11th Annual Taste of the NFL Moves to AT&T Stadium

Party with a purpose for the first time on Dallas Cowboys home turf of AT&T Stadium as you help the North Texas Food Bank tackle hunger! Dallas Cowboys offensive line led by Travis Frederick, 2015 NFL Hall of Fame inductee Charles Haley, and Cowboys legends Chad Hennings and Preston Pearson are joining Abacus executive chef and proprietor Kent Rathbun and 19 of the area’s hottest celebrity chefs for this 11^th annual event. So dress in your favorite tailgate chic attire and enjoy gourmet tailgate fare, signature cocktails, live country music by The Rusty Brothers, and a chance to bid on exclusive, luxury prizes at the live and silent auctions, all benefiting NTFB's child programs.

 

Sunday, May 3, 2015

6:00–9:00 PM

AT&T Stadium

For tickets: www.ntfb.org/TNFL

 

Event Hosts: Dallas Cowboys offensive line led by #72 Travis Frederick, NFL Hall of Fame inductee Charles Haley, former Cowboys Chad Hennings and Preston Pearson, as well as Chef Kent Rathbun

 

Participating Chefs & Restaurants: Kent Rathbun of Abacus, David Holben of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Jeramie Robison of Shinsei, Richard Chamberlain of Chamberlain’s, Ernie Mendoza of Suze, Skyler Gauthier of Pappas Bros., Braden Wages of Malai Kitchen, James Williams and Beverly Eskirdge of NTFB Community Kitchen, Scott Gottlich of The Second Floor Restaurant, Luciano Salvadore of il Calabrese Ristorante, Dunia Borga of La Duni, Tony Sinese of Legends Hospitality at Cowboys Stadium, Ben Fossman of The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Evandro Caregnato of Texas de Brazil, Patrick Russell of Max’s Wine Dive, Bronwen Webber of Frosted Art, Dwight Harvey of Off the Bone, Taylor Kearney of Nick & Sam’s, Diego Comparin of Paciugo and Spork!

 

Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Dallas Cowboys Tailgate Party, presented by Nationwide, has provided more than four million meals to hungry North Texas children since its inception in 2005, by raising vital funds for the North Texas Food Bank’s more than 1,000 feeding and education programs.

Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party

 Foodies and football fans will huddle up to take a bite out of childhood hunger at Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party benefiting the North Texas Food Bank.  Event Chair DeMarcus Ware #94 welcomes Former Dallas Cowboy Chad Hennings, who joins Cowboys legend Preston Pearson and Executive Chef Kent Rathbun, to co-host the 8th Annual "Party with a Purpose." This year's event moves to the new Omni Hotel Dallas Trinity Ballroom, which will receive a gridiron makeover when the festivities touch down on Sunday, May 20, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

Advance tickets are on sale now for only $125 a person or $225 a couple. This year’s Tailgate Party has all the ingredients of a winning evening, including: 20 gourmet food stations from chefs representing some of DFW’s hottest restaurants and purveyors; Current and former Dallas Cowboys hosts and special guests, including Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Live music by headliner Emerald City; Silent and live auction items featuring great escapes, experiences and one-of‐a-kind merchandise like a Louis Vuitton bag, an overseas trip, Southwest Airlines vouchers, signed sports memorabilia; Fund-a-Cause opportunities enabling bidders to sponsor children utilizing NTFB programs at commitment levels of $100, $500, $1,000 and $2,500, emceed in a live auction-style format. Reserve a spot today online.

The following star chefs have already committed to take time out from their own kitchens to participate: Kent Rathbun (Abacus, Jasper’s, Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen & KB’s WoodFire Grill), Sean Merchant (Bob’s Steak and Chop House, Omni Dallas Hotel), Graham Dodds (Central 214, Hotel Palomar Dallas), David Holben (Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House), Orazio LaManna (Legends Hospitality, Cowboys Stadium), Anthony Bombaci (Nana, Hilton Anatole Hotel), Rodman Shields (Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse), James Williams (North Texas Food Bank, Community Kitchen), James Johnson (Pappas Bros. Steakhouse), Jaime Corona (Place at Perry’s), Tiffany Derry (Private Social), TJ Lengnick (Whiskey Cake).

Guests can choose to make a night of it by booking a special $179 room rate at the Omni Hotel Dallas. Simply call 214-744-6664 to make a reservation and reference Taste of the NFL to receive the special rate

Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party raised a record of more than $201,000 (up 13.5%) - helping provide over 603,000 meals to kids in need across our community. Organizers hope to cross the $1 million dollar fundraising milestone this year for funds generated since the event started in 2004.

According to recent USDA data, Texas has one of the highest rates of food insecure children in the country; currently 1 in 4 lives in a household without consistent access to nutrition. Please visit the Food Bank’s website at http://www.ntfb.org/ for additional event information, to learn more about NTFB's programs serving children, for volunteer opportunities, or to see how the organization is committed to “ReThinking Hunger” by bringing healthier, smarter and stronger solutions to the table to address demand. For every $1 donated, NTFB is able to provide three meals. Let's tackle hunger together!