'Chefs Against Hunger' dinners to benefit Long Island Cares
The "Chefs Against Hunger" series kicks off with Eric LeVine of Farmingdale's 317 Main Street. Credit: Moe Morales
Long Island’s hospitality industry is a generous one, with chefs deploying their considerable drawing power all year long to raise money for worthy causes. But "Chefs Against Hunger" is a unique event: Over the course of two months, eight prominent local chefs will prepare multicourse dinners for about 30 diners each night. Each meal is paired with a selection of wines from a local winery.
Tickets are $250 and all proceeds go to Long Island Cares’ Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. Last year’s series raised more than $46,000 which in turn provided more than 30,000 meals for hungry individuals and families on Long Island.
"Despite the prosperity around us, we continue to see the need to assist the food insecure in our communities grow," said Michael Bohlsen, owner of the Bohlsen Restaurant Group and a board member at Long Island Cares.
Michael Bohlsen at Tellers Next Door in Islip on Friday. The event space will host "Chefs Against Hunger," a series of dinners to raise funds for the Long Island Cares food bank, Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
All the dinners are held on Monday or Tuesday evenings at the Bohlsen’s Islip event space, Tellers Next Door.
- Monday Eric LeVine of 317 Main Street in Farmingdale; wines from RG|NY in Jamesport
- Tuesday Francis J. Derby of The Halyard in Greenport; wines from Macari Vineyards in Mattituck
- Oct. 12: Chris Perrotta of Blackbird Kitchen & Cocktails in Wantagh; wines from Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack
- Oct. 19: Stephen Gallagher of The Trattoria in St. James; wines from Sparkling Pointe in Southold
- Oct. 20: Thomas Haferkamp of Tellers: An American Chophouse in Islip; wines from Palmer Vineyards in Riverhead
Tom Gloster is the executive chef at The Union in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Credit: Newsday/Erica Marcus
- Oct. 26: Thomas Gloster of The Union and The Lanin in East Meadow; wines from Del Vino Vineyards in Northport
- Nov. 2: Dayven Alonso of H2O Seafood & Sushi in Smithtown; wines from Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue
- Nov. 3: Gregg Lauletta of Louie's Prime Steak & Seafood; wines from Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue
All dinners start at 6:30 p.m. and include a cocktail hour. Tellers Next Door is at 599 E. Main St., Islip. For more information or to buy tickets, go to licares.org/chefs-against-hunger.
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