Lunch & Gather for Chocolate

12:30 – 2:30pm

Steve Samson

host Chef

Owner / Exec Chef, Rossoblu & Superfine Pizza

Antonia Lofaso

host Chef

Diego Argoti

host Chef

Estrano

FEATURED LUNCH CHEFS:

  • Lord Maynard Llera

    Chef / Owner, KUYA LORD

  • Susana Alvarez

    Chef de Cuisine, Rossoblu

  • Danielle Duran Zecca

    Chef / Owner, Amiga Amore

  • Daniele Uditi

    Chef / Co-Founder, Pizzana & Founder, Lele Dinner Club

  • Chris Bianco

    Owner / Chef, Pizzeria Bianco & Pane Bianco

  • Holly Jivin

    Culinary Director, Shay Hotel

  • Octavio Olivas

    Owner, Ceviche Project

  • Burt Bakman

    Daily Hummus

  • Amar Santana

    Executive Chef / Partner, Vaca Restaurant / Vaca Group

  • Diego Hernandez

    Co-Owner / Chef, Diego Hernández Restaurant

  • Rose Previte

    Chef / Owner, Maydan, Maydan Market

  • Santa Monica SEAFOOD

    Featuring the LATTC Student Recipient of the SM Seafood Culinary Scholarship

Poly Prime Food Truck

With the C-CAP Students from LAUSD CTE John H. Francis Polytechnic HS

(Truck donated by Intuit)

GATHER FOR CHOCOLATE

Presented by

HOSTED by

At Gather for Chocolate, come enjoy delicious pastries, desserts and chocolate treats created with Guittard Chocolate by talented Pastry Chefs from Los Angeles and Gather for Good friends.

  • Anthony Greco

    Regional Executive Chef, Porto’s Bakery

  • Jose Luis Mariscal

    Executive Pastry Sous Chef, Monsieur Dior

  • Valerie Gordon

    Chef / Owner, Valerie Confections

  • Roxana Jullapat

    Head Baker / Co-Founder, Friends & Family

  • Erika Chan

    Pastry Chef, Kato Restaurant

HOSTS:

Donald Wressell

Senior Director of Culinary Operations, Guittard Chocolate Company

SHERRY MANDELL & STEPHanie CHEN

Co-Founders, Gather for Good

Gather for Good is a nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of bringing together people in the food industry—chefs, farmers, purveyors, restaurant and small business owners across LA, OC, SD and SF — to make a positive impact in our communities. Gather for Good drives awareness and raises funds for some of the most important causes today, including immigration rights, social justice, reproductive rights, and environmental conservation, and currently has an ongoing weekly food program to feed families in need.

 As the oldest continuously family-owned and operated chocolate company in the United States, Guittard Chocolate Company, now under the fourth and fifth generation of family management, continues to grow with the same innovative spirit and commitment to sustainability that has made it one of the world’s most respected makers and suppliers of premium chocolate over the past 150+ years. For more information, please visit us online at www.Guittard.com or @GuittardChocolate.

LUNCH FEATURING