in partnership with
We’re creating a culinary competition and keeping it local by partnering with the renowned Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) located on Green Street in Pasadena. On Friday, June 23rd this fun, lively, and, dare we say, tasteful evening will highlight the very real problem of food insecurity in our local community, while raising vital funding for all FID programs that serve greater Pasadena.
Inspired by popular television shows, this showdown will have teams of ICE students creating dishes from kitchen pantry staples and “mystery” ingredients chosen directly from our Food Pantry’s weekly grocery distributions. At the end of one hour, a panel of professional judges will name the winner of Cooking for a Cause 2023!
We are incredibly grateful to our 2023 Cooking for a Cause Sponsors
(updated as of 6/20/23)
Executive Chef
Barbara Ryder-Levinson
Chef de Cuisine
Vicki and David Thompson
Pastry Chef
Sharon and Richard Ellingsen
Mishele and Ben Myers
Jennifer and John Robinson
Elliot Sainer
Vegetable Chef
Carole Grant
Jaqueline Knowles
Daniel and Jeanne Rankin
Debby and Jack Singer
Trustees of the Pasadena Methodist Foundation
Sauté Chef
Bonnie Buratti and Kai Lam
First United Methodist Church of Pasadena
Karen Gross
Connie Holguin
Tim Howett and Elizabeth Beaumont
Pamela Marx and Mark Goldstein
Jan McFarlane
Bret and Peggy Shaefer
Junior Chef
Richard Cheung
Robert Fillhart
Ursula Hyman
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Tammy Silver
Susan and Oliver Stark