Early Bird Tickets For Let Us Eat Local Tasting Benefit On Sale Now

Early Bird Tickets For Let Us Eat Local On Sale Now: Sixth Annual Fundraising Event Features Tastings from NYC's Top Restaurants

On October 2, 2013, Just Food, a non-profit organization that connects NYC communities with local farms and local food, will host its sixth annual Let Us Eat Local Tasting Benefit. Early Bird tickets are now on sale through August 15th.

This year's festivities will include tastings from some of New York City's most celebrated chefs, food artisans, brewers, and wineries. VIP tickets include an Oyster & Cocktail Hour featuring Blue Island Oysters prepared by L&W Oyster Co. Rouge Tomate's Pascaline Lepeltier returns for a third year as Let Us Eat Local's Wine Curator.

The event will also include an ice cream contest and sundae bar featuring locally-sourced ingredients from artisanal producers including Adirondack Creamery, Blue Marble Ice Cream, OddFellows Ice Cream Co., Steve's Ice Cream and Victory Garden. Our panel of expert judges will include Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs of Food52, Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers and Richard Martin of Food Republic.

What: Just Food's Sixth Annual "Let Us Eat Local" Tasting Benefit
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Location: The Altman Building, 135 West 18th Street, Manhattan, NYC
Time: VIP admission starts at 6:30 pm; General Admission starts at 7:30 pm
Ticket Prices: $175 for General Admission, $300 for VIP; Early bird discounts ($25 Off GA, $50 Off VIP) are available through August 15th

To Purchase tickets, please visit: http://luel2013.eventbrite.com/

Participating Restaurants Include: 508 Gastrobrewery, Almond, Angelica Kitchen, Aureole, Back Forty / Back Forty West, Balaboosta/Taim, BLT Bar & Grill, Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Butter/The Darby, Brushstroke, Candle Caf� West/Candle 79/Candle Cafe, Cookshop/Five Points/Hundred Acres, Da Silvano, Dirt Candy, Egg/Parish Hill, ESCA, Franny's, Gramercy Tavern, Great Performances with Katchkie Farm, The Green Table/The Cleaver Co, Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria, Jimmy's No. 43, L'Apicio/L'Artusi/Dell'anima, Marlow & Sons, Mas (Farmhouse)/Mas (La Grillade), Northern Spy Food Co., Palo Santo, Perry St., Print, Rouge Tomate, Tertulia, and Telepan.

Artisanal Purveyors: Dallis Bros. Coffee, Murray's Cheese, Organic Avenue, Orwashers Bakery, Red Jacket Orchards, Rick's Picks, and Saratoga Spring Water Company.

VIP Wine Curator: Pascaline Lepeltier of Rouge Tomate. Lepeltier is an experienced and knowledgeable sommelier from France with many accolades including twice finalist of the Best French Sommelier Competition and the Star Chefs Rising Star NYC Award. With a special interest in local and organic wines, Lepeltier is a perfect fit for this event and Just Food is thrilled to have her on board.

Refreshments Provided By: 508 Gastrobrewery, Bedell Cellars, Brewery Ommegang, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Winery, Fox Run Vineyards, Kelso of Brooklyn, Shinn Estate Vineyards, Shmaltz Brewing Company, Sixpoint Brewery, Wandering Star Brewing Company and Wolffer Estate Vineyard.

Sponsors: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Juice Generation, Rabobank International, Great Performances with Katchkie Farm, Terra Chips, Garden of Eatin' and Bearitos, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Natural Gourmet Institute, Koppert Cress, and NYC Compost Project.

About Just Food: Just Food is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects communities in all five New York City boroughs with fresh, locally grown food. Just Food provides regional farmers and food producers, CSA organizers and everyday eaters with the resources and support they need to establish and experience healthy food systems-in every neighborhood. Since 1995, Just Food has pioneered the sustainabl