Join us at Ultimate Tailgate on Thursday, October 23 at Roadrunner! Learn more and get tickets.

Our biggest event of the year

Join us at Ultimate Tailgate at a brand NEW venue, Roadrunner in Brighton, on Thursday, October 23!

A green and purple announcement for Ultimate Tailgate, Spoonfuls biggest fundraising event.
Chefs preparing dishes at Spoonfuls Ultimate Tailgate smile for a group photo.

Delight your tastebuds, support Spoonfuls

Ultimate Tailgate is a fundraiser like no other, a spectacular food fest featuring all you can eat bites from 30+ acclaimed chefs and restaurants. Guests enjoy dishes like Eventide’s brown butter lobster rolls, Uni’s inventive Japanese cuisine, Dumpling Daughter’s pan-seared dumplings, and Capo’s famous gelato—just to name a few.

Join us to celebrate 15 years of our food recovery and hunger relief mission. Since 2010 we’ve kept over 40 million pounds of food out of landfills, and we need your help to ensure we can reach even more of our neighbors in need this year.

The VIP experience

Elevate your experience with early entry to the foodie extravaganza and enjoy the exclusive VIP mezzanine, complete with specialty bites, craft cocktails, and a sake bar from Koji Club. Get special access to dishes from some of the region’s most acclaimed restaurants, including several making their Tailgate debut: Mr. H, Sarma, Urban Hearth, and more. And once you’ve indulged upstairs, take your time exploring every restaurant station before they open to General Admission.

A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a bright pink top and blue skirt, sits smiling at a restaurant booth with a plant and tableware nearby, ready to enjoy an ultimate tailgate-inspired meal.

Meet our emcee:
Jenny Johnson

Jenny Johnson is a three-time Emmy Award-winning executive producer and on-air talent. Alongside her longtime partner, Billy Costa, she serves as co-host of NESN’s “Dining Playbook,” “Meet Boston with Billy and Jenny,” and WBZ’s weekly radio program, “Food for Thought.” Jenny is also the host of Comcast Newsmakers where she interviews policymakers and other prominent New Englanders. Deeply involved in the community, Jenny serves on the boards/advisory boards of Mass General Cancer Center, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and Camp Harborview.

2025 Ultimate Tailgate Restaurant Lineup

VIP
Big Heart Hospitality
Bogie’s Place
Koji Club
Moon Bar
Mr. H
Nautilus Pier 4
Urban Hearth

General Admission
Bar Vlaha
Bar Volpe
Bernadette & Settler
Cambridge Street Hospitality Group
Capo Restaurant & Supper Club
Daily Provisions
Dumpling Daughter
Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks and Standard Italian
Eventide Fenway
Flour Bakery + Cafe
Formaggio Kitchen
Gufo
Hunter’s Kitchen & Bar
La Brasa and Fat Hen
Lê Madeline
Little Sage
Mamaleh’s Delicatessen
Myers + Chang
Shy Bird
Sycamore
Taqueria El Barrio
The Lobster Trap
The Tack Room
Thistle & Leek
Traveler Street Hospitality
Uni Restaurant

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