Original Chef Tasting

press release: Porchlight, Inc., the largest non-profit provider of affordable housing and services to Madison’s homeless, will be holding a fundraiser on February 28, 2017 to benefit Porchlight Products. The 5th annual Chef Tasting, will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery from 6-8:30pm. Porchlight Products, a job training program,  has given the formerly homeless clients that Porchlight serves, the opportunity to stand on solid ground, sometimes for the first time in their lives.  Participants create handmade products such as jams, jellies, sauces, and dry mixes that are sold in local stores and restaurants.  More than 75 percent of all ingredients come from local farms using sustainable agricultural methods.  In this program, individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities receive job and life skills training in a supportive work environment.  Participants take great pride in the work they do and the final product on store shelves for the public to enjoy.  

The 2017, Mardi Gras themed-Chef Tasting will feature menu items created by some of Madison’s finest chefs and restaurants.  Small plate appetizers will be served by Brasserie V, Cambridge Winery, Cento, Fresco, Fromagination & Roth Cheese, Merchant, Quivey's Grove, Steenbock’s on Orchard and The Statehouse. Guests will enjoy appetizers and sip craft cocktails while listening to Cash Box King’s.

After the tasting concludes, dinner packages offered by the chefs and their restaurants will be auctioned off while guests enjoy sweet treats from Daisy’s Café and Cupcakery.

Tickets are $50 per person or $450 for a table of 10. To purchase your tickets, please visit http://porchlightinc.org/attend-an-event/ or contact Jessica Mathis at 608-257-2534 ext. 20

A message from Karla Thennes, Executive Director. “We are thrilled that this has become an annual event. At Porchlight, we strongly believe in the power of work. The Porchlight Products program has become life transforming for many formerly homeless persons.”