"Food for Fitness" merges athletes of the past and present with elite chefs in the kitchen as they share the responsible action of healthy eating for everyone seeking food for fitness. Host Katie Hamilton Shaffer is joined by inspiring Olympian and profound foodie for a live show to chat about life off the ice while they shake up cocktails and turn up the heat to chat about what giving back means to him. ONLY 25 VIP tickets will be available for a live studio experience with proceeds supporting Youth Skate. For those unable to personally attend, a live national audience will be able to tune in and watch as well as engage with questions and make online donations to support the cause.

$50 VIP TICKET INCLUDES: (ONLY 25 AVAILABLE)
** Ticket does not include food.
** This is an experiential based event with 100% proceeds supporting Brian Boitano's Youth Skate
** Beverage purchases made separately at wine bar

SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS:

1:300 pm Meet & Greet Reception with Brian Boitano

2:00 pm LIVE IN THE STUDIO: Food for Fitness // Brian Boitano + Host Katie Hamilton Shaffer (+ national audience conversation)

Brian Boitano BIO:
Olympic Gold medalist Brian Boitano is a winner both on the ice and in the kitchen. His career spans the worlds of food, skating, and entertainment.
Boitano holds over skating over 50 titles, including 4 national titles, 2 world titles, the Olympic title and more professional titles than any other skater in the history of the sport.

He is also the star of Food Network and Cooking Channel’s, What Would Brian Boitano Make, which was named top 10 Food Network shows to watch by TV squad. On the air, self-taught cook, Boitano demonstrates his culinary skills and talent for one-of-a-kind entertaining. Boitano has also as written a cookbook of the same name. His recipes are designed for anyone with an active lifestyle, who is concerned with nutrition and great food.

His HGTV series The Boitano Project garnered the highest ever ratings for a home improvement series.

Boitano's list of accomplishments includes winning a primetime Emmy award and producing more than 30 TV specials. Boitano is a member of the US Olympic Hall of Fame, The World Skating Hall of Fame and the US Skating Hall of Fame. He is an author, keynote speaker, and philanthropist.
In 1998, Brian founded Youth Skate. Since its inaugural year, more than 10,000 of San Francisco’s inner-city youth ages 5-15 have been introduced to the sport of ice skating. For his work with the program Boitano was recently awarded the Jefferson Award.
Boitano recently opened his first Boitano’s Lounge in Lincoln, Nebraska in the Kindler Hotel. The Kindler sought Boitano out after seeing his appearance as a guest judge on the Gordon Ramsey show. The owner, Nick Castaneda said, “We are so pleased with his recipes, mixology and the concept that we are looking into including additional Boitano’s Lounges in each city of expansion for the Kindler Hotel.

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Food for Fitness (Brian Boitano + Host Katie Hamilton Shaffer)