to pss@projectselfsufficiency.org.
Members of the Project Self-Sufficiency Board of Directors, select donors, Honorary Chairperson Julie Killen, and Culinary Chairperson Andre de Waal join Perona Farms Executive Chef Kirk Avondoglio. |
“A Taste of Talent” benefits Project Self-Sufficiency, a local non-profit
agency specializing in services for low-income families in Sussex, Morris,
Hunterdon and Warren. Sponsorships for
the event range from $500 - $30,000, and a limited number of individual tickets
are available at a cost of $200. Guests will
be invited to stroll through the Perona Farms greenhouse, newly renovated rooms
and the facility’s cavernous kitchen. A
cooking demonstration will be given by Andre de Waal, Executive Chef of Andre’s
Lakeside Dining, who is serving as the Culinary Chairperson of this year’s
event.
This year, participating restaurants will include Perona Farms; Andre’s
Lakeside Dining; Black Forest Inn; Blue Heron Tavern; Bobolink Dairy &
Bakehouse; Café e Dolci; Café Pierrot; Caffe NaVona; The Carriage House; The
Chocolate Goat Gift Shoppe; The Clay Oven; Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream; DeBragga,
New York’s Butcher; Fenwick Catering & Events; Front Porch Organics;
George’s Wine & Gourmet Gallery; Gourmet Gallery; Hayek’s Market; The
Hummingbird House; Jesse Jones, Chef to the Stars; Krave Café & Caterers;
Lake Mohawk Country Club; L’Amico NYC; Lola Restaurant; Lorraine Cake Shop
& Tea Room; Mama’s CafĂ© Baci; North Shore House; Oldwick General Store;
Pattycakes Bake Shop; The Pasta Shop; Pies on Wheels; Ristorante Il Porto;
Ryland Inn; St. Moritz Bar & Grill; Salt Gastropub; Slamwich Scratch
Kitchen; South + Pine; Stone Water; Springhouse Creamery; Tanti Baci Caffe; Tim
Schafer, “The Brew Chef”; Two Teaspoons; wheelHouse Kitchen & Bar; White
Birch; Windy Brow Farms; Yetter’s Diner; and others.
“We are exceptionally grateful to all of the chefs, and to our faithful donors, who make A Taste of Talent an exciting event year after year,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “We are looking forward to sharing the experience with our essay winner.”
“We are exceptionally grateful to all of the chefs, and to our faithful donors, who make A Taste of Talent an exciting event year after year,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “We are looking forward to sharing the experience with our essay winner.”
Sparta realtor and Project Self-Sufficiency Leadership Council member
Julie Killen is volunteering as the Honorary Chairperson of the event. “A Taste of Talent is the community working
together to make life better,” summed up Killen on the impact of the annual
fundraiser.
Perona Farms Executive Chef Kirk Avondoglio adds that Perona Farms
enthusiastically embraces A Taste of Talent year after year. “What a wonderful event. I look forward to it every year. It’s nice to see all the chefs come
together. There is a lot of camaraderie
and it does so much for the people served by Project Self-Sufficiency. It’s their biggest fundraiser of the year.”
Project Self-Sufficiency has served low-income
families residing in northwestern New Jersey for more than 30 years. The agency’s mission is to provide a broad
spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive services enabling
low-income single parents, teen parents, two-parent families, and displaced
homemakers to improve their lives and the lives of their children while
achieving personal and economic self-sufficiency and family stability.
Perona Farms is located at 350 Andover-Sparta Road in Andover. To make a contribution to Project
Self-Sufficiency, to obtain tickets to A Taste of Talent, or to find out more
information about the programs and services available at the agency, call
973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500, or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.
Essays must be submitted by April 29th
to pss@projectselfsufficiency.org
or mailed to Project Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill Street, Newton, NJ 07860.
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