• Foodbank of Santa Barbara County CEO Erik Talkin, second from left, with major donors Paul Wieckowski, left, Frank Schipper and Don Donaldson at the third annual Fork & Cork Classic at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club to benefit Foodbank programs. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Clockwise from top left: Foodbank board member Vibeke Weiland; Kirsten McLaughlin of sponsor Cox Communications; Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin; Jack Motter and Jeff Kramer, honorees and owners of Ellwood Canyon Farms; Dario Furlati, honoree and owner/chef of Ca’ Dario Ristorante and Ca’ Dario Pizzeria; Ahlem Kahmau of sponsor Water with Life; Mickey Neal of sponsor Green Hills Software; Ian Cutler of Cutler’s Artisan Spirits; Patricia Juin of sponsor The Berry Man Inc.; Foodbank development manager Misha Garrison; event committee volunteer chair Kelly Johnson; Backyard Bounty Program manager Alexa Senter; and event committee social media chair Kristen Van Ramshorst. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Backyard Bounty Program manager Alexa Senter, second from right, with Backyard Bounty volunteers Sayako Itakura, left, Keaton Shirk and Fiona Reidy. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Jeff Kramer and Jack Motter, honorees and owners of Ellwood Canyon Farms in Goleta; Dario Furlati, honoree and chef/owner of Ca’ Dario Ristorante and Ca’ Dario Pizzeria; and Steve Beckmen, honoree and winemaker at Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olivos. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Dolly Granatelli, foreground, with Diana and Ralph MacFarlane. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore executive chef Alessandro Cartumini, left, with sous chef Chris Shertzer and executive pastry chef Javier Franco. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • From left, Mark Hunt, Rick Marcellin, Kendra Kenyon and John Petote. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Nearly 500 supporters attended the Foodbank benefit event. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Mark Lewellen, left, co-owner of Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards in Buellton, with friends Jill Spelbring and Mark Golden. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Event emcee David Moorman. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Steve Beckmen, honoree and winemaker at Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olivos, with wife Susan. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)
  • Dario Furlati, left, honoree and chef/owner of Ca’ Dario Ristorante and Ca’ Dario Pizzeria, with chefs Constancio Gomez and David Campuzano. (Gail Arnold / Noozhawk)

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