WASHINGTON DC: Sips & Suppers 2016 - Event Dates Announced - January 23rd & 24th

It's time to set your first big event for 2016 (no its not to early, tickets will disappear fast) When Celebrated Chefs & Mixologists Team Up to Fight Hunger in the Nation’s Capital Benefitting DC Central Kitchen & Martha’s Table you are guaranteed a great time while helping to support 2 great organizations. (think maybe a holiday gift?)

Washington DC-based philanthropic partners DC Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table are thrilled to announce the official dates for the 8th annual Sips & Suppers event for 2016, with Sips taking place at the Newseum (555 Pennsylvania NW, Washington, DC) on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 at 7:30pm, and Suppers taking place on Sunday, January 24th at 6:00pm in the homes of more than 35 generous hosts throughout the DC area. Sips & Suppers has quickly become one of DC’s biggest culinary weekends, bringing more than 60 of the country’s top chefs together to help combat hunger and poverty in the community.
Here's the information to get you excited;

SIPS
Saturday, January 23, 2016
7:30pm
Newseum, 
555 Pennsylvania NW
Washington, DC

Tickets: $95
After January 11: $125
VIP: $200

SUPPERS
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Tickets: $600 

In 2009, culinary greats José Andrés, Joan Nathan, and Alice Waters launched Sips & Suppers as notable industry veterans looking to raise awareness of hunger and poverty in the local DC community. Now in its 8th year, the enduring concept of Sips & Suppers remains a gathering of the country’s culinary leaders and impassioned residents working together to address the challenges of these urgent issues in the nation’s capital. Sips & Suppers has truly set itself apart from other fundraising events in Washington, by coming together in an intimate setting in a home, around a table, to share ideas and to hear from the distinguished chefs who create each meal.

Sips & Suppers benefits DC Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table. Together, these organizations assist and empower our neighbors in need with the services and support necessary to build a better future, including providing healthy, balanced meals, culinary job training, and emergency assistance, as well as quality education and out-of-school time support. 

Since its inception, Sips & Suppers has raised over $2 million for the two local nonprofits. The funding allows Martha’s Table to continue serving over 800,000 healthy meals to those in need every year and providing early childhood education to nearly 200 children at their facility every day. The celebrated weekend of Sips & Suppers also supports DC Central Kitchen’s efforts to prepare and deliver more than 2,500,000 healthy meals to 90 DC homeless shelters, schools, and partner charities annually, all while training 100 at-risk, unemployed adults each year for culinary careers with a 90% job placement rate.

Additional information regarding ticket sales will be announced in the coming weeks including VIP ticket details and other promotional offers leading up to the event in January.
A full list of our participating chefs, including several new faces from around the country and many committed and generous veterans, can be found at sipsandsuppers.org. Information on ticket sales and volunteering for this year’s event can also be found on the website.

You can also get the latest updates on Sips & Suppers, @SipsSuppers on Twitter or like Sips & Suppers on Facebook.