<p><strong>Charlotte, NC</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Harris Teeter is raising awareness next month for a great cause. The company along with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and a host of Charlotte’s top local chefs are raising awareness for local food and hunger with a Chef’s Best - Fresh off the Farm dinner event. The event will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center Crown Ballroom on Friday, July 27, 2012.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Charlotte is hosting a reception prior to dinner, and Biltmore Winery, Shelton Vineyards and E&J Gallo Winery are also participating.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Chef’s Best has been going strong for 23 years. The July evening will be full of gourmet food and entertainment that will assist the cause by raising money for the Food Bank. Bringing the menu to guests will be local chefs: Chef Gene Briggs, Blue Restaurant & Bar; Chef Tom Condron, The Liberty; Chef Bruce Moffett, Barringtons Restaurant; and Chef Joe Kindred, Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen. They chefs will be creating a four-course menu using local produce items available in Harris Teeter stores. Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Jon Beason is getting involved for the first time by recreating his favorite childhood dessert that will be sold at both the Morrocroft Harris Teeter and the Cotswold Mall Harris Teeter while supplies last, immediately following the event. All proceeds from Beason’s dessert will be donated to SHFBM to support Community Food Rescue.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.harristeeter.com" target="_new"> Harris Teeter</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
