Festival of Chefs

Good Food For A Great Cause

Join us for a savory culinary dining experience featuring some of the finest chefs in Orange County.

Guests will enjoy the chance to sample our chefs’ creations for an unforgettable tasting experience along with a fabulous wine tasting experience before taking their seats for a special Kidworks presentation.

Date: July 14, 2024
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Newport Beach Country Club

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lisa Gels at lisa.gels@kidworksoc.org or (714) 834-9400 x126.

2024 Sponsorship Info

Meet Our Honorary Chefs

Host Chef
Graeme Blair
Executive Chef Newport Beach Country Club

Honorary Chef
Rick Boxeth
Santa Ana Sweets & Catered Courses

Event Chef Chair
Celebrity Chef Chris Tzorin
Taste Collective

Meet Our Chefs

Backstage-A-Fare – Annie Morgan
Baja Shellfish – Pascal Olhats
Balboa Bay Resort & Club –Prabeen Prathapan & Jacob Davis
Bluegold –Jorge Valines & Amy Lebrun
Bueno Bueno – Deezy Tapia
Butterflight Food Service – Alan Ramirez
CafeEighteen48 – Scott Renney
Cannery Seafood of the Pacific – Victor Soto
CDM Restaurant – Elvis Morales
C’est la Vie – Enrique Valenzuela
Chatos Bar & Grill – Sergio Ortega
Connected Culinaire – Chelsea Cruz
Craft House – Blake Mellgren
Descanso Restaurant – Jose Angula
Crestavilla – Bert Agor Jr.
Duvalls Dishes – Robert Duvall
Filo’s Artisan Gelato – Filo Cianciosi
Filomena’s Italian Kitchen –Santiago Castaneda, Carlos Salazar

Flaky Apple Pie Co – Brooke Cazier
Hula Girls – Kelly Cartter
Jackie’s Board Life – Jackie Gomez
Loews Vanderbilt Nashville– Charly Houegban
Macheen Food Events – Jonathan Perez
Marriott – Jonathan Stanley
Newport Rib Company – Efren Casillas
Nirvana Grille – Lindsay Smith
Oak Laguna Beach – Nick Shipp
OC Local Honey – Christine Ferrian
Oceans & Earth – Chef Adam Navidi & Troy Hashimoto
Pacific Club – David Martin
Pacific Pearl Catering – Michael Campbell
Pellican Hill Resort – Kyung Carroll
Prego Restaurant – Ugo Allesina
Primal Alchemy – Paul Buchanan
Seabutter – Peter Moon
Splashes, Surf & Sand Resort – Ron Fougeray
Seahorse Restaurant – Antonio Roa

Suenos Laguna Beach – Jose Arrieta
Sugared & Iced – Samantha Meyers
Terra Launa Beach – Donald Lockhart
The Bourbon Room Hollywood – Jessica Luevano
The Capital Grille – Brandon Avila
The Mayor’s Table at Lido House – Riley Huddleston
The Ranch Laguna Beach – Kyle St. John
The Waterfront Beach Resort – Lewis Butler
The Winery Restaurant – Yvon Goetz
Three Pug Bakery – Heather McCleod
Thyme Well Spent Catering– Brandon Hall
U4U Chocolates – Olha Yaloza
VEA Newport Beach – Andy Arndt
Watertable, Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach – Manfred Lassahn

Co-Chair & Committee

Laticia & Patrick Merrell Dean Gray

Event Committee

Lisa & Cory Alder
Joey Booth

Tracy & Kevin Murphy
Camille & Tim Strader, Jr.

Kyle & David Team

Thank You to our 2023 Event Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSORS:
David A. Pyle Family

GOLD SPONSORS
Alta Med
Anonymous Philanthropy
Stacey & Greg Brown
Dean H. Gray / Riverain Vineyards
Paula & Pat Donahue
Frome Family Foundation
Patti & Paul Gallagher
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Linda Poole Maggard

Melissa & John Marshall
Devon & Kevin Martin
Heidi & Ruben Mendoza
Mary Murfey
Nancy Lee Giving Fund
Oltmans Construction Co.
Provenio Capital
Sares-Regis Group
Schriber Family Fund
Arlene & Craig Silvers

Camille & Tim Strader Jr.
Kyle & David Team
Trenton Rhodes
Ueberroth Family Foundation
U.S. Bank
Sue & Nick Willett

SILVER SPONSORS
Anonymous
Suzi & Brian Burke
Gordon Henry

Integral Senior Living
Guy Johnson
Sharon Kline
Largo Concrete

Pam Munro
Kathy & Bruce Stuart