Enjoy food from top local chefs and market merchants, wine pairings and more, all while raising funds for vital Findlay Market initiatives.

We are excited for our annual fundraiser, Flavor of Findlay, where we bring together market merchants and Cincinnati’s top culinary talent to celebrate our local food scene.

Flavor of Findlay includes:

• Tasting stations featuring collaborations between market merchants and top local chefs
• Wine pairings at each tasting station sponsored by Market Wines
• Robust silent auction with a plethora of items and experiences to bid on
• Games and raffles: 50/50 Split the Pot, Wine Basket Raffles, Wine Ring Toss, and Flavor Mystery Bags

VIP section includes:

• Exclusive access to indoor seating at KIWAVI 
• Additional tasting stations from Findlay Kitchen members:

  • Bailey Family Catering: Short Rib Ragù with Parmesan Polenta

  • Flourish Culinary Services: Black Bean Grilled Vegetable Salad

  • Rocky's Home Flavor: Beef Jollof Rice

  • Soleil Kitchen: Creole Seafood & Gouda Grits

  • Tilita: Chocolúcuma

• A special gelato tasting experience sponsored by Dojo Gelato
• VIP Music Experience by DJ Monet
• Private bar featuring a specialty VIP cocktail, plus a selection of beers and wines
• VIP only exhibition curated by the Cincinnati Museum Center 

Tasting Station Pairings include:

• Alex Nager, Harmony Plant Fare + Alex Boland, Dean's Mediterranean Table

• Ashley Stewart, Colonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices + Jean-Francois Flechet, Taste of Belgium

• Dario Guintini, Roth Produce + Isis Arrieta-Dennis, The Arepa Place: Arepita Fresca

• Dora Cheng, Yee Mama + Sky White, Wendigo Tea Co.: Handmade Wonton with Black-Tea Infused Scallion Soy Sauce

• Hideki Harada, Sen by Kiki + Christian Gill, The Culinary Gang: Grilled Black Cod Kushiyaki

• Jenny Miller, Bouchard's Pasta + La Soupe: Butternut Squash Ravioli

• Josh Lillis, Eckerlin Meats + Kymberly Wilbon, Passion Plate: Blackberry BBQ Sauce Pulled Pork

• Michael Kroeger, BanaSun Smoothie Bar + Jackie Djordjevic, Heirloom Chef: Sweet Potato Pave

• Paul Picton, Maverick Chocolate Co. + Megan Ketover, Deeper Roots Coffee: Merveilleux with Vanilla Chantilly Cream and Dark Chocolate

• Louis Snowden & Ralph Lear, The Gourmand Group + Chef Moulay Essakalli

• Richard Barlion, Barlion's Poultry, Fish & Seafood + Leroy Ansley, Uncle Leo's

• Ryan Lillis, LK + Nicholas Ho, Chino’s Street Food: Chicken and Sausage Curry

• Sarah Dworak, Babushka Pierogi + Jordan Hamons, Tablespoon Cooking Co.: French Onion Pierogi 

• Stephanie Webster, The Rhined + Edgar Ledezma, Crown Restaurant Group 

• Toncia & Estevan Chavez, ETC Produce & Provisions + Pavel Gonzalez, Little Hill Pizza: Elote Pizza and Sausage & Giardiniera Pizza

All event proceeds support Findlay Market's local food entrepreneurship initiatives, food access for low-income individuals, community-building efforts, and sustainability initiatives.

Thank you kindly to all of our generous sponsors for making this fundraiser possible!

VIP Sponsors:

 KIWAVI - The E.W. Scripps Company - Model Group - P&G - Urban Sites

Tasting Station Sponsors: 

Arcx Studio - Bricker Graydon Wyatt -  Champlin Architecture - Deloitte - Duke Energy - Government Strategies Group -  KMK Law - Metropolis - Molly North - PNC - Stock Yards Bank - Truist Bank -  3CDC

Market Sponsors:

Bahl & Gaynor -  Barnes Dennig - Cincinnati Development Fund -  Decal Impressions - Feldkamp Mechanical - Alicia and Jeff Lloyd - Queen City Restaurant Supply - Rumpke - Seemless Printing - Stifel - Turner Farm 

If you would like to sponsor Flavor of Findlay, please contact Ellisen Blair at eblair@findlaymarket.org for more details.

DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM THIRD PARTY SELLERS.

All tickets are non-refundable. If the event is cancelled for any reason, or if you are no longer able to attend, we are happy to provide our tax ID number for you to consider this a tax-deductible donation to Findlay Market. Thank you for your understanding and generosity.