Taste & Tribute 2026

The Evening Ahead

The 23rd annual Taste & Tribute, a gala benefiting the Tibetan Aid Project, celebrates the preservation of Tibetan culture. This unique event artfully blends Eastern and Western cuisines, featuring fine local and seasonal ingredients.

Four Courses with Wine Pairings

A select group of 60 guests will enjoy an elegant vegetarian menu of hors d'oeuvres and four artfully prepared courses, paired with excellent California wines.

Bid for a Living Tradition

A curated collection of fine art, travel experiences, and cultural offerings awaits your online or in-person bids. Every bid supports a landmark effort to safeguard Tibet's language and wisdom traditions.

An Enchanted Setting

Set in the Berkeley Hills, Nyingma Institute welcomes guests with a peaceful garden, Tibetan décor, and panoramic bay views.

Carrying a Culture Forward

The Tibetan Aid Project has distributed nearly 6 million traditional texts across the Himalayan region, making it one of the largest free text distributions in history.

Sharing these texts preserves not only heritage but upholds the Tibetan language at a time of extraordinary challenge to the continuity of this unique culture and tradition.

Your generosity directly supports a living tradition of wisdom and compassion.

With your kind support, you become a vital stakeholder in preserving this invaluable wisdom tradition.

TASTE & TRIBUTE

November 7, 2026

Join us for this special culinary experience honoring both culinary excellence and Tibet's rich heritage. Your participation supports vital educational initiatives and helps safeguard an endangered language and cultural legacy.

Reception Opens

Wine & Hors d’oeuvres

Silent Auction

4:30 pm

Silent Auction Closes

5:20 pm

8:30 pm

Event Concludes

Welcome by TAP Director Pema Gellek

5:30 pm

Four-course Vegetarian Dinner

Fund-a-Library

6:00 pm

"Beyond the beliefs of any one religion, there is the truth of the human spirit. Beyond the power of nations, there is the power of the human heart. Beyond the ordinary mind, the power of wisdom, love, and healing energy are at work in the universe. When we can find peace within our own hearts, we contact these universal powers. This is our only hope."

Tarthang Tulku

Event Details

Saturday, November 7, 2026
The event begins at 4:30 pm.
2227 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA
Valet parking provided.
Casual Elegance
Dining will be outdoors. There will be space heaters, but please bring a warm coat.
Our historic hillside venue has stairs, and no elevators.
tap@tibetanaidproject.org
(510) 809 - 1000

Attend or Bid

Tickets are $400 (includes $300 tax-deductible donation).

Unable to attend? Sign up to participate remotely in the Silent Auction.

Registration Opening Soon

Contact

tap@tibetanaidproject.org (510) 809-1000