Chicago chefs unite for disaster relief fundraiser for Puerto Rico

Chicago’s culinary community is uniting to aid the citizens of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of hurricane Fiona. They’re asking the Chicago area to help.

Sample the cuisines from more than two dozen area restaurant chefs/owners for “Chicago Chefs Cook for Puerto Rico” on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC) for an evening of food, music, cocktails and more to raise funds for World Central Kitchen (WCK) in its continuing efforts on the ground in Puerto Rico to help feed those impacted by the devastating storm. Proceeds from the event will help fund the disaster relief projects by WCK, founded by chef Jose Andres.

The event follows the group’s most recent local fundraiser “Chicago Chefs Cook for Tigray,” in September, which raised funds for the humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, as well as “Chicago Chefs Cook for Ukraine,” held in March.

Tickets, $150 per person, can be purchased at the door (3015 W. Division) or by visiting nmprac.org. Attire is casual.

Participating chefs include: Art Smith (Reunion), Bill Kim (Urban Belly), Casey Doody (GT Prime, GT Fish & Oyster), Cely Rodriguez (The Jibarito Stop), Cristiano Bassani (Gene & Georgetti), Dan Raskin (Manny’s Deli), Devon Quinn (Eden), Donny Farrell (Quality Crab & Oyster), Erick Williams (Virtue, Daisy’s Po’ Boy and Tavern), Greg Wade (Publican Quality Bread), Heather Bublick & D’Andre Carter (Soul & Smoke), Jason Hammel (Lula Cafe), Ken Polk (Batter & Berries), Mark Mendez (Libertad), Martial Noguier (Bistronomic), Nikolaos Kapernaros & Louie Alexakis (Avli on The Park), Noah Sandoval (Pizza Friendly Pizza), Paul Virant (Vistro Prime), Rickie Perez (Logan Oyster Socials), Sam Rattanopas & Mina Sudsaard (NaKorn), Sarah Stegner & George Bumbaris (Prairie Grass Cafe), Stephanie Izard (Sugargoat), Tigist Reda (Demera), and Tony Priolo (Piccolo Sogno).