Participating Restaurants

Javi's
FD's Grillhouse
Twelve
Caribbean Kitchen

Papacita's
Tiba Grill
Chick-fil-A
The Diner
Villa Montez
Yamato
HUMO
Country Meat Market
Mercado’s
Happy’s Fish House
The Potpourri House
ETX Brewing Co.

Empty Bowls 2024

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

East Texas Food Bank - 3201 Robertson Road, Tyler, TX

Enjoy a taste of food, beverages and desserts from all your favorite Tyler restaurants.

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

Each ticket helps ETFB provide 250 meals to our neighbors facing hunger.

Come help us fill the empty bowls of the 151,000 households in East Texas who are hungry.

Silent Auction - Live Music 

Take home a handcrafted bowl made by local school children and artisans, to serve as a reminder of the 1 in 7 adults and 1 in 5 children in East Texas who are food insecure.

No guests under 21 years of age.

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Gourmet Fusion Sponsor

Farm to Table Sponsors

Bistro Sponsors

Austin Bank

CHRISTUS Health


Michele and Scott Bosworth 

Texas Materials

The University of Texas at Tyler & UT Tyler School of Medicine

WMM Enterprises LLC

Media Sponsors

Tyler Today Magazine

Food Truck Sponsors

Burns Commercial Properties

Cadence Bank

Cathy and Jon Schreiber

Chick-fil-A Tyler/Lindale

Dr. Sharon Ninness

East Texas Restaurant Association

Encore Multimedia

Files Harrison, P.C.

Fitzpatrick Architects

Genesis Group

Goodwill Industries of East Texas

Henry & Peters

Hiland Dairy

Kelly Community Federal Credit Union

Marvin United Methodist Church

Malin USA

Potter Minton, P.C.

Sierra Supply & Packaging

Snelling Staffing Services

TAABS

Texas Bank & Trust

Tyler Building Systems, LP

Vasso & Associates: Ameriprise Financial