Chefs Up Front is Colorado’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid grows up hungry. This year 30 of the state’s top chefs will donate their time, talent, and passion to prepare and exquisite dinner tableside for patrons, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds to empower low income families with the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare healthy and affordable meals.

Chefs Up Front puts the focus on chefs. The evening kicks off with a light reception featuring fine wines, local beers and craft cocktails. Patrons then enjoy a plated multi-course dinner cooked tableside. Tables of ten are treated to a special menu highlighting the chef’s artistry and skill. To reflect the statewide inroads of Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters Colorado by hosting a single culinary event that will showcase chefs from across the state.

5:30-7:00 Reception featuring Mixologists from Denver & Boulder and a Live Auction

7:00-9:00 Dinner and Silent Auction featuring chefs from across the State will provide tableside food preparation with wine pairings

Please direct questions to Debbie Shapiro at dshapiro@strenth.org.

This year’s restaurant line-up from across the state of Colorado includes:

Avenue Grill

Beatrice and Woodsley

Centerplate Catering

Centro

Colterra Food and Wine

Dish

District Meats

Elway’s Cherry Creek

Encore of Colfax

Il Bistro

Il Poso

Jax

Linger and Root Down

Lola

Luca d’Italia

Mizuna

Row 14 Bistro and Wine Bar

Salt

TAG/TAG RAW

The Pinyon

The Village Cork

Twelve Restaurant

Walter’s Bistro

Yia Yia’s