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Chicago Chefs Cook cordially invites you to the second annual 'I Cook For' Benefit at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. Enjoy a walk-around of chef stations, passed desserts, and premium cocktail offerings from top mixologists and local purveyors. Interact with chefs and restaurateurs while enjoying music, photo-ops, and other special moments.

This evening celebrates Chicago's culinary leaders and the causes they champion. More than a traditional fundraiser, The 'I Cook For' Benefit highlights the impact chefs and sponsors have on our community—not only through food, but through daily civic leadership, advocacy, and service. This year, we're focused on five causes hand-selected by the chef community:

Immigration - Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Children Battling Cancer - Camp Kids are Kids Chicago
The Unhoused and Food-Insecure - Soul & Smoke Foundation
Women's Culinary Leadership - Women's Chef Exchange
Sustainability and Regenerative Agriculture - Frontera Farmer Foundation

A portion of net proceeds will be donated to these causes, and the remainder will be retained by Chicago Chefs Cook to support its humanitarian relief operations.

Participating chefs:

Arshiya Farheen — Verzênay Chicago
Art Smith & Carol Cheung — Chef Art Smith's Reunion
Brent Balika, Jeremy Foissac & Yudith Bustos — Adorn
Cliff Rome — Peaches
Daniel De Oliveira, Serafín Alvarado — Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Danny Shapiro — Scofflaw Group
Darnell Reed — Luella's Southern Kitchen
Diana Dávila — Mi Tocaya Antojería
Greg Wade — Publican Quality Bread
Heather Bublick & D'Andre Carter — Soul and Smoke
Jason Hammel — Lula Cafe
Javauneeka Jacobs — Frontera Grill
Jose Sosa — The Greggory
Justin Lerias — Del Sur Bakery
Mary Eder-McClure — Galit & Cafe Yaya
Nikolaos Kapernaros — Pierless Hospitality @ Navy Pier
Paul Kahan — One Off Hospitality
Rick Bayless — Frontera Grill
Rishi Kumar & Zubair Mohajir — MIRRA and Mariela (opening soon)
Sahil Sethi — Sifr
Sam Zeitlin — Zeitlin's Delicatessen
Sarah Stegner — Prairie Grass Cafe
Stephen Gillanders — S.K.Y.
Sujan Sarkar — Indienne
Tigist Reda — Demera
Zach Steen — Frontera Grill
Zubair Mohajir — Muhajir (opening soon)

The 'I Cook For' Benefit 2026

By Chicago Chefs Cook

The 'I Cook For' Benefit 2026