Table to Table’s 25th Anniversary Chefs Gala Features 25+ of N.J.’s Best Chefs

Table to Table’s 25^th Anniversary Chefs Gala at Edgewood Country Club, featured an all-star lineup of more than 25 of New Jersey’s best chefs who crafted multi-course menus for guests tableside, raised enough funds to provide 4.5 million nutritious meals.

This year’s gala recognized Chef Jamie Knott as the 2024 Chefs Honoree. Fellow Chefs Ryan DePersio and AJ Capella were the event co-chairs, and Chefs David Burke, Nicholas Gatti, and Peter X. Kelly, were inducted into the Founder’s Table, along with other long-time supporters.

“Our hearts are full. We marked Table to Table’s silver anniversary with an unforgettable event, and we could not have done it without the generous support of our culinary masters, sponsors, partners, and attendees,” Heather Thompson, executive director, Saddle Brook-based Table to Table, said.

For 25 years, Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue, has bridged the gap between food waste and food insecurity. The organization partners with supermarkets, distributors, restaurants, and others to rescue surplus, quality food, and delivers it directly to nonprofit community partners serving children and families, seniors, veterans, and other neighbors in need.

What began in 1999 with one food rescue in a donated van, has flourished to become an efficient and impactful operation and a force for change that—to date—has resulted in the rescue and delivery of enough food for over 311 million healthy meals throughout northern New Jersey. To mark their milestone anniversary, the nonprofit has set a goal of rescuing/delivering enough fresh food for 25 million meals this year, via its fleet of six trucks and volunteer-based app, Table to Table I-Rescue.

For the complete list of chefs and mixologists who attended, click here.

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