1376608_10151697126992947_1829697398_nVenice Paparazzi’s Edizen Stowell and Marlena Elise were on the scene at this year’s Annual Taste of Venice!  View event photo highlights below!

About:  The Taste of Venice (formerly the Taste of Abbot Kinney) supports local nonprofit Inside Out Community Arts while celebrating the chefs that make this eclectic and cosmopolitan community their home.  The afternoon VIP reception featured music, a silent auction, special presentations and cooking demonstrations, and appearances by the events’ host committee including celebrity chefs Jet Tila from Iron Chef America and Adam Gertler from the Food Network as well as Food & Wine’s Los Angeles Correspondent Jennifer Sommer.   After the reception guests enjoyed a unique restaurant walking/tasting tour on famed Abbot Kinney Boulevard where they sampled signature dishes from their favorite chefs as well as wine, beer and cocktail tastings.  This year’s VIP reception was held at The Electric Lodge, a solar-powered and ecologically minded performing arts center in Venice.

About Inside Out Community Arts:  Inside Out Community Arts was founded in Venice in 1996 and since then has been providing at-risk and underserved children in Los Angeles with after school programs. Serving over 300 children a year, Inside Out’s award-winning arts and media education programs empower middle school and high school youth with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to make a positive difference in their communities and the world… from the inside out. www.insideoutca.org.

Participating restaurants at the VIP reception included:   Chaya Venice, Cafe Gratitude, Hostaria del Piccolo, Piccolo Venice, Sauce on Hampton, Tasting Kitchen, Barnyard, Larry’s, Barlo, Venice Ale House, Bank of Venice, Groundwork Coffee Company, Le Cellier, and Rose Cafe as well as Goose Island Beer Co, Veev Cocktails, Noble Vines Wine, Goodbites Truffles and more!  

Participating restaurants at the Taste of Venice’s unique walking/tasting tour of Abbot Kinney Boulevard included :   Joe’s, Hal’s Bar & Grill, Pork Belly’s, Willie Jane, Feed Body & Soul, Kreation Cafe, Lemonade, Local 1205, N’ice Cream, Primitivo, Abbot’s Pizza, Tlapazola, and TOMS!

For additional Taste of Venice information, please visit www.tasteofvenice.org, and follow Taste of Venice on Facebook .   

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11.03.13 TASTE OF VENICE EVENT PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS:   


Click here to view all 299 photos.  See if you made the V.P. cut!  All photos by Venice Paparazzi’s Edizen Stowell and Marlena Elise.  

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For additional Taste of Venice information, please visit www.tasteofvenice.org, and follow Taste of Venice on Facebook .

Click here to view all 299 photos. See if you made the Venice Paparazzi cut!
Photos by Venice Paparazzi’s Edizen Stowell and Marlena Elise.  Having an event? Hire Venice Paparazzi as your event photographers. www.HireVP.com

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