The Tastemakers event to support the nonprofit agency, OCAPICA is coming back once again for the third year in a row! This fabulous foodie event filled with talented chefs from throughout Orange County will take place on Wednesday September 5th 2018 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is located at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, CA 92626. 

We attended this event last year and had so much fun! See my pictures throughout this post to see what went on at last year’s event! I am looking forward to attending again this year for more delicious foodie fun with friends and amazing chefs!

Tastemakers of Orange County is an annual fundraiser event for the nonprofit, OCAPICA. Created by a group of chefs dedicated to helping the community, this event brings the best in Asian and Pacific Islander inspired food and drink. 

This year’s line-up of chefs and restaurants include:

TAKASHI ABE & TED LEE | Blue Fin

BILL BRACKEN | Bracken’s Kitchen

IVAN CALDERON | Taco Mesa + Taco Rosa

LEONARD CHAN | Shuck Oyster Bar

GREG DANIELS

THE GAVIÑA FAMILY | Gaviña Coffee

JAMES HAMAMORI | Hamamori

BRIAN HUSKEY | Tackle Box

DEAN KIM | OC Baking Company

ED LEE | Wahoos Fish Tacos

SHACHI MEHRA | Adya

SANDRO NARDONE | Bello

DEE NGUYEN | Break of Dawn

KRISTIN NGUYEN | Garlic and Chives

SONNY NGUYEN | 7 Leaves Cafe

JOHN PARK | Toast Kitchen + Bakery

HENRY PINEDA | Modern Filipino Kitchen by Aysee

SHELLY REGISTER | A Market

AMAR SANTANA & LUIS GOMEZ | Broadway by Amar Santana + Vaca

JASON & REBECCA SCHIFFER | 320 Main

MAX SCHLUTZ | Sessions West Coast Deli

RAINER SCHWARZ | Driftwood Kitchen + Hendrix

GREG STILLMAN | Leatherby’s Café Rouge + Segerstrom Center for the Arts

TARIT TANJASIRI | Crema Cafe + Crema Artisan Bakers

ALLAN TEA | Hello Kitty Café

General admission tickets are $85 and you can attend from 7 to 9pm. VIP tickets are $125 and you can attend from 6 to 9pm.  With both options, unlimited food and drink samples are included. Make sure to use discount code in photo below & buy your tickets now when visiting link here to support a great event for a good cause and have some delicious food!–> BUY TICKETS HERE

Hope to see you there and make sure to save your appetite because there will be a lot of Top Notch food and drink!