Tender Greens Fast Casual Organic Restaurant

By Joshua Lurie
NBC Los Angeles

On June 19, dozens of local bloggers are once again banding together to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, a nonprofit that’s fought hunger in L.A. since 1973. Last December, the initial Eat My Blog charity bake sale raised $3000 for the food bank, and Version 2.0 will be even bigger, taking place on the patio at the West Hollywood branch of Tender Greens from 10 AM – 4 PM, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the food bank. Expect over 2000 different baked goods, including carrot cake cookie sandwiches, strawberry balsamic cake and Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Bacon Cream Cheese Frosting. Nothing will cost over $4.

Participating bloggers include gas•tron•o•my Delicious Coma, Diana Takes a Bite, Eating LA, Ravenous Couple, Duo Dishes, Food, She Thought, What’s Gaby Cooking, LA Times Daily Dish, LA & OC Foodventures, My Last Bite, Mattatouille, Let Me Eat Cake, Uncouth Gourmands, Life With a Whisk and Two Hungry Pandas. This time around, local chefs will also donate baked goods, including Evan Kleiman (Angeli Caffe), Chicks with Knives, Starry Kitchen, Bakelab, Valerie Confections and Scoops.

“We are excited to partner with the Foodbank again, especially after visiting the facility this winter to see how the money we raised would be used,” said EAT MY BLOG founder Cathy Danh (gas•tron•o•my). “It was an eye-opening experience for all of us on the planning committee, and we left that day eager to make an even greater impact this time around.”

According to EMB committee member Diana Hossfeld (Diana Takes a Bite), they originally decided on the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank because “it directly correlates with the passion for food that drives and sustains our writing.  We love food, we love to eat and we love to share that experience with other people.  On a personal level, both Cathy and I feel absurdly lucky that we get to enjoy extravagant meals on a regular basis while there are so many people going hungry in LA. The poverty is staggering, and we both felt that it was important to highlight this cause and build greater awareness within a blogging community that is blessed with so much.”