AbilityFirst’s Food & Wine for a Great Cause

This year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival will bring 400 guests together for one exquisite evening featuring more than 20 top restaurants, cocktail bars, wineries, and breweries and much more. The feeling from the minute you drive into the gracious estate is buoyant!

The spectacular outdoor gourmet food and drink in-person festival takes place on Sunday, June 11^th, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the exquisite gardens at the Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in posh Pasadena.

Some of this year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival Restaurants and Desserts include Alexander’s Steakhouse, Bone Kettle, Casa Cordoba, Chefelle – A Personal Chef & Catering Service, El Cholo Café, Gale’s Restaurant, Kensington Caterers, Pez Cantina, Porto’s Bakery, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Tam O’Shanter, The George, We Olive, and many more.

Beverages featured include Cocktails and Spirit Tastings from 1886 at The Raymond, Dulce Vida Tequila, Empress 1908 Gin, Gerlach’s, Golden Road Brewing, Knox & Dobson, Krafted Spirits, San Gabriel’s Ogopogo Brewing, and Pasmosa Sangria along with specially curated Wines and Pasquini Coffee Co.

Proceeds from this year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival presented by CHUBB directly benefit AbilityFirst’s programs which strengthens client’s transition from childhood to adult in the areas of social and professional life.  AbilityFirst’s person-centered programs empower individuals to discover what is important and how to develop the skills to achieve their goals.

David Saeta is the honoree at this year’s annual Food & Wine Festival with the organization’s highest honor, the Visionary Award. Saeta is Executive Vice President of IDS Real Estate Group. He is a third-generation South Pasadena resident and former South Pasadena Mayor, council member and planning commissioner. Giving of his time and expertise freely, Saeta has been instrumental in every important facility related decision at AbilityFirst for more than 10 years.

AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival is presented by CHUBB.Sponsors:  Additional sponsors include, Bank of America, Los Angeles Supervisor Kathryn Barger, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Anita and Vince Lawler, Bolton, and many more.