Chef Services for Charity
We love to feed people! While it's great to feed folks in celebration and joy, we also love to help out wherever we can. Let us know how we can help you!
Dobbs Ferry Pantry
Following the spread of the novel coronavirus in early 2020, we saw an immediate increase in families in need in our area. In fact, the Dobbs Ferry Pantry experienced a rapid doubling, and then tripling, of families in need -- while donations and sources of bulk goods dried up. We decided to work with the Pantry to help meet their need, donating time, talent, and kitchen, delivering fresh baked bread and nutritious soups weekly from April through July. We continue to purchase and repackage bulk dry goods, for as long as needed. And we'll be pitching in to cook, too, whenever we can. Please join us by supporting the purchase of dry goods -- we cannot do it without you!
Sponsor ingredients, dry goods, and chef services through our online store >
We've provided
245 gallons of soup
1010 boules of bread
550 lb of dry goods
14 weeks of deliveries
and counting ...
Love received
Updated July 8, 2020
Total donations received: $2240
... and passed along
April 22, 2020
80 pints of Greek egg-lemon soup & 80 small loaves of bread
April 29, 2020
80 quarts of vegetable-beef soup & 80 medium loaves of bread
May 6, 2020
81 quarts of chicken, vegetable, and rice soup & 79 medium loaves of bread (OK, Chef can't count!)
May 13, 2020
84 quarts of Southwestern chicken soup (yay, bonus soup!) & 80 medium loaves of bread
May 20, 2020
70 quarts of chicken-vegetable soup & 80 medium loaves of bread
Plus, repackaged 20 lb of rice, 10 lb of pasta, and donated 10 packages of rice noodles
May 27, 2020
86 quarts of creamy chicken-veggie soup & 80 medium loaves of bread
40 lb of rice, 72 lb of flour
June 3, 2020
84 quarts of Southwestern black bean-vegetable soup & 80 medium loaves of bread
36 lb flour
June 10, 2020
75 quarts of Greek egg-lemon soup & 80 medium loaves of bread
48 lb of flour & 36 lb of rice
June 17, 2020
65 quarts of creamy chicken-veggie soup & 70 medium loaves of bread
June 24, 2020
67 quarts of Southwestern chicken & black bean soup & 70 medium loaves bread
50 lb of flour, 50 lb of rice, 30 lb of black beans
July 1, 2020
55 quarts of cheeseburger soup & 70 medium loaves of bread
80 lb of rice & 25 lb of red beans
July 8, 2020
51 quarts of classic chicken & rice soup & 60 medium loaves of bread
July 15, 2020
67 quarts of Southwestern chicken & bean soup & 70 medium loaves of bread
40 lb of sugar
July 22, 2020
75 quarts of cream of chicken & vegetable soup & 70 medium loaves of bread
10 lb of wild rice, 9 lb of oats, 24 lb of flour
What does your gift cover?
Your gift does not cover overhead or any of the costs of running our kitchen or go toward pay of any kind. Chef volunteers time, talent, and the kitchen. Your gift covers the cost of ingredients, packaging, labels, and credit card processing fees. It takes an average of approximately $160 per week to make soup and bread for families served by the Pantry. It also takes about 20 hours of the Chef's time, including shopping, cooking & baking, packaging, delivery, and clean up. A gift in the virtual tip jar is always welcome. Thank you for your generosity!