17吃瓜

A Taste of Success

Join us Friday, April 25, 2025 for a fabulous, in-person strolling tasting event featuring international cuisine along with local wines and beverages. At this unique event on 17吃瓜's Great Lakes Campus, all of the food is prepared and served by Great Lakes Culinary Institute students.

Purchase Your Tickets Today!

Be a part of making culinary education possible for students — all proceeds from the event benefit students through scholarships and program support. Thanks to the support of people like you, the 2024 event raised more than $157,000 for student scholarships and the greatest needs of the program.

Sponsorship Opportunities

When you support A Taste of Success, you are providing much-needed funds that help deserving students attend the Great Lakes Culinary Institute — the gift of education lasts a lifetime. Learn more about opportunities to sponsor A Taste of Success and have your business featured alongside industry leaders while making a difference for our students.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!

Tastemaker SponsorS

Scholarship Sponsors

Don & Marylou Coe

Lobdell's Sponsors

Mike & Susan Maasberg

Dessert Sponsors

Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings
Andrew J. Griffin Foundation
Pat & Ken Warner

Tasting Station Sponsors

Terry Lynn Carrithers – In Loving Memory of Grant Carrithers

Plate Sponsors

Debbie Edson

Appetizer Sponsors

Brian and Marcia Gibson

Wine & Beverage Sponsors

Gilchrist Farm

Founding Sponsor

Tasters Guild

In-Kind Sponsors

Custom Stems