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Each extraordinary evening brings together two amazing chefs, six delectable courses and food lovers. Behind the scenes: Chefs arrive at 1705 East at 9:00 a.m.

This annual unique philanthropic culinary competition features some of the Triangle's premier chefs competing in the kitchen to win prizes, all benefitting kids in our neighborhoods, across the country and around the world. Cooking for the Kids is a fun, exciting competition among some of the Triangle’s premier chefs where guests and culinary judges decide who advances to the next round. Round One: January 16-19 | Round Two: January 24-25 | Finale: February 2

1705 East | 1705 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh NC

All proceeds benefit Overflowing Hands, a 100% volunteer-led 501c3 organization serving the most vulnerable children in our neighborhoods, across the United States and around the world. Resources are used to support communities in a special, personal way, from fighting food insecurity to providing clothing, shelter and healthcare to children. HOW IT WORKS:

Each chef will prepare an appetizer, main course and a dessert for guests, judges and sponsors. Each evening features secret ingredients that the chefs must incorporate into the dishes. the day of their competition. They learn the secret ingredients upon arrival and must have menus written by 10:00 a.m. Chef teams are required to surrender all electronic including cell phones, tablets and laptops to the chef refs until the end of the competition to maintain the integrity of the competition. Guests and culinary judges will vote on each course to decide which chef that evening advances to the next round. A cash bar will feature beer, wine and cocktails with all proceeds going to Overflowing Hands. A silent auction will be held throughout the series of competitions. Anyone may place bids on the auction items, and the highest bidder will be determined at the finale. TICKET & EVENT INFORMATION: www.cookingforthekids.org

12/15/2025

Plans are underway for 2026 Cooking for the Kids Competition 🍽️ ❤️

This friendly chef competition supports an incredible cause, and we’re officially calling on chefs to compete! If you’re ready to showcase your skills, connect with the community, and cook for a purpose, we’d love to have you. 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

Email allie@tabletopmediagroup.com to apply!

03/25/2025

Who’s ready to continue supporting the missions of Overflowing Hands and King’s Ridge?! We mentioned an opportunity to serve was coming up - and here it is!

Join in the fun to pack 100,000 meals THIS SUNDAY, March 30. Sign up for a 2-hour shift with your friends and family to make a BIG difference in fighting food insecurity. Each packing lane needs 8 volunteers, so you can build a team or come and join the crowd.

AND we are collecting food pantry items for King’s Ridge at this event. Requested items include: canned fruits and veggies, canned chicken and tuna, canned soup, canned beans, rice and pasta, vegetable oil and cereal. 🥫🥣🍝🍚

Sign up at www.overflowinghands.org

📍Millbrook Manor, 1705 East Millbrook Rd, Raleigh NC 27609

03/13/2025

A moment for the two talented chefs that made it to the finale for a very tight competiton!

Chef Ryan Grimm from Watersview Restaurant at Lake Gaston and Chef Michael Blackwell from North Hills Club delighted guests with six delicious dishes. These were “eat with your eyes first” dishes that tasted as good as they look!

Congratulations again to Chef Micheal and his team who took home the grand prize!

03/13/2025

Don’t mind us…we’re just over here reliving the finale thanks to the amazing ❤️

How can we have so much fun AND raise over $200K? Here’s the recipe: blend together an amazing team of volunteers, first-class vendor partners, talented chefs, expert judges, enthusiastic media partners, and a room full of givers each night. Sprinkle it with lots of ❤️ and laughter all along the way.

Just wait…there will be a Part 2 post featuring all things food!!

03/06/2025

All smiles!! 😀😀😀

We are still on cloud 9️⃣ after last night’s finale! Congratulations once again to Chef Michael, Chef Katie and Chef Edgar for taking home the grand prize of $10,000!

And now another drumroll please! 🥁🥁

The 2025 Cooking for the Kids raised over $𝟐𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 to benefit and King’s Ridge by !

We could not have done this without the support of all the chefs, our guests, our donors and an incredible volunteer team! A huge thank you to all of our sponsors, including

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03/06/2025

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥!

Congratulations to Chef Michael Blackwell of North Hills Club! He is the overall winner of the 2025 Cooking for the Kids! 🏆🥇

Tonight was beyond amazing, thanks to two extremely talented chefs and their teams, as well as a sold-out crowd of givers! We will announce numbers soon - but we are confident this is the best year yet!! We are grateful for everyone’s support to benefit and King’s Ridge by .

And a special thanks to Chef Ryan Grimm of Watersview Restaurant at Lake Gaston. He and his team were so awesome to work with and executed delicious dishes tonight and every night they competed.

Thank you, thank you to everyone!

02/28/2025

Tonight’s winner! 🏆🥇

Chef Ryan Grimm of Watersview Restaurant! He and his team will face off against Chef Michael Blackwell of North Hills Club on Wednesday, March 5 for the top prize of $10,000!

A huge shoutout to Chef James Miraglia and his team for an amazing array of dishes tonight. What talent!!

02/27/2025

Congratulations to Chef Michael Blackwell from North Hills Club! 🥇🍽️ He has advanced to the finale next Wednesday, March 5!

Chef Alex Pasterkiewicz of - you and your team are amazing! Not only are you exceptional chefs, you’re awesome people as well. Well done, team! It was a pleasure working with you!

02/26/2025

Round 2️⃣ Chefs have been finalized!

🏆 Congratulations to Chef Ryan Grimm and his team of Watersview Restaurant in Lake Gaston! Chef Ryan will face off against Chef James of Devil’s Ridge Golf Club on Thursday evening.

Chef Tracy Usry and his team from Donovan’s Dish were a delight to work with today! It was remarkable to witness the talent among these two teams.

Tickets are still available for Wednesday and Thursday’s events. Visit www.cookingforthekids.org

02/25/2025

Congratulations to Chef James Miraglia of Devils’s Ridge Golf Club! 🏆 He has advanced to Round 2️⃣ of the competition and will compete again this Thursday.

It was a great day with Chef James working alongside Chef Harry Monds of Lula & Sadie’s in the kitchen at . It’s wonderful to see two amazing chefs coming together for the same cause. We appreciate both teams!

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