WHERE CULINARY ARTS, COCKTAILS, AND CREATIVITY COLLIDE.

Taste of Hope brings award-winning chefs and Chicago foodies together to celebrate the American Cancer Society's progress in the fight against cancer. ​

Taste of Hope has always featured our wonderful Chicagoland restaurants and this year is no different. 
 

Now in its ninth year, the event is hosted annually by the American Cancer Society’s Taste of Hope Executive Leadership Committee and has raised over $2,800,000 to support the American Cancer Society’s mission and goal of eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

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While enjoying the best of Chicago's culinary scene, we raise our glasses to:

• Leading the fight for a world without cancer.

• Preventing 2.9 million cancer deaths since 1991.

• Promoting healthy lifestyles including eating right and staying active.​

But even as we celebrate a 29% decline in cancer death rates, we know there is more left to do.  One in two men and one in three women will get cancer in their lifetime. Simply put, the cancer fight still needs you.

ROSE GOLD SPONSORS

MISSION CHAMPIONS

SILVER SPONSORS

Advocate Aurora Health

Anning-Johnson Company

Aon

Bank of America Securities

The Barry Family

The Besio Family

Capital One

Centerpoint

Clune Construction

Cozen O'Connor

Dan & Nancy Wikel Charity Trust

DW Hammer

EQ Office

Eversana InTouchB2D

Executive Construction Inc.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FGS Global

Fifth Third Private Bank

Flooring Resources Corporation

Griffith Family Foundation

Harley Ellis Devereaux

JC Anderson

JP Morgan

Kelso-Burnett - Newport Industries

Leopardo

Moors Brewing Co.

Old National Bank

Performance Contracting Inc.

Power Construction

Redmond Construction

Riverside Development

Seyfarth Shaw

Skender Construction

Sliq Spirited Ice (21 Holdings)

Stantec

Telos Group LLC

Telos Logistics

Tishman Speyer

Titan Electric

TW Chicago

Valtech

West Monroe Partners

BEVERAGE SPONSORS

What's Cooking in 2022?
Restaurant Tasting Stations include:

8 Hospitality
ADM
A Taste of the Philippines
Avli
Beatrix
Big Shoulders Coffee
Black Dog Gelato

Bodega by DineAmic Group
The Bristol
Chicago Chop House
Churro Factory
Ciccio
Farmer's Fridge
Formento's
Francesca's Mio Modo
Gene & Georgetti
Gioia
The Hampton Social
Joe's Imports
Lirica

Maker's Mark
Moors Brewing Co.
Nature's Fynd

On the Rocks
Plant Plus

Proximo Spirits
Sapori Trattoria
Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits
Sunda
Tanta
TAO
Tatas Tacos
Vanille Patisserie
Vienna Beef

 

2022 Event Leadership

Thank you to our 2022 Taste of Hope Executive Leadership Committee! This group of Chicagoland business and philanthropic leaders drive the success of the event and promote the mission of the American Cancer Society.  

Co-Chairs:

Victoria De La Huerga, ADM

Jeff Liljeberg*, JLL

Committee Members:

Michael Ellis, Salesforce

Sam Esposito, Chicago Burger Bible

Tom Evans*, Kemper Corporation

Carolyn Gold Aberman, Lucas Group, a Korn Ferry Company

Laura Goodman, Dine-It-4ward

Nada Hakimi, United Healthcare

Rebecca Halloran, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

Mary Innis, Innis Law Group

Linda Kanoski, CBRE Design Collective

Zoe Maurer, Food Zoe Eats

Mitchell Obstfeld, StoryTime Design

Christa Oldham, The Plexus Groupe

Dan Osten, Salesforce

Audrey Payne, Huron Consulting

Christina Piper, JLL

John Stephanian, ADM

Dan Tinney*, Quaker Foods

Meg Toth, Seyfarth Shaw
John Vakos, Salesforce

Dan Wikel, FTI Consulting
Tony Wright, Arup

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*American Cancer Society Illinois Board Member

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A message from Ray Young, CFO - ADM

2021 Event Highlights