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As I told you in an earlier article, on Saturday, March 20, I'm hosting an event in conjunction with the Central Florida Home & Garden Show at the North Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center. I'm once again showcasing some terrific chefs on the cooking stage on Friday and Sunday, but Saturday night, from 6-9, we have something really special going on.

It's the Homeowners for Haiti food and wine event to raise funds to send structures, known as Little Haiti Houses, to the earthquake ravaged country. Here's what we'll have going on: Chefs from Cala Bella, A Land Remembered, Jack's Place and Everglades will be cooking up such items as Focaccia-Crusted Lamb Chops, Tropical Crab Cakes with Mango Salsa, Tobias-Braised Short Ribs, Pan-Seared Diver Scallops, and Chocolate Sabayon for dessert. In addition, we'll be pouring wines from Rodney Strong and Opici.

The cost is $25 per person, or about how much you'd pay for just one of the above entrees -- without wine. Here you'll be able to enjoy them all in a casual, walk-around garden setting constructed especially for the event. And thanks to the generous donations of Rosen Hotels and Southern Wine & Spirits and Opici Wines, every cent will go to the effort in Haiti. (One of the Little Haiti Houses will be set up at the Home & Garden Show.)

Also, the $25 ticket gets you into the Home & Garden Show (a $10 value itself). It's a great bargain.

I hope you'll consider supporting the cause by purchasing a ticket or 10, even if you're unable to attend yourself (perhaps you know someone who appreciates good food and wine to whom you could give the tickets). We'll also have entertainment, and I'll have each of the chefs on the stage to demonstrate the dishes and tell you how to prepare them at home -- we'll even get you the recipes.

Follow this link to a Web page where you can purchase tickets. Find the "Rosen Hotels' Homeowners for Haiti" selection and fill in the number of tickets you wish to purchase. Tickets are printed on your printer.

And here are the full details of the menu:

Read more: New Details and Menu for Homeowners for Haiti Food and Wine Event

I'm once again hosting the cooking stage for the Central Florida Home & Garden Show at the Convention Center, March 19-21. And I've lined up some terrific chefs. I'll be telling you more about them soon. But I want to tell you about the special event we'll be hosting Saturday evening, March 20.

We're partnering with the folks at Rosen hotels to sponsor a fundraising event called "Homeowners for Haiti." The money raised will help send home -- actual structures -- the the area devestated by earthquakes. We've planned a terrific event that will include some of the top chefs from Rosen restaurants, including Cala Bella and Everglades. Plus we've got lots of wines we'll be pouring. I promise you there will be plenty of food and drink, much more than the $25 ticket price would lead you to expect.

That ticket, by the way, will get you in to the Home & Garden Show as well. So you can come out to the convention center early, stroll around the hall, then come to the Homeowners for Haiti event. I'm going to have the chefs on the stage talking about the food, and we'll get some wine and food pairing tips as well. The menu is still being hashed out (no there won't be any hash, it's just a figure of speech) but I do know that Everglades will be doing its wonderful lamb chops. Heck, you could get your money's worth just eating those.

I hope you'll come out and join me. It's going to be a fun event, and all the money will go to this worthy cause. You'll even get a chance to see the Little Haiti House on display.

Here's a link to the ticket sales site. When you get there, type in the code haitihouse to purchase the event tickets. Attendance will be limited, so don't wait.

I'll see you there.

Scott Joseph will be on "The Daily Buzz," the nationally syndicated morning program, Thursday at 6:45. He'll be talking about what makes a good cup of coffee, and he'll do a blind tasting of several brews.

"The Daily Buzz" is aired on WRDQ-27 in the Orlando area. For other stations around the country, visit TDB's Web site.