Ashley Shapiro says that one of the things that keeps her excited about her work after over a decade is knowing that the proceeds of both the New York City Food and Wine Festival and the South Beach Wine and Food Festival benefit not for profit organizations. The New York City Festival benefits the Food Bank for New York City and No Kid Hungry (which you may know of if you're a fan of Rachael Ray- she's a big booster for the organization). We wanted to highlight the issue of hunger, especially for kids, with two different talks.
