Taste of Tennis

It's my favorite time of year in New York city. Late August brings another U.S. Open tennis season. It started for me last night at the annual Taste of Tennis charity food event at the W hotel on Lexington Ave at 49th street.

The proceeds went to the New York Food Bank to fights hunger in the city. The event featured Food Network's Ingrid Hoffman cooking with 2003 US Open champ Andy Roddick.

I won the silent auction for an autographed Roger Federer tennis shoe. I'm not a big sports collectibles kinda guy, but I really love Federer.

and I met Nik Pace, runner up in cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model, my wife's favorite TV show.