Press Release
CONTACT: Bill Glader
Email: bill@gladerfilmworks.com
MEDIA RELEASE: Taste of Evanston
Date: September 17, 2023
Time: 3 - 6pm
Location: Charles Gates Dawes House, Evanston, IL
Parking: Free street parking
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s 9th Annual Taste of Evanston Festival to Feature some of Evanston’s Finest Restaurants, Wine Shops and Brewers.
Taste of Evanston is the North Shore’s signature foodie festival! This year’s event will feature some of the city’s most popular restaurants, breweries and wine shops on the great lawn of the historic Charles Gates Dawes House on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 from 3-6pm.
The festival menu will include popular dishes from top Evanston restaurants such as Alcove, Bluestone, C&W Market / Ice Cream Parlor, Coffee Lab, Cupitol, Dozika, Firehouse Grill, Graduate Homestead Room, Habibi In Mediterranean Grill, Kansaku, Koi, La Principal, Mid Kitchen, Mt Everest, NaKorn,Noir d'Ebene, Peckish Pig, Reza's, Siam Paragon, Soul & Smoke, Stacked and Folded, Sweet Temptations, Taco Diablo ,Ten Mile House, The Supreme Burrito #1, and YoFresh Café.
Participating local breweries will include the Double Clutch Brewing Company, and wine will be provided by Vinissimo Wine Shop and The Wine Goddess.
While sampling food and drink, guests enjoy a beautiful view of the lakefront, live music, a silent auction, and the knowledge that they’re helping to solve one of Evanston’s most pressing issues: housing insecurity. Thousands of our neighbors are paying over 50 percent of their income on housing. Nurses. Teachers. Firefighters. People with disabilities. Senior citizens. People who must choose between necessities like food or medicine and keeping a roof over their head.
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser Taste of Evanston is helping by raising money for two organizations that are addressing the problem:
Connections for the Homeless, a non-profit organization that helps individuals and families that are homeless or threatened with homelessness to achieve stable housing and Reba Place Development Corporation – an organization that develops safe, decent, and affordable housing that demonstrates how the diverse racial and cultural groups in Evanston can thrive together. Reba Place also sponsors and supports a range of affordable housing options-including modestly priced rental units, housing coops, and affordable condominiums. A portion of the proceeds will also support the ongoing philanthropic efforts of the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club. Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders who dedicate their time and talent to tackle the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges.
Tickets are on sale through September 16. Day of event tickets will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Adult ticket price of $95 includes all food and beverages. Students 12-21 are $50 and children (under 12) are $20. Fifty percent of the ticket price is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Not able to attend the Taste of Evanston this year? You can still contribute to our cause by either participating in our online silent auction or making a donation. For more information visit tasteofevanston.org
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