First Ever ‘cooking For A Cause’ Raises Money For Charity With Competition

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The power of title and nan deliciousness of gourmet nutrient came to a caput astatine nan first-ever “Cooking for a Cause” arena successful Binghamton.

“A fewer friends and I were talking astir starting a fundraiser, and we thought, ‘what tin we do that’s different,‘” said Cooking pinch a Cause personnel Candace Chapman. “That’s benignant of really it evolved.”

Hosted astatine nan SUNY Broome Culinary and Event Center, nan two-fold title featured various tasting stations from section restaurants, wherever patrons could sample and ballot for a prize.

The main arena featured 3 teams: a section personage and a cook preparing a crockery pinch a prime protein, pork tenderloin.

“They gave america pork tenderloin, and there’s a batch that you tin do pinch it,” said nan executive cook of Downton by Chef Jay, Jay Pisculli. “I decided to spell pinch for illustration a pork and clams benignant of Portuguese-style dish. It’s going to beryllium a batch of fun.“

Teams prepared their dishes 1 astatine a clip successful nan arena center’s demo kitchen, which they past presented to 3 master judges.

Patrons paid $125 to enter. The winning squad received $250 for a kindness of their choice, pinch nan remainder going toward nan Binghamton Boys and Girls Club and Animal Care Sanctuary.

“I’m not a chef, but I emotion to cook, and I emotion to watch cooking shows each nan time,” said nan proprietor and usability of Mabel D. Orr Fashion Boutique and 1 of nan day’s competitors, Heidi Meeks. “I thought this was an honor, and I emotion his food, and I besides emotion nan causes.“

This first-of-its-kind arena was created to harvester awesome nutrient pinch charity.

“What we wanted to do pinch this arena is conscionable make judge that group could travel [and] person a bully time,” Chapman told 12 News. “We conscionable inquire everyone to travel and person a awesome clip and support these awesome causes.”

Marc Yazzie and Paul Vansave won first place, and Baci and Ianni were awarded nan people’s prime for best-tasting station.