The Jersey Shore Chefs Association is doing good and celebrating New Jersey at the same time.
At its annual fund-raiser called “WinterFest,” which this year will be held on Sunday, March 11 from 3:30 to 7:30 pm (Crystal Point Yacht Club, Crystal Point Yacht Club, 3900 River Road in Point Pleasant Beach), the chefs who work in restaurants, as caterers, in culinary education and at health-care facilities will stage culinary competitions and present signature dishes at dine-around stations. New Jersey’s bounty will be inherent to the event.
WinterFest raises the monies that allow the Chefs Association, a 501(c)3, to give back to the community in many ways. Beneficiaries include the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean counties, the Victor J. Houston Scholarship Fund, and Childhood Hunger Day.
Also at WinterFest, a silent auction will take place that includes donated gift certificates to restaurants and dinners cooked by a professional chef at your home.
Tickets to the benefit are $65 per person.
For more information, please visit jerseyshorechefs.com or Event Brite and link to WinterFest 2018 tickets.
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Want to beef up your beef knowledge? This dinner with a side of education from an expert at Allen Brothers, a purveyor of steaks, might be your ticket.
Piccola Italia, located at 837 West Park Avenue in Ocean Township, will host a family-style steakhouse dinner with a lecture focusing on the aging process and cuts of beef starting at 7 pm on Thursday, March 8. The cost is $110 per person, not including tax and tip; wine flights are $38 per person, also not including tax and tip.
The multi-course dinner will feature dry-aged New York strip steak, Piedmontese-style tomahawk steak and a flat sirloin bavette cut.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling 732-493-3090.