2015 Taste to Benefit Food Bank Tonight at Hilton Fort Collins [MENU]

The 2015 TASTE features a wide variety of delicacies prepared by local chefs from 32 restaurants and caterers. Guests will also enjoy wine and craft beer tastings in a fun-filled evening benefiting the Food Bank for Larimer County. This year’s event will be held at the Hilton Fort Collins Thursday, April 16 from 6-9 pm, with a VIP reception from 5-6 pm.

TICKETS

Tickets to Northern Colorado’s foodie event are on sale now. VIP tickets are $100 and will provide $500 worth of food to neighbors in need.  A $65 General Admission ticket can provide $325 worth of food. Tickets can be purchased online at tastebenefit.org.

VIP

VIP Guests will enjoy a special champagne toast and exclusive gourmet cheese sampling during the 5 pm reception thanks to sponsors Fortified Collaborations, MouCo Cheese and Whole Foods Market Fort Collins. In addition, VIP guests also receive a special walk about tray to hold food and beverages, preferred parking and entry into a special prize drawing.

2015 Taste Menu

• 4th Street Chophouse – Confit lamb belly sliders; Crab cakes
• Ace Gillett's Lounge – Steamed buns with house cured pork belly, Asian BBQ sauce and fresh Kim Chi; Ahi lomi lomi on puffed rice; montaditos
• Austin's American Grill - Slow roasted pork ribs with chipotle barbecue sauce & roasted garlic mashed potatoes
• Avogadro's Number – Roasted chicken noodle soup; open-faced sandwiches; chocolate chip cookies
• Babette's Feast Catering -- Mini quiche; beef/asparagus roll-ups; chocolate truffles
• Bent Fork The Grill – Buffalo pot roast with Parmesan scalloped potatoes and butternut squash
• Biergarten @ Anheuser-Busch – “Chipanada” slider-size Budweiser-poached bratwurst with black crown onions; caprese skewers; Island Cake (Goose-Island carrot cake)
• Bisetti's Ristorante - Spicy sausage and peppers penne, with pepperoncini’s and mushrooms
• The Boot Grill – Slow-marinated pepper steak medallions; cream cheese bits with a balsamic sweet chile drizzle; house-made pork green chili
• Butter Cream Cupcakery - Red Velvet, Salted Caramel & Vanilla on Chocolate Mini Cupcakes
• Cache Old Town Bar & Grill - Avocado fries; chicken filled cucumber bites and gluten friendly boneless chicken wings with chipotle agave, house hot sauce or BBQ. 
• CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing - Sigdas green chile jalpeño cheddar brat over pretzel crustini with stout rosemary mustard
• El Monte – Duck tamales with house-made mole
• Enzio's Italian Kitchen – Pasta putanesca, roasted chicken, olives, garlic, tomato, chile infused ditalini; angel wing cookie
• FCB Modern Tavern – Chocolate Stout braised sirloin tacos with roasted red pepper coulis topped with cojita; bacon-wrapped pretzels with IPA mustard; smoke marzen bacon beer jam crostini with ale-braised turkey and dill Havarti
• Fish – Gluten free, organic king salmon gravlax canapé; gluten free juniper and coffee crusted albacore with stone fruit demi
• Food Bank for Larimer County Community Kitchen – Whole wheat soft pretzel with cheese sauce; meatball slider on whole wheat bun; Southwest lasagna
• Food for Thought Catering – Beet goat cheese ravioli with micro greens and honey herb vinaigrette; Peruvian chicken wings; pork meatballs stir fry
• Island Grill – Blackened fish tacos
• Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar – Fresh shucked oysters, atomic cocktail sauce, lemon, mignonette; scallop arancini, bacon aioli, pea shoots; s’mores torte, dark chocolate ganache
• Mainline Ale House - 50/50 sliders; grilled sweet corn bisque; crème fraiche (gluten free); PB and marshmallow brownies
• Moot House – Red bird chicken terrine, Hatch green chile, stone ground grits; dark chocolate mousse, salted caramel, espresso crunch
• Pulcinella Pizzeria – Gourmet spinach pizza; garlic cheese bread; gourmet marinara sauce
• RARE Italian – House-made mozzarella; peperonata with crostini
• Restaurant 415 – Mini beet salad with house-made balsamic dressing, mini fried goat cheese, roasted beets; vegetarian stuffed shells; spaghetti squash
• Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant – Shrimp diabla; Rio house salsa; Rio atomica salsa; Rio crème brule
• Social – Jamón serrano; smoked salmon pâté
• Spoons Soups and Salads – A taste of international soups; focaccia Bread
• Spring Creek Grill at The Hilton – Buffalo Rueben griller; cherry cobbler
• Tastebuds Catering and RISE! – Thai pork meatballs with fresh ginger lime glaze; roast kale and white bean crostini
• Tortilla Marissa's - Street tacos with drunken salmon, pork with mango mole and achiote chicken – all gluten free; guacamole, chips and salsa

Beverage Providers

Anheuser-Busch, Baroness Wines, Beantrees Drive-Thru Coffee Café, Classic Wines, CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing, E Corp, Elite Brand Imports, Fort Collins Brewery, Grand Vin, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Happy Lucky’s Teahouse, Horse and Dragon Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing, Odell Brewing Company, Pateros Creek Brewing, Republic National Dist. Co., Synergy Wines, Two Rivers Winery, Unity Wine Selections/Elysium Fine Wines, Vin Market Selections, Verboten Brewing, Vinocopia and Wine Cru.