City Harvest Executive Director Jilly Stephens Introduces the Chefs
The superstars of the culinary industry were out in full force at Metropolitan Pavilion last night for City Harvest’s annual Bid Against Hunger benefit. Sixty different chefs from around New York came together for a memorable evening of food and fun, as well as an exciting auction. More…
If you are in New York City, you may have spotted ICE on one City Harvest’s truck rolling around town. The Honor Roll truck honors the restaurants and organizations that support City Harvest’s efforts to feed the city’ s hungry men, women and children. ICE President Rick Smilow sits on the Board of Directors for the organization which collects excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to nearly 600 community food programs throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes as well as volunteers on foot. Each week, City Harvest helps over 300,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal. More…
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The stars of the culinary world were out in full force at Metropolitan Pavilion last night for City Harvest’s annual Bid Against Hunger benefit. Sixty different chefs from around New York came together for an unforgettable evening of bites and bids that raised over a million dollars for a good cause. City Harvest is a food rescue organization which provides meals to hundreds of thousands of hungry New Yorkers every year by distributing leftover food donated by restaurants. ICE President Rick Smilow sits on the Board of Directors.
Among the notable chefs were ICE alumni Missy Robbins of A Voce, Marc Murphy of Landmarc and Ditch Plains, Ivy Stark of Dos Caminos and Scott Campbell of New Leaf Restaurant & Bar, each contributed a signature dish and a desire to help feed those in need. Many of the celebrity chefs were serving these altruistic appetizers themselves, and oftentimes were assisted by none other than our own current ICE students, using their free time to learn from the best chefs while volunteering for a great cause. More…
