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News: Thrive NC Food Festival Returns to Raleigh on May 9 and 10!

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April 21, 2019 by Ron Wen

(Currently raffling off two tickets to Thrive NC, May 10! Check out my social handles on Facebook and Instagram for details!)

When it comes to food festivals, I’m a big fan! Sampling delicious eats from a variety of local restaurants is always a fun day in my book. And I’d have to say that Thrive NC is one of my favorites after its inaugural run in 2018. Sponsored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina and supporting six local charities, Thrive NC is focused on resolving food insecurity in the state. Almost 1 in 5 children in North Carolina regularly deal with hunger and more then 600,000 households don’t have enough to eat.

Reagan Greene Pruitt, BCBS NC
Earline Middleton, Food Bank for CENC
Nick Neptune and Joe Kwon

NC Triangle Dining was invited to a kick-off event at the Transfer Co. Food Hall where we listened to all the details about the upcoming Thrive NC festival from Reagan Greene Pruitt (BCBS of NC), Earline Middleton (Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC) along with Nick Neptune and Joe Kwon representing Transfer Co. Food Hall. Over three days, Thrive NC will host a summit around food insecurity, a day of service along with two days of the public food festival, very cool. Tickets have already sold out for the 2019 Thrive NC food festival and all proceeds will benefit: Conetoe Family Life Center, Food Bank of CENC, NC Future Farmers of America, Alliance Medical Ministry, Band Together and Meals on Wheels Wake County. Get all the details on the main Thrive NC website!

In addition to doing all this great community work, Thrive NC will also showcase some of the best restaurants in the area, along with some of the best chefs, breweries and distilleries to sample from. For entertainment, Thrive NC will have cooking demos at Market Hall along with live music on an outdoors stage. It’s all a ton of fun and food at City Market for a great cause! Last year’s event enjoyed some perfect weather making for an amazing two evenings. Check out the lineups below for the demo stage and participating restaurants!

So hope to see you at City Market Hall on May 9 and 10 for an evening of fantastic food and serving a great cause, abolishing food insecurity in North Carolina! I’ll be raffling a couple of tickets to this sold out event in the next couple of weeks on my social channels, don’t miss out!

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Vivian Howard and Ashley Christensen have announced their star-studded chef demo lineup for May 9 and 10 at Thrive NC presented by Blue Cross NC at City Market in Downtown Raleigh.

VIVIAN HOWARD HOSTS DEMO STAGE | THURSDAY, MAY 9
6:30 PM | Dean Neff, PinPoint Restaurant
7:30 PM | Brian Noyes, Red Truck Rural Bakery
8:15 PM | Cynthia Wong, Life Raft Treats

ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN HOSTS DEMO STAGE | FRIDAY, MAY 10
6:30 PM | Meherwan Irani, Chai Pani & Cheetie Kumar, Garland
7:30 PM | Lin Peterson, Locals Seafood & Keith Rhodes, Catch
8:15 PM | Vansana Nolintha, Brewery Bhavana & Michael Lee, M Restaurants

 

Participating Restaurants, Breweries and Distilleries for Thrive NC

18 Seaboard

42 & Lawrence

Bella Monica

Benchwarmers Bagels

Benny’s

Brew n Que

Bida Manda

Calavera

Captain Cookie and the Milkman

Carmen’s Cuban

Carolina Ale House

Carroll’s Kitchen

Centro

Che Empanadas

Coronato

Counting House

Curry in a Hurry

Gonza Tacos y Tequila

Herons

La Farm Bakery

Longleaf Swine

Mama Bird’s

Mandolin

MKG Kitchen

MoFu Shoppe

Neomonde Deli

Oak City Fish and Chips

Oak City Meatball Shoppe

Oak Steakhouse

O-Ku Sushi

Papa Shogun

Plates Neighborhood Kitchen

Royale

Sam Jones BBQ

Sassool

Southern Charred

Southern Smoke

SweetWater Ices

Tastefully Served

Tonbo Ramen

Umma Dumpling

Viceroy

Vic’s Ristorante

Videri Chocolate Factory

Vidrio

WakeMed’s Café 3000

Whiskey Kitchen

Wyatt’s BBQ

ZenFish

Appalachian Mountain

Aviator Brewing

Babe Wine

Bold Rock Hard Cider

Brewery Bhavana

Carolina Brewery

Catawba Brewing

Diageo

Dogfish Head

Lonerider Brewing

Natty Greene’s

Neuse River Brewing Co.

Tito’s Vodka

Trophy Brewing Co.

White Street Brewing

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