Each year, End Hunger Network hosts an evening of dining that includes some of Houston's finest cuisine. Chefs from the city's best restaurants each prepare a course, resulting in a meal unlike any you could experience at any single restaurant.

2008 Chefs' Dinner
End Hunger Network's 8th Annual Chefs' Dinner was held on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in the Forest Ballroom of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa. Co-chairs Melanie King and Sarah Schageman presented a fun and elegant Parisian-themed evening.

Nearly 320 guests helped say "Au Revoir to Hunger" while enjoying a delicious five-course meal including terrine of mushrooms (pictured right), roasted turbot, air-chilled Canadian chicken with foie gras sausage, roast loan of spring lamb, and a delectable passionfruit and coconut Bavarian cake with pineapple-mango salad. Each course was presented with a wine chosen by the chef to complement his dish.

Thanks to the generosity of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa and our participating chefs, all of the food, wine, facility, and labor costs for the event are donated. As a result,  92% of the funds raised directly support End Hunger Network's hunger-relief programs! To date, the event has generated over $204,000. End Hunger Network gratefully thanks all the underwriters and contributors to our 2008 Chefs' Dinner.

Participating Chefs (from left) Michael Kramer of Hotel Icon, Catherine Rodriguez of Olivette,

Ryan Pera of The Grove, Mark Cox of Mark's American Cuisine, End Hunger Network's Executive Director Amy Ragan, Chefs' Dinner co-chairs Melanie King and Sarah Schageman, Board Member Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie, and Host Chef Jeffrey Everts of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa.