NOTE: For those looking for information about the 2008 Taste of the Nation, please click here.

The annual event is a program of Share Our Strength, a national organization which is dedicated to fighting hunger in our world. Last year’s event raised $65,000 for Heifer International, Magic City Harvest and Pathways, with this year’s goal being $85,000.

Tickets are available online at www.birminghamtaste.org until noon the day of the event for $75. They will be $85 at the door. More than 40 of our top restaurants and several of our wine distributors will be providing an opportunity to try their food. Click here to view the list of restaurants. Click here to view what’s happening in other participating cities.

According to their website, since 1988 these events have raised nearly $50 million nationally, supporting more than 450 organizations in their efforts to end hunger and poverty. Go on out and do your part to support this important campaign.