Food Finders, a local food rescue organization, is organizing a Chefs to the Rescue fundraising event for Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 6pm to 9pm at the Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave. in Bixby Knolls.
For the event, Food Finders is challenging prominent local chefs to create tasting samples and small plates made from perfectly edible and safe rescued, recovered or repurposed food that otherwise would end up being tossed away.
“With 40 percent of perfectly edible food ending up in our local landfills, and yet one in four of our neighbors considered ‘food insecure’, we felt this was an opportunity to host a fun event that calls attention to those disturbing statistics and celebrate local chefs’ creativity at the same time,” said Patti Larson, executive director of Food Finders. “We chose this theme for our annual fall fundraiser because it’s not only timely, but aligns perfectly with our mission of reducing not only hunger but food waste.”
Participating chefs include:
Chef Andrew Gruel, founder of Slapfish restaurants and co-host of the SoCal Restaurant Show on Angels Radio AM830
Chef Eric Samaniego, Michael’s on Naples, Long Beach
Chef Philip Pretty, Restauration, Long Beach
Chef Arthur Gonzalez, Panxa Cocina and Roe Seafood, Long Beach
Chef Brad Neumann, Taste Wine-Beer-Kitchen, Long Beach
Chef “T” Visoth Ouk and Chef Martin Zamora, The Federal Bar, Long Beach
Chef Paul Buchanan, Primal Alchemy Catering, Long Beach
Chef Ernesto Hernandez, Tortilla Joe’s, Downtown Disney
Chef Timothy McDowell, Catal, Downtown Disney
Additional chef participants will be announced soon.
Tickets are $45 per guest or $80 per couple and are available for advance purchase at foodfinders.org/events/chefs-to-the-rescue-fall-fundraiser.
Tickets are limited and expected to sell out quickly, according to the organization.
Source: Food Finders
