2017 Taste n’ Toast Event

Taste n’ Toast at the Downtown Dive took place on Wednesday October 25th benefiting Women’s Fund of East Tennessee.

The dinner pairing included a bacon wrapped pork loin with green peppercorn sauce, roasted garlic butter fingerling potatoes and rosemary honey glazed baby carrots with a wine pairing included. The event started at 5 pm and continued until closing at 9 pm. The meal and wine pairing was $15 with $5 of each meal donated to Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. Sweet P’s matched the proceeds raised from the event. The special dinner pairing sold out shortly after the event started.

We would like to thank our community partners and everyone who helped to make this event a success. We truly appreciate your continued, faithful support of our organization.

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