A Taste for Life returns to Crestwood, Kentucky, to support mental health awareness
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS. NANCY BROOKS IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT A TASTE FOR LIFE. NANCY, WHAT IS THE TASTE FOR LIFE? OH MY GOSH, IT’S AN AWESOME EVENT THAT’S BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. LAST YEAR WE TOOK A BREAK AND MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT AT THE THIRD TURN OLDHAM GARDENS THIS YEAR. IT’S AN ANTHONY BOURDAIN INSPIRED EVENT ABOUT FOOD AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY PEOPLE, BUT REALLY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. SO THAT’S WHY NAMI LOUISVILLE THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS IS A PART OF THIS. YEAH. AND YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF CHEFS THERE IN CRESTWOOD FOR THIS EVENT. THAT WE’RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE. IT’S AWESOME. LOUISVILLE IS SUCH A GREAT FOOD TOWN TO BEGIN WITH. AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE PROBABLY 40 PLUS CHEFS THERE. THEY GET TO CHOOSE THEIR FAVORITE DISH TO SHARE. SO SOME WILL BRING DESSERT, SOME WILL BRING APPETIZERS, SOME WILL BRING MAIN COURSES. AND ONCE YOU’VE PAID TO GET IN, YOU CAN DINE ALL DAY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO COOK. LET THE CHEFS COOK AND YOU’RE HELPING A GREAT ORGANIZATION. TELL US ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION. YES, NAMI LOUISVILLE IS IS I CALL IT THE PREVENTATIVE SIDE OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE WORK NOT JUST WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, BUT YOUTH, FAMILY MEMBERS, WORKPLACE TRAINING. AGAIN, THIS THIS IS HUGE. A LOT OF THE FUNDING NATIONALLY, LOCALLY AND EVEN AT THE STATE LEVEL ALL GOES WAY UP THE PIKE TO THE PERSON WHO’S CRITICALLY MENTALLY ILL, MAYBE HOMELESS OR USE, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THAT IS AFTER THE CRISIS. YEAH. NAMI LOUISVILLE WILL HELP FAMILIES AVERT THE CRISIS BY GETTING THEM THE CARE THAT THEY NEED EARLY ON. YEAH, I LOVE THAT. OKAY, SO WHEN IS THIS EVENT? THIS EVENT IS SUNDAY THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH, 3 TO 6 P.M. AND AGAIN, THE TICKETS ARE ON SALE. YOU CAN GET THEM AT OUR WEBSITE AT THE TASTE FOR LIFE FACEBOOK PAGE, AND ALSO PETE FOUNDATION IS ANOTHER COORDINATOR OF THIS EVENT. AND THEY ALSO HAVE THIS ON THEIR, THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS? OH, I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT WEATHER. I ALWAYS ORDER THAT. AND SO ONCE WE HAVE THE GREAT WEATHER ORDERED AND ALL THAT DELICIOUS FOOD, MAYBE SOME MUSIC AND LOTS OF FUN PEOPLE TO TALK TO. I’M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT DAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LISTEN, IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT OR THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WLKY.COM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL HAVE AN ARTICLE RIGHT THERE FOR YOU WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, INCLUDING HOW TO GET TICKETS, WHERE TO GET TICKETS, AND HOW TO HELP OUT THESE
A Taste for Life returns to Crestwood, Kentucky, to support mental health awareness
Updated: 9:00 AM EDT Jun 20, 2026
A Taste for Life is returning, bringing together local chefs, restaurants and community members to raise awareness for mental health challenges in the hospitality industry.The event is from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2016, at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens in Crestwood, Kentucky. It will feature food from some of the area’s top culinary talents and will benefit NAMI Louisville and The Pete Foundation. Organizers say the event highlights issues such as stress, burnout and addiction that often affect restaurant and hospitality workers while connecting people with local mental health resources.Guests can enjoy an evening of great food while supporting a cause focused on awareness, healing and community support.Tickets are available now starting at $28.29.
CRESTWOOD, Ky. —
A Taste for Life is returning, bringing together local chefs, restaurants and community members to raise awareness for mental health challenges in the hospitality industry.
The event is from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2016, at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens in Crestwood, Kentucky. It will feature food from some of the area’s top culinary talents and will benefit NAMI Louisville and The Pete Foundation. Organizers say the event highlights issues such as stress, burnout and addiction that often affect restaurant and hospitality workers while connecting people with local mental health resources.
Guests can enjoy an evening of great food while supporting a cause focused on awareness, healing and community support.
Tickets are available now starting at $28.29.