TASTE OF THE NATION: HIGH QUALITY
CHARITY CULINARY EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEXICO
Montreal, August 20th,
2009
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo will proudly be the first-time host
of the great charity culinary event, Taste
of the Nation (TOTN), in Latin America.On Friday, August 28th, at 8 p.m., the
first edition of Share Our Strength will be
launched at Zi Restaurant in Club Intrawest-Zihuatanejo. This program
has been raising funds for over 25 years to fight hunger and poverty. Taste
of the Nation is the premier program of this humanitarian project that was
born thanks to Bill and DebbieShore?s activism in
Capitol Hill.
Taste
of the Nation in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo will benefit the AMARAC (Medical
Attention and Rural Aid, AC. www.amar-ac.org)
and will be presented by Edgar Navarro, a renowned Executive Chef at Club
Intrawest-Zihuatanejo, a property known as one of the most exclusive in this
beach twosome located on the Mexican Pacific.
Zi
Restaurant at Club Intrawest Zihuatanejo will be the perfect setting in which
lovers of the best cuisines in the world will enjoy a charity event in an
incomparable ambiance framed by the spectacular Playa La Ropa
in Zihuatanejo.
The spectacular night of Taste
of The Nation from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, starts with a tempting reception
for the palate with a tasting of Tequila Partida; an admirable fusion between
the traditional methods of tequila production and the most advanced
technology that imprints each sip with the pure and natural essence of the
blue agave. The grand gala dinner
continues with a majestic display of culinary creations by renowned chefs
such as Alejandro Kuri, Patricia Quintana,
Federico López, Luz María Bolaños, Pepe Ochoa, Ana Enelda Luthman, Eduardo
Marín, Guillermo Gonzalez Beristain, Glenn Monk, Leopoldo Acuña, Stephan
Pyles and the host Chef, Edgar Navarro. Taste of the Nation will hold a
tribute Mexican Haute Cuisinein which
exquisite dishes will be served, these will consist of seafood, meat and
poultry; the guests will also be able to enjoy live music with sublime
interpretations in the voice of French-Canadian Michelle Lavallee and an
auction to benefit Taste of The Nation hosted by
Mr. Jeff Fenton, who will present the guests with items such as Special
Reserve wine bottles from Vinoteca, Peña del Bernal and Casa de Piedra,
exclusive bottles of the brand Tequila Partida, works of art by renowned
painters among other items.
This great event will have a capacity for 80 persons and the cost of
the donation-dinner is $238 CAD; tickets are available at MercadoLibre.com.
For more information, visit tasteofthenation.org or dial: 01 800
714 55 35 (Club Intrawest-Zihuatanejo) or email zi_hostess@clubintrawest.com or zconcierge@clubintrawest.com.
ABOUT
IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO
Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo
are two distinctly different yet neighbouring places on the Mexican Pacific.
Zihuatanejo, a fishing
port for centuries, embraced by ZihuatanejoBay, retains its
old-Mexico charm. Just 10 minutes up the coast, Ixtapa is a modern
world-class resort. Together, they comprise one tropical destination that is
indeed twice as pleasing.
With a total of only
6004 hotel rooms, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo remains a comfortably small destination
deserved by the international airport
of Zihuatanejo.
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