Chef's Dinner 2017: Tickets on Sale For Second Harvest Food Bank Fundraiser In Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA – Six top local chefs are coming together to create a fabulous, multi-course meal for Second Harvest Food Bank’s upcoming "Food For Children" fundraiser.

Tickets are on sale for the benefit, set for Thursday, Sept. 14 at Holy Cross Church Annex in Santa Cruz, and will feature a champagne reception, six-course dinner, and auction hosted by the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Steve Bennett.

Each chef will prepare for attendees a course paired with a wine donated by local vintners.

“We’re looking forward to bringing the community together again to enjoy the work of these skilled chefs and to help fund this powerful program," Second Harvest CEO Willy Elliott-McCrea said.

The event marks the 20th anniversary of Second Harvest’s Food For Children program, feeds 5,000 children each month at nearly 50 sites across Santa Cruz County.

All proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction will support Food For Children.

Chef Steve Wilson, of Cafe Cruz, who started the event in 2001, said: “As chefs, we frequently serve people who can afford to go out for a nice meal on a regular basis. We are personally affected, though, by the knowledge that there are many in our community who cannot even afford the most basic necessities.”

Wilson added, “We feed people for a living, so this is our way of giving back.”

The six chefs are:

• Kendra L. Baker, Assembly
• Anthony Kresge, Sotola Bar and Grill
• Steve Wilson, Cafe Cruz
• Tom McNary, Carried Away
• Ashley Peixoto, California Grill
• Scott Cater, Paradise Beach Grille

Holy Cross Church Annex is located at 126 High Street, and the event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ticket info here.

ALSO SEE: It's A Festival Frenzy In Santa Cruz Area: How, Oh, How To Choose?

--Image via Pixabay