Plate by Plate 2018 Ticket Giveaway

[UPDATE 2018-07-20: Thanks for playing everyone. The entries this year were no doubt the strongest I've encountered, and it was quite difficult choosing the winners (please see my thought process in the comment below). Without further ado, the VIP winners are Tony Lu and Marissa Medina-Wharton, while the GA winners are Lindsey Knowles, Jennifer Quan, Jennifer Choe, Marisa Jamieson, David Cohen, and Seth Broomer. Congrats everyone!]

On the evening of Saturday, August 4th, Project by Project will be hosting its 16th annual tasting benefit, Plate by Plate. PbP is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit centered around issues relating to the Asian-American community. Each year, the group chooses a particular theme to focus on, and partners with a charitable organization in that space. This year's theme is Immigration (very timely), and the partner is the OCA-GLA, a local non-profit that, among other things, runs a Mentored Path to Citizenship program that aids qualified individuals in applying for US citizenship. As always, the tasting will showcase the talents of some of LA's top restaurants, as well as beverages from a variety of leading purveyors. After two successful events at the California Science Center in 2016 and 2017, this year's benefit will be held at the new City Market Social House in the Fashion District. To get an idea of what Plate by Plate is like, be sure to check out my report from last year's event. Here's a list of who's coming so far (subject to change, of course):

.EAT. Alexander's Steakhouse B Sweet Dessert Bar Bavel Broken Spanish Chilola's Eric Bost Faith & Flower Gabi James Hinoki & the Bird Joy Kato Restaurant KazuNori Ms Chi Cafe Metropole Kitchen Otium Patina Rappahannock Oyster Bar Restauration Rosaliné Sotto Starry Kitchen Tsubaki Umi by Hamasaku Wolf

.VIP. Rossoblu Walter & Margarita Manzke (République, Petty Cash, Sari Sari Store)   .DRINK. 18 Social Ballast Point Drake's Brewing Company Hard Frescos Honest Tea Hubert's Lemonade Kawaba Kikori Whiskey Labobatory Macchiato Peking Tavern San Antonio Winery Sapporo Silk Road

Tickets are currently on sale. However, I'm also giving away *eight* tickets this year, the most ever: two VIP (normally $250 each) and six General Admission ($150). Tickets will be given away individually in order to spread the love around (my two favorite responses will receive the VIP tix). To win, here's what needs to go down: On either Facebook or Instagram, post something about this giveaway, for example, "I just entered for a chance to win two tickets to @ProjectbyProjectLA's Plate by Plate! Check out www.platebyplate.org/la/." Be sure to include the event link and the proper PbP tag (@ProjectbyProjectLA for Facebook, @pbpla for Instagram). Leave a comment here with: (a) your full name, (b) an email address to reach you, and (c) a link to your post above (be sure to make it a public one). Please submit entries by 7:00pm PDT on July 19th. We'll select the best one (hopefully you can come up with something more creative than my example above) and announce the winner. Good luck!