Seventh Annual "Chefsgiving" from Chef Bill Kim and Friends Tracking to be the Most Impactful Yet Feeding Chicagoans in Need

For the seventh year running, Chef Bill Kim and Cornerstone Restaurant Group will host Chefsgiving the weekend before Thanksgiving — expanding the reach to Chicagoans across the city to become the biggest event yet by donating approximately 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to food insecure individuals in Chicago. In partnership with Inspiration Kitchens, Caviar and DoorDash, Kim and more than 35 Chicago chefs will prepare ready-to-eat meals that will be distributed to local shelters free of cost.

Chef Kim and friends will prepare hundreds of meals to be served at Inspiration Kitchens in East Garfield Park. Dozens of other chefs will each prepare 20 complete meals to be delivered to south and central locations via Caviar and DoorDash. 

“As we gather once again for the holidays, I think every Chicagoan deserves to have a Thanksgiving meal, especially our neighbors in need,” said Chef Bill Kim, “Chicago Chefs have helped Ukraine, Tigray and Puerto Rico, and I’m so proud of our community to step up again to help the most vulnerable in our community.” 

Chicago chefs participating this year include: 

1. Rodolfo Cuadros from Amaru 

2. Doug Psaltis from Andros Taverna

3. Dylan Patel from Avec

4. Beatrix Market at DePaul

5. Nick Chaskin from BLVD Steakhouse

6. Lee Wolen from Boka Restaurant Group

7. Chris Pandel from Cira

8. Cedric Harden from Cornerstone Restaurant Group

9. Joe Frillman from Daisie’s

10. Aaron Cuschieri from The Dearborn

11. Kevin Hickey from Duck Inn

12. Donald Young from Duck Sel

13. Danny Grant from Etta River North

14. Brian Jupiter from Frontier

15. Zach Engel from Galit

16. Federico Comacchio from Gioia

17. John Boudouvas from The Good Plate Hospitality Group

18. Brian Pett from Hampton Social River North

19. Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp from Honey Butter Fried Chicken

20. Noah Zamler from Irene’s

21. Jose Davila from Jaleo

22. Jan Rickerl from Little Goat

23. Jason Hammel from Lula Cafe

24. Marcos Campos from Mama Delia

25. Sari Worsham from MFK

26. Diana Davila from Mi Tocaya

27. Thomas Oh and Andrew Lim from Perilla

28. Tony Priolo from Piccolo Sogno

29. Danny Sweis from Ragadan

30. Joe Flamm from Rose Mary

31. Fred Chung from Scofflaw

32. Andrew Zimmerman from Sepia and Proxi

33. Amando Auleley from The Smith

34. John and Karen Urie Shields from Smyth + The Loyalist

35. D’Andre Carter from Soul & Smoke

36. Connie Pikukas from Spoonfed

37. Aaron Steingold from Steingold’s Deli

38. Mike Vilarosa from Swift & Sons

39. Devin Kreller from Wood

For the first year ever, Chefsgiving has partnered with Caviar and DoorDash to help with deliveries across the city. 

“In continuation of our long-standing partnership with Chef Bill Kim, DoorDash/Caviar is proud to support Chefsgiving and the local Chicago community as a sponsor to provide in-kind donations to those less fortunate,” said a DoorDash spokesperson. 

Meals will directly go to Inspiration Corporation’s community-based partners, Fourth Presbyterian, and Lyte Collective to help expand the event's reach— among others. 

This complementary event is tied to Kim’s tradition of cooking at Inspiration Kitchens each Thanksgiving. Kim and other fellow chefs will also once again gather at Inspiration Kitchens — a local nonprofit that helps people affected by homelessness and poverty access meals, social services, employment training and housing — to create and cook trays of their favorite holiday dishes to build a complete Thanksgiving buffet meal for communities in need. 

Kim and the participating chefs encourage fans to help support the Chefsgiving and Inspiration Corporation by donating here.