No Kid Hungry – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com The Best of Baltimore Since 1907 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:46:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png No Kid Hungry – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com 32 32 Area Chefs Serve Multicourse Meal to Benefit No Kid Hungry Next Week https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/area-chefs-serve-multicourse-meal-to-benefit-no-kid-hungry-next-week/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=30317

Howell will be joined by fellow No Kid Hungry champions Chad Gauss of The Food Market, Bryan Voltaggio of Aggio, and Zack Mills of Wit & Wisdom, as well as Ben Lefenfeld of La Cuchara and Aja Cage, pastry chef at Gunther & Co., for the collaborative event.

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception and live auction at 6 p.m., followed by a seated meal with six courses, each prepared by a different chef. While the full menu won’t be revealed until the night of the fundraiser, diners can count on a pheasant squash tart with birds sourced from Keiser’s Phesantry in Southern Pennsylvania from Howell, and a decadent dessert fusing pears, chocolate, and a shot of homemade root beer from Cage.

Chad Gauss, chef and owner of The Food Market.

Though she is no stranger to food fundraisers (her previous stints include heading up the pastry teams at Fleet Street Kitchen and Salt), this will be Cage’s first time participating in an event for No Kid Hungry.

“When I was growing up, my mom was always very adamant that we share dinner together,” she says. “It’s so important in terms of building a better bond with your family and developing good eating habits early on. There’s a trickle effect with the whole thing. If you eat better in school, you become a more wholesome adult.”

Although each dish will be executed individually, Cage says that the chefs have been in close contact over the past few weeks to ensure that all of the courses will fit together nicely. Like Howell, she notes the opportunity to work collaboratively with the other chefs as a highlight.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun to just be out of my element for a few hours,” she says. “And to be able to see what the other chefs are working on and talk to them about it. At the end of the day that’s what makes you feel good—seeing how one cause can bring a group of people together.”

Tickets for The Food Market event have since sold out, but guests can still make donations to No Kid Hungry, and the organization is planning more Baltimore events in the future.

“Obviously the food scene in Baltimore is growing, but it’s still a small scene,” Howell says. “So getting together, bouncing ideas off of each other, and helping each other out is only going to make the food scene stronger.”

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]]> ​Wit & Wisdom Hosts Breakfast Club Party to Benefit No Kid Hungry https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/wit-wisdom-hosts-breakfast-club-party-to-benefit-no-kid-hungry/ Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:19:00 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=31722 Continued]]> Spandex, scrunchies, and shoulder pads are making a comeback for one night only at Wit & Wisdom this week.

The trendy restaurant inside the Four Seasons Baltimore is paying homage to all things ’80s with a Breakfast Club Party on Friday, February 19 at 7 p.m. to benefit No Kid Hungry’s School Breakfast Program.

In keeping with the John Hughes-inspired concept, the event will highlight a full breakfast-for-dinner spread, bottomless mimosas, costume contests, a throwback-themed photo booth, and DJ Carl Jr. spinning all of the new wave classics.

Wit and Wisdom’s executive chef Zack Mills says that the restaurant wanted to throw another fundraiser as a follow-up to last spring’s “Chefs Behind Bars” cocktail competition, which brought seven local chefs together to benefit No Kid Hungry.

“One of the most important things for the health of our future is for children to grow and learn how to eat properly,” he says. “The fact that the city takes that seriously and that a lot of our regulars and guests consider it important makes it a nice thing to come back to.”

Mills’s menu for the party lists unique takes on classic brunch staples, including crab deviled eggs, fried chicken and waffle cones, Croque Madame sliders, Waldorf salad lettuce cups, mini quiches, and spice-poached shrimp with cocktail sauce. In addition, the event will feature the restaurant’s new create-your-own crepe station led by pastry chef Dyan Ng.

“A lot of chefs aren’t necessarily up that early, so for me, having breakfast for dinner is something fun and different,” Mills says.

A portion of all ticket proceeds will be directly donated to No Kid Hungry’s local breakfast initiative, which raises awareness about the benefits of children starting their day with a healthy meal, and has already helped more than 76,000 students in need.

“Too many kids in Baltimore face hunger, and we have to tackle that problem together, which is why events like this are so important,” says David Sloan, director of No Kid Hungry Maryland. “We’re making sure every child has access to a healthy school breakfast.”

Mills, a self-proclaimed ’80s child, says that in addition to seeing guests show up in costume and enjoy the theme, he’s excited to bring the community together for yet another food fundraiser.

“There are so many local charities throwing food events and, as chefs in this town, we’re very fortunate to get to do what we love while at the same time supporting such important causes,” he says. “It’s a testament to Baltimore’s food scene as a whole.”

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