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CARE Chefs' Table

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Food is global, connecting all of us. And in nearly every culture, people make deep connections over food, binding them together bite by bite. Yet more than 735 million people do not have enough food to eat. CARE is working with renowned chefs in the fight to end global hunger.

Since 2014, CARE has worked with renowned chefs interested in urging U.S. policymakers to take actions that advance international food security and tackle global hunger. Given their close connection to food and the ability to bring people together, chefs are uniquely positioned to change the way policymakers and communities think about food.

“Chefs can have an incredible impact. We don’t just change menus. We change minds.”

Chef Asha Gomez

CARE Chef Advocate

Meet our Chef Advocates

Hari Cameron

Chef and founder, Grandpa (MAC)

Rehobeth, DE

Matthew Cooper

Chef and owner, Conifer Restaurant

Bentonville, AR

Cat Cora

Chef, author, and restaurateur

California

Michael Corvino

Chef and founder, Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room

Kansas City, MO

Nicholas Elmi

Chef and owner, Laurel Restaurant

Philadelphia, PA

Kurt Evans

Chef, activist, co-founder and COO of Everybody Eats Philly, founder of EMI Dinners

Philadelphia, PA

Asha Gomez

CARE Chef Advocate Lead

Chef and cookbook author of My Two Souths: Blending the Flavors of India into a Southern Kitchen

Atlanta, GA

Carla Hall

Chef and cookbook author

Washington, D.C.

Ingrid Hoffman

Chef, TV personality, author

Miami, FL

Ben Kaplan

Co-founder and CEO, PLNT Burger

Boston, MA

Michelle Kwak

Pastry chef, KIN

Boise, ID

Antonia Lafaso

Chef, cookbook author, and TV personality

Los Angeles, California

Shay Lavi

Owner, Let’s Eat

Atlanta, GA

Matthew McClure

Executive Chef, Woodstock Inn & Resort

Vermont

Spike Mendelsohn

CARE Chef Advocate Lead

Chef and restaurateur, Good Stuff Eatery, We, the Pizza, Béarnaise, Santa Rosa Taqueria

Washington, D.C.

Judy Ni

Chef and founder, bāo • logy

Philadelphia, PA

Whitney Otawka

Chef and cookbook author of The Saltwater Table

Cumberland Island, GA

Laurie Watkins

President and Chief Catalyzing Officer, Sunshine L.A.W. Consulting

Jupiter, FL

CARE Chef Advocates gather in D.C.

In March 2022, CARE brought 13 chefs from around the country to the nation's capital to learn about issues of global hunger and how chefs can advocate for global change.

Our advocacy to end global hunger

Get involved!

CARE Chefs are making a difference in the fight against global hunger. CARE Chefs host advocacy dinners, participate in our advocacy events on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., interview with the media, raise awareness on social media, and host fundraisers to fight hunger.

To learn more or get involved, contact Kirstin Witte at kristin.witte@care.org.

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