A Taste for Life

We hope you can come out and join us for our largest Taste for Life ever, with amazing culinary creations from more than 50 local restaurants and professional chefs. To quench your thirst after such amazing food, enjoy alcohol samples from both community-recognized and nationally-acclaimed distilleries, breweries, and wineries. 

In 2018, world-famous restaurateur, chef, author, and self-described foodie Anthony Bourdain died by suicide, sending shockwaves of grief and confusion through every kitchen on the planet. How could a man so passionate, driven, and in the height of his career succumb to something like this? In truth, the question runs even deeper. "If someone as successful and outwardly happy as Bourdain wasn't comfortable talking about and working through his mental health, how many others, that we see daily in our own lives, are struggling in the same way?" This very question drew local chef and owner of Germantown restaurant Four Pegs, Chris Williams, to begin "A Taste for Life" in his honor. This event, now in its fifth year, strives to honor his memory and break the stigma surrounding mental illness in the service industry. From the waiters that welcome us to our tables to the chefs that fill our bellies, service industry workers face immense amounts of stress and pressure simply from being in such a high-intensity work environment. A Taste for Life exists not only as a place where restaurant staff can be open with one another about their professional and personal obstacles, but as a place where they can be warmly reminded that our Louisville community stands behind them. We hope you can join us on June 29th for a day of fun, food, and important conversations about mental health and suicide prevention. Come out and learn how to be a voice for those who are not yet ready to speak for themselves. 

Proceeds of A Taste for Life are donated to local mental health non-profits NAMI Louisville and The Pete Foundation.