Cleveland Magazine's Silver Spoon Awards Party: Preview & Giveaway

It's almost time for my hands-down, favorite event of the spring. Cleveland Magazine's Silver Spoon Awards Party. When the May issue hits my postbox, it's all I can do not to tear it open and flip to the winners. And the Silver Spoon Awards are where those glossy pages come to life with the city's best chefs and restaurants. If there is just one benefit you go to this year, this is the one.

Fun? check. Delectable food, wine and cocktails? check. Wickedly insane silent auction items? check. Benefits a great cause? check. Mark your calendars.

19th Annual Cleveland Magazine Silver Spoon Awards Party

benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio

presented by The Huntington National Bank

Wednesday, May15th, 2013 6-9pm

Intercontinental Hotel, Cleveland

Sample signature dishes from more than 30 of Northeast Ohio's best restaurants and several international wineries. All participating restaurants are 2013 Cleveland Magazine Silver Spoon Award finalists.

VIP Tickets $135 {advance} $150 {at the door}

Ticket includes access to the VIP Lounge, sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rhumatologic Institute, where you will have your selection of complimentary featured cocktails care of Brown-Forman, along with exclusive cuisine presented by celebrity chefs. General admission benefits also apply.

General Admission Tickets $85 {advance} $100 {at the door}

Ticket includes a sampling of more than thirty Silver Spoon award-winning restaurant cuisine, plus a selection of delicious wine from several international vintners.

each ticket includes a 1-year subscription to Cleveland Magazine

Participating Restaurants include:

Bonbon Pastry & Cafe

Chinato 

Cowell & Hubbard

Georgetown

Hodge's Cleveland

L'Albatros

Light Bistro

Market Garden Brewery

Spice Kitchen & Bar

view complete list here

The generous people at the Arthritis Foundation have given me 2 GA tickets to give away to one lucky reader!

To Enter: 

(You can do any or all of the following)

1). Check out the participating restaurants and tell me which is your favorite by leaving a comment on this post.

2). Follow @SilverSpoonCLE and @ArthritisFouNEO on twitter and leave a comment on this post telling me you did.

3). Tweet: "I want to party w/ @smittenincle at the @SilverSpoonCLE awards for the @ArthritisFouNEO  http://ow.ly/k90Jv "

(This can be tweeted daily for additional entries. Please leave a comment on this post for each tweet to be counted.)

Contest closes Tuesday, April 23rd at 6pm and a winner announced on Wednesday, April 24th. Winner will be drawn via random.org

Check out my recap of last year's festivities here. I cannot wait to see what's in store this year!

::Disclosure - I recieved 2 tickets to attend and 2 to give away c/o the Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio::