LOS ANGELES’ 33rd ANNUAL FOOD FARE EVENT

PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES’ 33rd ANNUAL FOOD FARE EVENT

More than 150 of Los Angeles’ best restaurants, caterers, wineries, florists and entertainers will come together for LA’s Premiere Culinary Celebration Offering Samples of the Region’s Finest Restaurants, Wineries, and Gifts at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday, March 8th for Planned Parenthood (PPLA).

PPLA’s annual Food Fare event began in 1979 with a cooking demonstration by Julia Child and has now become the oldest highly celebrated culinary event in Los Angeles.

Food Fare 2012 offers guests a rare opportunity to sample the finest food and drink from around the city in one place. Some of the participating restaurants include: A.O.C., Ammo, Waterloo and City, Angelini Osteria, Church and State, Salt’s Cure, Drago Central, Clementine, Public Kitchen and Bar, Tavern, Craft and Lucques as well as some of the city’s most popular Food Trucks, including The Border Grill Truck and The Grilled Cheese Truck.

Food Fare will also feature a raffle, wine, online and live auction with items ranging from dream vacations to Paris and Telluride to unique entertainment experiences, plus much more.

For the third year, Food Fare is honoring one of its participating chefs as Planned Parenthood’s Chef of the Year. This year, PPLA is pleased to announce Suzanne Goin, chef and owner of AOC, Lucques and Tavern as PPLA’s Chef of the Year. “It is truly an honor to be named as Chef of the Year! Planned Parenthood provides an invaluable service to the people of Los Angeles and I am so proud to once again be part of this wonderful event”, said Suzanne Goin.

In addition to gourmet tastings and unique offerings at Food Fare, fantastic libations participants like The Beer Chicks’ Beer Garden hosted by Beer Sommeliers Christina Perozzi & Hallie Beaune, Rosenthal Vineyards and Summerland Winery will be pouring their latest bottles. VeeV Açai Spirit and Champagne Piper Heidsieck will also be pouring as the exclusive VIP spirit and champagne sponsors.

In addition, Food Fare at tendees will find an astounding array of culinary gifts, home accessories, jewelry, handbags, cashmere wraps, throws, and pillows all for purchase, many of which cannot be found in traditional stores.

In honor of Food Fare 2012, Velvet by Graham and Spencer has created three limited edition tee shirts (available in women’s, men’s, and kid’s sizes) that feature a custom design utilizing the Planned Parenthood slogan,  “Love Carefully,” and will be sold exclusively at the event. “It’s an honor to be part of such an important cause as

Planned Parenthood,” said Velvet designers, Jenny Graham and Toni Spencer, “We hope the design we created will bring in much needed support for an organization that helps so many.”

Advanced tickets for Food Fare are $150 for the daytime session (10:30 am to 2:00 pm) and $225 for the evening session (6:30 pm to 9:30 pm). Tickets are available for sale online at www.pplafoodfare.com or by calling (213) 284-3316. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, the day of the event for $175 for the daytime session and $250 for the evening session.

You can follow on twitter at www.twitter.com/PPLA_FOODFARE or become a fan of the PPLA Food Fare fan page on Facebook.

Food Fare is produced by the Planned Parenthood Guild, a group of 200 women dedicated to providing financial and volunteer support for Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles (PPLA). Planned Parenthood Los Angeles’ 18 health centers provide care to over 120,000 women, men, and teens each year mostly for preventative care, including cancer screenings, birth control, annual exams, and STD testing treatment.