There are a few events where you can taste food prepared by some of the most prestigious chefs while contributing to an important cause—welcome to Chicago Chefs Cook.
Chicago Chefs Cook is hosting its second annual “I Cook For” event next Thursday, March 26, at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. This year, more than 30 of the city’s most celebrated culinary and mixology talents will come together to “cook for” the causes they support and advocate for.
This exclusive evening celebrates culinary excellence while acknowledging the vital role that food plays in creating both local and global impact.
Proceeds from the event will support Chicago Chefs Cook’s ongoing humanitarian initiatives, as well as a curated selection of charitable organizations chosen by the event stakeholders.
The evening will highlight five causes selected by the chef community: Immigration, Sustainability and Regenerative Agriculture, Women’s Culinary Leadership, Food Insecurity, and Pediatric Cancer Recovery.
This year, the event is introducing something special
Event tickets will include access to over 20 chef tasting stations and an expansive dessert showcase, premium bar offerings featuring mixologists and local purveyors, and a live podcast during the event.
You can purchase tickets here.
Chicago Chefs Cooks raising relief funds for global crises
Since its inception, Chicago Chefs Cook has raised over $1.5 million for various humanitarian causes, including:
- Providing assistance to those in need in Ukraine and Tigray
- Supporting hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico and Florida
- Fundraising for victims of the devastating fires in Maui and Los Angeles – Funding meals for earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria
- Supporting farm revitalization after 100-year floods in Emilia-Romagna
- Aiding relief efforts for individuals affected by flooding in Texas
- Assisting with food security programs for migrant communities
- Funding essential needs for the unhoused through the Chicago Chefs Cookbook
Chefs participating in the “I Cook For” event
- Sarah Stegner – Prairie Grass Cafe
- Kevin Hickey – The Duck Inn
- Rick Bayless, Zach Steen & Javauneeka Jacobs – Frontera Grill
- D’Andre Carter & Heather Bublick – Soul and Smoke
- Jason Hammel – Lula Cafe
- Niko Kapernaros – Levy Restaurants/Navy Pier Chicago
- Mary Eder-McClure – Galit and Cafe YaYa
- Diana Dávila – Mi Tocaya Antojería
- Tigist Reda – Demera
- Darnell Reed – Luella’s Southern Kitchen
- Greg Wade & Paul Kahan – Publican Quality Bread
- Sahil Sethi & Sujan Sarkar – Indienne and Sifr
- Stephen Gillanders – S.K.Y.
- Cliff Rome & Trillis Rollins. – Peach’s
- Zubair Mohajir & Rishi Kumar – Mirra, Mariela, and Muhajir
- Art Smith & Carol Cheung – Reunion by Chef Art Smith
- Brent Balika & Yudith Bustos Taleno – Executive Team at Adorn, Four Seasons Hotel
- Jeremy Foissac -Mixologist – Adorn, Four Seasons Hotel
- Danny Shapiro -Mixologist – Scofflaw
- Justin Lerias – Del Sur Bakery
- Arshiya Farheen – Verzenay
- Daniel de Oliveira – Mixologist – Southern Glazer’s
- Serafin Alvarado – Master Sommelier – Southern Glazer’s
