Lower Cape Outreach Council Announces Chefs’ Challenge Competitors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Gerry Desautels, Director of Development
Lower Cape Outreach Council
gerry@lcoutreach.org
Tel: (508) 221-5182
Lower Cape Outreach Council Announces Chefs’ Challenge Competitors
Second Annual Event to Benefit Food Pantries on the Lower Cape
ORLEANS, MA (April 30, 2025)—The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) today announced its complete roster of competing chefs for its Second Annual Chefs’ Challenge event to benefit the stocking of LCOC’s nine emergency food pantries on the Lower and Outer Cape.
The Second Annual Chefs’ Challenge takes place at Pate’s restaurant in Chatham on Thursday, June 5, beginning at 5 pm. The charity event features three local chefs competing with their unique recipes to make entrées using food items from an LCOC food pantry, along with a $20 stipend.
The 2025 competing chefs are Tyler Bridges of Mad Minnow and 3 Monkeys restaurants, Orlando Hemmings of Chatham Moods, and Lisa Whelan of Dancing Spoons Food Truck and the Dream Chaser Mobile Bar. One of these chefs will claim the 2025 challenge trophy, following the 2024 win of Chef Julio Lazzarini’s Puerto Rican-inspired chili dish.
The Second Annual Chefs’ Challenge also features silent and live auctions, hors d'oeuvres and food stations by Pate’s, and libations.
Limited event tickets remain at $175 per guest and can be purchased at chefschallenge.givesmart.com
For questions and more information, call 774-722-0209 or email donations@lcoutreach.org.
The Second Annual LCOC Chefs’ Challenge is sponsored by Friends’ Marketplace, Cape Dreams Building & Design, Cape Cod 5, Cape Associates, Community Web Development, Kerry Insurance, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, and The Wendy Hinden & Kathryn Livelli Charitable Fund.
More About LCOC
From its humble roots of organizing assistance out of the homes of volunteer founders, the Lower Cape Outreach Council is an essential part of the community, providing comprehensive assistance to nearly 5,000 Lower and Outer Cape residents in need of immediate support while encouraging long-term sufficiency. Incorporated in 1984, LCOC has a holistic approach to client care and works to ensure participating individuals have all their basic needs met. The nonprofit operates nine emergency food pantries—one in each town on the Lower Cape, including two in Orleans, and a financial assistance program, Katy’s Korner, a free clothing and home goods center, as well as other seasonal programs. All programs are free and available to any resident of the Lower and Outer Cape who identifies a need. For more information, visit lcoutreach.org.
