hefs, Cork & Craft Gala
Journey to the Seaside
T
he San Diego Food Bank’s seventh annual
Chefs, Cork & Craft Gala will be held at the
nonprofit’s vast 90,000-square-foot warehouse
facility in Miramar on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
This year’s gala theme is A Seaside Soiree.
Johnson Bolinger and I are thrilled to co-chair the
ala that attracts over 500 guests. This year, we will be
ng living on the California coast. Our seaside soiree
ill feature elegant beachside décor that complements the
eauty of the shoreline. We want the evening to serve as
ge to our region’s relationship with the coast and sea,”
chair Cheryl Floros shared with Giving Back Magazine.
d Bank’s gala is unique because more than thirty
ed local chefs, representing restaurants from across the
prepare the evening dinner for the gala’s 500 attendees.
’s chef committee chair, Chef Sara Polczynski of
d Plates shared, “Each chef is designated to one or two
guests, and they act as a personal chef, preparing a
urse dinner with drink pairings.”
uty of this event is that the chefs not only volunteer their
local companies including Specialty Produce and Bread
nate the food that the chefs prepare for each table of
This saves the Food Bank the significant overhead costs
associated with a charity fundraiser dinner. And these
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