Brookline Restaurants Support The Greater Boston Food Bank with Annual Super Hunger Brunch

This January, do good and eat well by dining at La Morra, The Fireplace and other top restaurants during The Greater Boston Food Bank’s (GBFB) 33rd annual Super Hunger Brunch.

With a growing list of nearly 20 restaurants, diners can choose sweet and savory dishes from menus designed especially for Super Hunger Brunch weekend, January 24th – 25th. Prices are set at $25, $35 and $50 per person and for every dollar spent, three nutritious meals will be provided to our neighbors in need.

According to Catherine D’Amato, GBFB President and Chief Executive Officer, members of the food and hospitality industries are among the hunger-relief organization’s most generous and dedicated benefactors. “The food community has always come together in support of The Greater Boston Food Bank. At this time of year in particular, everyone from chefs and servers to farmers and purveyors contribute to the success of our Super Hunger Brunch fundraiser. We appreciate their willingness to help us end hunger here in eastern Massachusetts.” said D’Amato.

In 2014, over 1,800 people participated in Super Hunger Brunch, raising enough funds to provide 219,000 meals to men, women, children, families, college students, senior citizens and veterans in 190 cities and towns throughout eastern Massachusetts.

Chefs Jody Adams of Rialto and Trade, Gordon Hamersley, Mary Dumont of Harvest Restaurant, Andy Husbands of Tremont 647 and Sister Sorel, Tony Maws of Craigie on Main and Kirkland Tap & Trotter, Frank McClelland of New France, Ming Tsai of Blue Ginger and Blue Dragon and Brooke Vosika of The Bristol Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel Boston are longtime champions of The Greater Boston Food Bank and serve on the Super Hunger Brunch Culinary Committee.

Participating restaurants include:

· Burtons Grill of Burlington

· Kirkland Tap & Trotter

· Blue Ginger

· Nix’s Ten Center

· Precinct Kitchen + Bar

· Grill 23 & Bar

· 80 Thoreau

· Craigie on Main

· La Morra

· Post 390 Restaurant

· Rialto

· Stella Restaurant

· Dillon’s

· Michael’s Harborside

· The Fireplace

· Tosca

Generous in-kind donations have been provided by Cabot, Backyard Farms, Broccoli Associates, Inc., Carol’s Organic Eggs, Costa Fruit & Produce Company, Dragone, Cold River Vodka, Garelick Farms and Ripe.

For more information about the 2014 Super Hunger Brunch and for advanced ticketing, visit http://www.gbfb.org/superhungerbrunch/. To view menus and make reservations visit the websites of participating restaurants.

About The Greater Boston Food Bank

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB distributes more than 50 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to 550 member hunger-relief agencies and more than 30 direct service programs throughout eastern Massachusetts in a dedicated partnership to end hunger in our region. This provides meals for as many as 500,000 people a year. GBFB is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. For more information, visit us at GBFB.org, become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@gr8bosfoodbank), or call us at 617.427.5200.