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Published: April 25, 2016 3 Comments

Photo Essay: Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016 (part 1)

The first of two photo essays for the Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala fundraiser of 2016.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

As usual, AJ and I were stuffed before we even got halfway through the room. We were at the annual Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintner’s Gala event and we were trying our best to pace ourselves. But when you have the best of the best restaurants of the San Francisco Bay Area trying to impress, it’s hard not to indulge. We nibbled, we noshed and we tried to hold back so we could sample everything. It’s a tough job but someone had to do it. Even more important than all the food that I was able to eat was the money that Meals on Wheels raised. Over $3.3 million! So amazing! If you followed me on Snapchat or Instagram you probably saw some of the amazing dishes we encountered. If not, here’s a recap of the appetizer portion of the event. I’ll be putting up the rest of the event (which includes, behind the scenes, the three course meal we had, and desserts) in a later post!

Special thanks to Meals on Wheels San Francisco for providing tickets to the the Star Chefs and Vintner’s Gala. I was not monetarily compensated for this post and all opinions above are my own.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2016. Photo by A.J. Bates for Eat the Love.

 

Filed Under: Photo Essay, Travel & Events Tagged With: 2016, fundraiser, gala, meals on wheels, san francisco, star chefs and vintners

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  1. Kari says

    April 26, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Looks like a really fun event!
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    April 26, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    The issues you share are great and many people are interested. It gives me lots of useful information. help me expand my knowledge.

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    September 24, 2025 at 12:04 am

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