9th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, April 9, 2026
The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, NYC

VIP Reception

6:00–7:30 PM

General Admission

7:00–7:30 PM

Dinner + Auction

7:30 PM–10:30 PM

An Evening in Support of Our Mission

Join us for an evening with celebrated culinary personalities, amazing food and drinks, and the glamor of New York City — all in support of our mission to change lives through the power of culinary education.

Featured Chefs

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of La Technique and the publication of Jacques Pépin’s Complete Techniques, our chefs are each creating a dish inspired by a classic technique or recipe, reimagined through their own culinary perspective and signature style.

Ryan Bartlow

Ernesto’s & Bartolo • NYC

Katie Button

Cúrate • Asheville

Vinnie Cimino

Cordelia • Cleveland

Suzanne Cupps

Lola's • NYC

Sarah Grueneberg

Monteverde • Chicago

Camari Mick

L’Atelier Ébène • NYC

Matt Tiscornia

Pier Sixty Collection • NYC

Special Guests

Join our special guests during the cocktail reception or at a hosted dinner table.

Jacques Pépin

Claudine Pépin

Justin Chapple

Gail Simmons

Norman Van Aken

Sara Moulton

Andrew Zimmern

Reserve Your Seat

With strong interest each year and limited premium seating, we encourage you to reserve your place for the 9th Anniversary Celebration.

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Partners

This evening is made possible by partners whose generosity and leadership elevate the JPF mission and our work together.

A Celebration of Growth and Impact

Each JPF Anniversary Celebration is a celebration and a testament to the growth, strength, and momentum of our work. With each gathering, we move closer to achieving the full potential of what culinary education and community can accomplish together.

Event Details

Helpful information for sponsors, guests, and media.

Dress Code

Cocktail attire. Chef’s jackets and bowties welcome.

Sponsorship

To support the Jacques Pépin Foundation as a sponsor, please contact Marissa Ain.

PR/Media Inquiries

For PR/Media inquiries, please contact Juliana Pesavento.

Our support for community kitchens

The gifts collected at this event will support dozens of the JPF’s Principal Grants, meaning the impact of this one night will be felt by organizations and individuals nationwide for years to come.

East Lake Recovery Drop-In Center Bread Line Inc. My House Mat Su Youth Center Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona One Step Beyond Saint Mary’s Food Bank UMOM New Day Center Food Jobs Work Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco Food Shift/Earth Island Institute Homeward Bound of Marin Fresh Starts Culinary Academy Kitchens for Good Mychal’s Learning Place Salvation Army Napa Culinary Training Academy San Quentin Cooks Sonoma Family Meal Sprouts Chef Training St. Joseph Center Step Up on Second, Inc. The Salvation Army Golden State Bridge House Manna – The Durango Soup Kitchen Work Options Boys and Girls Village Chrysalis Center City Seed Sanctuary Kitchen ConnCAT (CT Center for Art and Technology) Council of Churches Greater Bridgeport/FEED Forge City Works Havenly Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford Veterans Rally Point Culinary Program Yellow Farmhouse Education Center Food Bank of Delaware Arc Broward Culinary Extraordinary Charities Feeding South Florida Feeding Tampa Bay FreshForce Gulfstream Goodwill Home of Bright Choices Palm Beach County Food Bank Pathlight Home Saint Matthew’s House Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Open Door Community House Kupu Touch A Heart, Inc. Life’s Kitchen Sun Valley Culinary Institute Curt’s Cafe Greater Chicago Food Depository Impact Culinary Training Inspiration Corporation Silver Fork at Center on Halsted St. Coletta’s of Illinois YWCA Evanston North Shore Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Second Helpings Catholic Charities of Louisville/Common Table Ben D. Johnson Educational Center Cafe Hope Cafe Reconcile Liberty’s Kitchen New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) City Seeds FoodWorks – Maryland Food Bank, Inc. Franciscan Center Paul’s Place, Inc. Rise and Shine Bakery Saint Vincent de Paul Baltimore Spring Forward Feeds Sunflower Bakery Cafe The Choice Program at UMBC The Light House Community Servings Future Chefs Haley House New England Center for Arts and Technology (NECAT) Pine Street Inn Providence Ministries FoodWorks@ Kate’s Kitchen Root NS, Inc. The Salvation Army Massachusetts Divisional Headquarters UTEC, Inc. Detroit Food and Entrepreneurship Academy Michigan Hospitality Foundation RSA Foundation Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) The Galley at St. Clair County Community Mental Health All Square Appetite For Change Nourish KC Propel Kitchens The Prospect KC Fork & Spoon House of Bah Foundation New Hampshire Food Bank Cathedral Kitchen Community Food Bank of New Jersey CookWell Lawrenceville Job Training Partnership Eva’s Village Fulfill FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern New Jersey Servant’s Heart Ministry Trenton Area Food Bank/Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) Santa Fe YouthWorks Black Veterans for Social Justice Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST) Commonpoint Queens Drive Change Emma’s Torch Feed More WNY Food Bank for New York City Food Education Fund Foodlink Fortune Society Grand Street Settlement Hot Bread Kitchen HR4U Transformation Kitchen Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Project Renewal City Beet Kitchens Viscardi Center West Side Campaign Against Hunger Youth Action YouthBuild Feed NC Green Opportunities Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo Opportunity Kitchen Edwin’s Leadership and Restaurant Institute Freestore Foodbank Lott Industries Inspiration Kitchen Serenite Restaurant and Culinary Institute Towards Employment/Bloom Bakery West Side Catholic Center Carabelle’s Legacy Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Catholic Charities of Oregon Stone Soup PDX The Welcome Table Bidwell Training Center Chester County Food Bank Community Kitchen Pittsburgh Kitchen of Grace Manna on Main Street Philabundance Amos House Beautiful Day Farm Fresh RI Genesis Center – CHOP Rhode Island Community Food Bank One 80 Place Knox Area Rescue Ministries Central Texas Food Bank First Baptist Church of Abilene Good Work Austin Houston Food Bank Tarrant Area Food Bank 150 Cherry Street Vermont Food Bank Feeding Southwest Virginia Kitchen of Purpose (La Cocina) Together We Bake ASHHO Blessings Catering Columbia Ability Alliance Opportunity Kitchen DISH (Dignity, Independence, Sense of Purpose, Hope) Foundation FareStart Feast World Kitchen Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region HopeWorks Social Enterprises Kona Kai Coffee Lower Columbia CAP Project Feast DC Central Kitchen Emma’s Torch Food Works Madison Just Dane Riverview Gardens