While next week welcomes The Scottsdale Culinary Festival and Forks & Corks (tune in next week for the scoop on those culinary events), you don’t have to wait past the weekend to enjoy an awesome eating event. This Saturday, April 2, the Executive Council Charities and EC70 welcomes The Original Taste comes to the Scottsdale Waterfront. From 7 to 10 p.m., guests are invited to sample deletable goods from more than 40 of the Valley’s finest restaurants and chefs and more than 70 wines and spirits from around the globe. Tickets are $150 (General Admission) and $250 (VIP access) and can be purchased by visiting http://www.ec70phx.com/. Proceeds from The Original Taste will benefit the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, and other children’s based charities supported by Executive Council Charities.
As of press time, restaurants participating in The Original Taste include:
AJ’s Fine Foods
Alice Cooperstown
Arrogant Butcher
Bamboo Club Asian Bistro
Blue Martini
Bonfire
Bourbon Steak
Bravo Bistro
Culinary Dropout
Eddie’s House
Fred’s at Barneys New York
Gianfranco
Goody Two Toffee Company
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Il Terrazzo at the Phoenician
Jimmy Woo’s
Melting Pot
Modern Steak
Olive & Ivy
Outrageous Olive Oils
Parc Central
Pita Jungle
R N R Restaurant
Ra Sushi Bar & Restaurant
Roaring Fork
Sauce
Sprinkles
Stingray Sushi
Sushi Roku
Tanzy
The Herb Box
The Mint
Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Café
Victoria’s Catering
Waltz & Weiser
Wildfish
Z’ Tejas Southwestern Grill
About Executive Council Charities and EC70 About Beginning in 1972, a group of 70 working professionals began to develop and implement fundraising activities to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix. To expand its fundraising and support of non-profit organizations benefiting youth throughout the Valley of the Sun, that group has now formed two separate organizations. Executive Council Charities, a non-profit corporation, was established for the purpose of providing grants to programs and non-profit organizations focused on helping the youth of Arizona reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Funds are raised through events, like the Original Taste, and direct contributions to Executive Council Charities. With the help of numerous partners and the support of the community Executive Council Charities will meet our charitable goals. EC70 (The Council) is a group of working professionals dedicated to organizing and providing volunteers for fundraising activities to fund Executive Council Charities’ grant program. Prior to forming the Council, our more than 250 members developed and implemented fundraising activities to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, raising more than $12 million for that organization. The Council is committed to helping the youth of our community.
Tomorrow: The Original Taste
