Tuesday evening is your chance in Columbia to enjoy bites from mid-Missouri eateries and have some of your favorite local brews and help our neighbors facing hunger.

big orange spoon vandiver (002)The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is headquartered in Columbia and serves 32 counties (file photo courtesy of food bank)

The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri’s 10th annual Taste of the Tigers event is from 5 to 8:30 pm at Memorial Stadium’s EquipmentShare 1926 Club in the north end zone in Columbia.

img 345bdfeb f304 4fc0 8267 512cb3b5d88bSome of the food at the 2025 Taste of the Tigers event at Mizzou’s Memorial Stadium in Columbia (photo courtesy of the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri’s website)

It is the signature event for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri’s score against hunger campaign. The event helps share food and bring hope to residents facing food insecurity in the 32 counties served by the food bank.

g48 o1kwoaatxemg48 o1kwoaatxemMizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz visits with fans at the 2025 Taste of the Tigers event at Memorial Stadium (November 4, 2025 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Mizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz and broadcaster Mike Kelly will host “Tiger Talk” live from 7-8 pm at the event. You can enjoy the show live at the stadium. You can also listen live on Zimmer’s KTGR (FM 105.1 and 100.5 and AM 1580).

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