Taste of Tennis
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The Taste of Tennis' is a food tasting experience that features delicacies created by some of the world's finest chefs with assistance from professional tennis players. Since 2000, this event has taken place on the Thursday evening prior to the US Open Tennis Championships at the W New York hotel at 49th and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
Past chef participants include: Emeril, Mario Batali, Tyler Florence, Giada De Laurentiis, Todd English, Dave Leiberman, Marcus Samuelsson, Morimoto and many others.
Past tennis players include: Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal, Tommy Haas, James Blake, Mario Ancic, Nicolas Keifer, Lleyton Hewitt, Daniela Hantuchova Shahar Pe'er, Svetlana Kuznetsova and many others.
Proceeds raised from the Taste of Tennis have benefitted an array of charities, including the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and City Meals on Wheels.
