A Taste of Culver City
Hosted by Amazon MGM Studios on the front lawn of the iconic Culver Studios mansion, this culinary event on Sunday, April 28, 2024 celebrated Culver City's vibrant restaurant scene with 25+ tasting booths, entertainment, student performances, online auction, and family-friendly activities throughout the day.
CCEF is proud to share that, thanks to you, our second Taste of Culver City was another success! Together we raised more than $180,000, which will help fund exceptional arts & STEM programs across our school district.
Thank you to the 900+ CCUSD families and community members who attended this community fundraiser! It is our hope that every guest got a "taste" of how uniquely special our neighborhood is; this event is a success because of every person who plays an invaluable role: our restaurant partners generously donated their food & drinks, our incredible local and student performers, our corps of volunteers, event sponsors, and all of our donors.
Special thanks to Marie Lloyd, Kelsey Martin and the team at Amazon MGM Studios, our event committee, and our co-chairs Darrel Menthe and Chef Dara Yu for their invaluable contributions!
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2024 Event Co-Chairs
Van Johnson
Culver City Education Foundation Board Member & CCUSD Parent
Darrel Menthe
Executive Director of the Culver City Downtown Business Association & CCUSD Parent
Chef Dara Yu
Winner, MasterChef S12 "Back to Win" & Culver City High School Graduate
Thank You to our Taste of Culver City Sponsors
(as of April 28, 2024)
Presented By
Gourmet
Chef
Foodie
Food & Beverage Partners
- Akasha
- Allegra California Cafe
- Canopy Club
- Common Space Brewery
- Fresh Brothers Pizza
- Ginger's Divine Ice Creams
- Hey, Sunshine Kitchen
- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
- Lei'd Cookies
- Lillie's at the Culver Hotel
- Lonzo's Peruvian Restaurant
- Lunch Bunch
- Maple Block Meat Co.
- Mayura Indian Restaurant
- MillCross Coffee Bar & Kitchen
- Nosotros Tequila
- Piccalilli
- Prima Donna
- Public School 310
- Sara The Wine Bar & Restaurant
- Shake Shack
- Simonette
- Urban Plates
- West & Co.
- Wine Guy & Wine Gal
Special Thanks to our Additional Partners:
Auction Donors
- 33 Taps
Acutonix
Adventure City
Akash Winery & Vineyards
Akasha Restaurant
Allegra California Cafe
Angie and James Graves
Annika Alexander Photography
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audacy / Hope Smith
Boulevard Music
Brian Guerrero
Brian Lucas
Brightside
Broadway Gymnastic School
Burger Lounge
Camp Galileo
Carole Yu
Chicas Tacos
Children's Book World
Chip Cookies
CleanCult
CodeRev Kids
Cofax Coffee
Common Space Brewery
Costume Design House
Culver Center Jeweler
Culver City Football Club
Curves
Destroyer
Educational Insights
El Rincon Criollo
Ellis Laifer
Emily Winnie Photography
Fresh Brothers Pizza
Geffen Playhouse
George Petrelli's Steakhouse
Ginger's Divine Ice Cream
Gogo Cute Puppy
Goodyear
GymTonic Fitness & Wellness
Health Nut
Hey, Sunshine Kitchen
Hollywood Wax Museum
HomeState
Honig Winery
Jade Singer
Jameson's Irish Pub
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Judy Blake
Karen Goldberg, Photo Coach
Karen Lazar Design
Kevin Katich
Kevin Katich
Kip Ebanks, Boxx Communications
Knotts Berry Farm
LA County Arboretum
Lei'd Cookies
Lillie's at the Culver Hotel
Lindsay Carlson & Scott Crichton
Maple Block Meat Co.
Mariena Quintanilla, Folded Stone Designs
Mariena Quintanilla, Mellonhead
Mathnasium
Mayura Indian Restaurant
MB2 Entertainment
Megan Crawley Designs
Metro Cafe
Michelle Dance Academy
MillCross Coffee Bar & Kitchen
Mission Renaissance Fine Art Classes
Monica Shakin
Monkeys & Peas Photography
Monty's Good Burger
Museum of Tolerance
n/naka
Nancy Balter
Narae Yang Frederick
Natalie's Groom and Room
Natural History Museum
Noodles Children's Resale
Nosotros Tequila
Ocean View Hotel
OsteoStrong
Pacific Park
Paul Martin's American Grill
Performing Arts Workshops
Piccalilli
Public School 310
Pulp Fiction Comics
Queen Bee Salon
Rachel Siegel Art
Ralphs
Rancho Gordo Beans
Rebel Girls
Roberta's Pizza
Ruby Sneakers
Saken Sports & Day camp
Santa Monica Yoga
Scopely, Inc.
Scott E Davis, The Culinary Dude
Sender One
Sephora Culver City
Shake Shack
Sharon Balter
SHIELD Women's Self-Defense
Simonette Restaurant
Skirball Cultural Center
Sony Pictures Entertainment
SoulPlay Yoga & Fitness Studio
Susan Balter
Tahoe Donner Resort
Ted Hall
Temple Akiba of Culver City
The Actors' Gang
The Behnken Family
The Crow
The Floral Boutique
The Huntington Library
The Red Chickz
Total Wine & More
Toyota Sports Center
TruSmile Orthodontics
Underwood Farms in Moorpark
Universal Studios
Urban Plates
Village Well Books & Coffee
Vocals on Stage
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Wesley Edberg
West Drift Manhattan Beach
Westdale Culver City Soccer Camp
Wild Child Gym
Windsor Hills Pizza
Wine Guy & Wine Gal
Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
Zooga Yoga