Timberlake Lodge recently hosted the 13th annual Chef’s Gala, an event organized by Second Harvest North Central Food Bank. The event raised over $121,000 which can provide up to 350,000 meals to fight hunger in the Northland!
It was incredible to get everyone together again following two years of virtual events in 2021 and 2022. The Chef’s Gala is an event that features premier chefs from the Grand Rapids area combining forces to put on arguably the best menu in the region. This year’s chefs included Brandan and Amanda Grubbs of Spartan Deli, Robert Hansen of Forest Lake Restaurant, Jeremy Foix and Tony Pfeifer of Timberlake Restaurant, and Tia Marie of UnWined.
Another feature of the event is the opportunity to bid on “Celebrity Servers” at live auction. This year’s auctioneer was Paul Strunge, and our Celebrity Servers included Tuleah Palmer, President at Blandin Foundation, Ashley Brubaker, owner of True North Salon and Spa, Jean MacDonnell, President and CEO of Fairview Range and Grand Itasca at Fairview Health Services, and Kathy Benham, General Manager at Minnesota Power.
“On behalf of Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, we would like to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to all those who supported our 13th Annual Chef’s Gala. We are grateful for the generosity of Gala guests, chefs, food donors, MC, volunteers and local businesses for making this event such a success. With your support we will continue the fight against hunger because no one should have to be hungry” said Sue Estee, Executive Director of Second Harvest North Central Food Bank.
We at the Timberlake are grateful for the hard work and dedication of Second Harvest and were honored to host and participate in the event.
