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The best of the best in First Coast food
will return to the Avenues Mall on Oct. 25
for the 32nd annual Caring Chefs event,
benefitting the Children’s Home Society
of Florida. The event is touted as the
biggest and best food and wine tasting in
Jacksonville, hosting crowds of upwards
of 2,000 attendees in the mall to sample
cuisine from across Northeast Florida.
Both levels of the Avenues Mall will be
taken over by restaurant vendor booths
as visitors are invited to roam the mall
sampling wine and spirits while listening
to live music, all in the name of helping
children. Thirty years ago, the board of
directors for the Children’s Home Society
of Florida began the Caring Chefs event in
hopes of gaining community support for
their cause. The event supports the group’s
overall mission: embracing children,
inspiring lives.
The proceeds from Caring Chefs will
be a major portion of the funding for the
22 programs that promote recovery from
and the prevention of child abuse. The
programs are broken down into three
categories: embracing families, residential
and clinical programs.
The 32nd annual Caring Chefs event will
take place on Oct. 25 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at
the Avenues Mall in Jacksonville. Tickets
may be purchased and more information
found at www.chsfl.org/caringchefs.

2015’S RESTAURANT
PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE:

ALLEY CAKES

MOXIE KITCHEN

619 Ocean view
ABC Fine
Alley Cakes Desert
Company
Anthony’s Gourmet
Catering
Art Institute of
Jacksonville
Athens CafÈ
Black Sheep
Restaurant
Blue Bamboo
Blue Fish Restaurant
and Oyster Bar
The Candy Apple CafÈ
and Cocktails
Copeland’s of New
Orleans
d’Vine Cuisine
Engine 15 Brewing
Enzaís Italian
Restaurant
Fionn MacCools Irish
Pub
FSCJ Culinary Arts
School
The Gifted Cork
Gilbert’s Underground
Kitchen
The Grotto
Havana Jax Cafe &
Cuba Libre Bar
Juliette’s Bistro,
Jacksonville Omni
Latitude 360

Lemongrass Thai
Cuisine
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Marlin Moon Grille
Meditterania
Restaurant
Mojo Kitchen
Moxie Kitchen +
Cocktails
Nineteen at TPC
Sawgrass
Nippers Beach Grille
North Beach Bistro
Peterbrooke
Chocolatier
The Potter’s House
Soul Food Bistro
Pussers Bar & Grille
Ragtime Tavern
The REEF
Restaurant Orsay
Rollin’ Rita’s Advanced
Party Solutions
Roy’s Restaurant
Ruth’s Chris Steak
House
Seven Bridges Grille
and Brewery
Simply Sara’s
Starbucks
Sweet! By Holly
Taverna Yamas
Vernon’s
Villagio Italian Grille

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