Celebrity chefs join forces for Cuisine For A Cause

Sit down for a four-course dinner crafted by a group of celebrity chefs and help Feeding South Florida’s mission to end hunger in our communities.

Cuisine For A Cause will serve up seafood and pasta among other culinary creations from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the nonprofit’s Palm Beach County Warehouse, 4925 Park Ridge Blvd., Boynton Beach.

Diners will find chefs Lindsay Autry (The Regional Kitchen & Public House, Honeybelle); Ralph Pagano (Naked Taco); Bryce Statham (Blue Moon Fish Co., Spotos Fish & Oyster); and author and pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith preparing the food in the facility’s Community Kitchen along with Feeding South Florida’s director of culinary services, Susan Taves.

Chef Lindsay Autry of HoneyBelle restaurant inside PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. — Chef Lindsay Autry will participate in Feeding South Florida’s Cuisine For A Cause on Oct. 3. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Some of the proceeds from the dinner, which is sponsored by Publix Super Markets Charities and Events on the Loose, will go toward Feeding South Florida’s programs, including hunger and poverty advocacy efforts and access to nutritious food for those in need.

“We’re thrilled to host our first-ever ‘Cuisine for a Cause’ fundraiser at our Community Kitchen with some of South Florida’s favorite foodies,” said Feeding South Florida President and CEO Paco Vélez. “This is a fun way for the community to get involved and give back.”

Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith has returned to South Florida after being in Los Angeles for several years and has now partnered with Chef Jamie DeRosa to open Ad Lib in Coral Gables. — Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith is on the roster as part of the four-course Cuisine For A Cause. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Statham, who is planning a seafood dish for the menu, said the 5,000-square-foot Community Kitchen “creates more opportunities to feed our neighbors in need, and I am honored to be a part of that.

“As a chef, putting food on the table is what I do every day. Food sustains us all in so many ways, both nutritionally and emotionally,” he added. “I have supported Feeding South Florida for many years because, although there is abundance of food and access to it for many in our communities, there are just as many who experience food insecurity and lack of resources to afford nutritional food on a daily basis.”