dine BIG will also boast the first ever “BIG Battle of the Little Tastes,” a culinary and wine competition that will culminate with a Critic’s Choice Award and a People’s Choice Award. A trophy will be awarded to the winner of each category.

During the BIG Battle of the Little Tastes, you can vote for your favorite restaurants and wineries by placing tickets in the voting jars at each tasting tables. At the end of the night we will tally the votes to determine our winners. The tickets will also enter you in our raffle to win fabulous prizes!

Don’t miss playing along and seeing who takes the trophy home!

David LeClaire
Sommelier & Former BIG
David loves making wine and food a fun and approachable subject for everyone, regardless if they consider themselves novices or enthusiasts. David was a BIG for 10 years.


Ronald Holden
Food and Wine Journalist
Ronald Holden, a former restaurant critic for Seattle Weekly, was recently described as "Belltown's boulevardier" by Seattle Magazine. His food, wine & travel blog, Cornichon.org, was named one of the top ten food blogs on the Internet by About.com.


John Rostas
Board Chair for Big Brothers Big Sisters WaMu SVP Business Process Excellence
John has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters for over 15 years and can't think of a better way than 1 to 1 mentoring to shape the future of a community one child at a time. John has personally seen these relationships grow into very strong bonds in which both the Little and the Big benefit in a number of ways.