Global Tastes is a celebration of Philadelphia’s diverse communities through food! Started in 2007, Global Tastes is Nationalities Service Center’s (NSC) most important fundraiser of the year and is the only fundraising event and food competition in Philadelphia featuring global cuisine. Every year, this gala event raises vital funds that allow immigrants and refugees in the Philadelphia area to continue to benefit from the NSC’s high quality legal, social, education, health and language access services.
This year, NSC will present the Nationalities Service Award to Cristina Martinez, chef and co-owner of South Philly Barbacoa, to honor her extraordinary immigrant journey from Mexico to establish one of the country’s top ten new restaurants. Dr. Marc Altshuler and the Jefferson Department of Family and Community Medicine will also be honored with the Margaret Harris Award for their extensive work promoting health access for the region’s immigrants and refugees.