On the Town: Faces at Taste of the Nation

"Great Food, Great Drink, Greater Cause" was the theme of Share Our Strength's 16th Annual Taste of the Nation Toledo on May 22, 2011, at the Toledo Club. Nearly 1,000 people visited about 40 food booths provided by local restaurants and caterers who donated their time and gourmet foods. The estimated $120,000 that was raised benefits Aurora Project, Toledo Day Nursery, Toledo Grows, and Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Mark Laimbeer gets a bite of food from wife Laura at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Allison Taylor, Lisa Smith, Molly Kersten, Sara Kersten, and Keri Culhane at Taste of the Nation THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim and Kim Walter at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe and Lisa Rupe at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Diane Sturt, Dan Bollin, Becky Bollin, and Libbey McKnight at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Christi Benner and Alli McMaster at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo William Schachner and Lori Nonnemaker at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Steve Shawaker, Milo Danzeisen, Chrissie Danzeisen, and Gary Fitzpatrick at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Angie and Tim Thetford at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Labib Hajjar, Dean Kasperzak, Terri Thompson, Mousa Salloukh, Marla Schecht, Craig Joseph, and Ty Szumigala at Taste of the Nation.... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Tom McHugh and Jeannie Hylant at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Persis and Jalon Coates at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Toledo Club Chef Mike Rosendaul greets Greg Helyer as he takes some food at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Kathy Cortese and Mike Scott at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dakota Husain, Jennifer Vicente, Muna Joshi, and Amy Choksey at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joan O'Connell with her fiance John Bureau, daughter-in-law Maggie O'Connell, and son Jeff O'Connell at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Suzanne and J.B. Rorick at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Stephen Stoll, Tara Stoll, TaraGay Walsh, and Michael Walsh at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Diana Kerr-Brown of Wine Trends pours wine for Jennifer and Tony House, co-owner of Burger Bar 419, at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Lori Welty, Mary Sullivan, Tricia Smith, and Amber Weymers at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Heather Allen and Melissa Pollock at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Carol Maher and Mac McCarthy at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo John Oehlers and his fiance Laura Seifert at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Hollie Roberts and Ellen Grachek, center table, at Taste of the Nation. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY