A few years ago I wrote about Generous Helpings, a food and beverage tasting event which benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and Middle Tennessee’s Table.
Held at the Farmer’s Market, over 27 food vendors will be participating and giving out their best sips and bites.
Generous Helpings is my favorite tasting event, near and dear to my heart, as it was the first food event I ever attended in Nashville. In one quick night, I was able to capture the spirit of Nashville food’s scene. Not just because the participants bring more than enough food to make everyone happy, but also the spirit behind it. I often feel over blessed in the food department and never want to take this blessing for granted.
Restaurants, artisans, wineries, distilleries, come prepared to show off their bounty and support an admirable cause. Last year Second Harvest fed people in 46 counties in Middle and West Tennessee, distributing nearly 24 million pounds of food including 5 million pounds of fresh produce.
Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door, worth every penny, and for a good cause.
Some of the Vendors will include:
55 South
Amerigo
B & C BBQ
Chago’s Cantina
Commerce Street Grille
Cork & Cow
Etch
Fido
Holland House
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Josephine
Kroger
Legato Gelato
Marche Artisan Foods
Margot Cafe
McConnell House
Midtown Café
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Provence Breads & Cafe
Puckett’s
Red Pony
Riff’s Fine Street Food
Second Harvest Culinary Arts Center
Sunset Grill
The Mad Platter
The Pied Piper Eatery
The Southern
One lucky reader, David, second commenter won two tickets to the event.
Here are a few samplings from last year’s event.
Win Two Tickets to May 15 Generous Helpings ($100 value) Contest closed
Drawing was held Monday, May 5 at 12 Noon, and posted on facebook and twitter. Please make sure your comments include an email. If I can’t get in touch with you by Wednesday May 7, I will pick another winner.
How You Can Win:
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Good luck. Thanks for supporting Generous Helpings and Second Harvest. Even if you don’t win the tickets, I hope I’ll see you there and be sure to say hello.
Disclosure: I received two complimentary tickets for writing this post. However, I have written about this event in the past when I purchased tickets, as I truly believe in supporting Second Harvest.
I’m currently on both of their mailing lists.
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This is just such a great event and it is a very special fundraiser in our city. Thanks for bringing to to all our attention Angela.
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I signed up for the newsletter, I followed spinach tiger on Pinterest and Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway, and I liked second harvest on fbook. I’m excited at the hope of attending the event. Thanks.
Signed up for Food Fight newsletter! I used to work at Second Harvest in college – great organization. They have such cool events and this one in particular sounds amazing!