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Taste of the Nation Raises Funds to Fight Childhood Hunger

A fine dining event in New Haven raises money for local anti-hunger organizations.

Guests of the 2011 Taste of the Nation New Haven filled their stomachs with some of the area's finest cuisine and also filled their hearts with goodness, knowing that their presence was helping to end childhood hunger in the United States.

The Share Our Strength event on June 8 raised funds to support more than 100 of the nation’s most effective and strategic anti-hunger organizations, according to Taste of the Nation New Haven website.

Among the honored guests were legendary chef Jacques Pépin and chef Duff Goldman of "Ace of Cakes" from Charm City Cakes.

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The event took place at Yale Commons in New Haven, CT. For more information, visit www.strength.org/newhaven/

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