Recent class of ICASI graduates Credit: Courtesy photo
More than a dozen of Cleveland’s most accomplished chefs will be donating their time and talent on Sunday, August 20, to help raise money for the International Culinary Arts & Sciences Institute (ICASI) Scholarship Fund. The funds raised will be used to help students pursue their dream of attaining a culinary education regardless of one’s economic status.

To be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at ICASI (8700 Mayfield Rd.) in Chesterland, the event will feature numerous chef stations spread across the campus, both indoors and out.

Participating chefs include:

Dante Boccuzzi (Dante, Ginko, Goma…), Paul Minnillo and Matt Mytro (Flour), John Stropki (Cru Uncorked), Zach Ladner (Giovanni’s, Paloma, Smokin’ Q’s, Tutto Carne), Terry Bell (Cavs Executive Chef); Dave Gromelski (Sara’s Place); Talia Trovato and Hedy Pastran (Coppia), Ismail Samad (Wake Robin Fermented Foods, Loiter), Eric Wells (Skye LaRae’s Culinary Services), Kelli Hanley Potts and Erin O’Connor (Cleveland Field Kitchen) Kristen Barnes (Sweet Bean), Jessica and Cori Anter (Cousa Mamas), Michael Stefan Czich (BBQ), Mia Humphrey (Culinary by Design), Kevin Keough (Kevin is Always Mixing) and more.

Tickets are $150 per person ($100 tax deductible) and can be accessed here.

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This article appears in Jul 26 – Aug 8, 2023.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.