Lowcountry Food Bank announces its 27th Annual Chefs’ Feast to fight childhood hunger in 2026

Sponsorships are available to support Lowcountry Food Bank childhood hunger programs

Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) announced that its 27th annual Chefs’ Feast gala will be held on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., at the Trident Technical College Thornley Campus at 7000 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston.

More than 400 community partners and guests are expected to attend to unite our community in pursuit of equitable, dignified, and consistent access to food. All proceeds from Chefs’ Feast support Lowcountry Food Bank’s childhood hunger programs. To become a Chefs’ Feast event sponsor or to purchase event tickets, visit the Lowcountry Food Bank Chefs’ Feast web page at lowcountryfoodbank.org, or call 843-747-8146 ext. 170. Lowcountry Food Bank needs event sponsors and event donations to ensure our neighbors who experience food insecurity will have access to healthy food throughout 2026.

Presented by Atlas Tech and hosted by Dave Williams, ABC News 4 Chief Meteorologist, Chefs’ Feast is a collaboration between the Lowcountry Food Bank and 35 of the community’s most celebrated chefs, who will serve delectable bites for guests to enjoy. Guests can also indulge in a hosted bar, participate in a live auction and meet the Lowcountry’s own celebrity chefs as they serve up signature dishes.

For the ninth consecutive year, Chef Jacques Larson, Executive Chef of the Obstinate Daughter and Wild Olive, will serve as Chefs’ Feast Lead Chef. Chef Robert Carter founded Chefs’ Feast in 1999, and the event has become one of Charleston’s largest charitable events.

Our community lost a great chef last year when Chef Carter passed away, but his sons, Benjamin and Harrison, will be participating in Chefs’ Feast this year. They honor their father by carrying on the tradition of providing help to those in need. To Chef Carter’s sons, food is love. Benjamin Carter is the Chef and Founder of Carters Consulting, which helps luxury hotels and restaurants streamline their food and beverage operations for better efficiency and profit. Harrison is a junior in college majoring in Data Science and pursuing a career in motorsports.

As of today, the slate of participating 2026 Chefs’ Feast restaurants includes 82 Queen, Acme Lowcountry Kitchen, Aramark at Charleston Southern University, Burwell’s Stone Kitchen, Cane Pazzo, Bob Carter’s Consulting, Church & Union & The Tempest, Circa 1886, Cru Catering, Culinary Institute of Charleston at Trident Technical College, Duvall Catering and Events, The Establishment, Fleet Landing, Frannie & the Fox, Grace & Grit, Hank’s Seafood, Fleet Landing, , Jackrabbit Filly & King BBQ, Kingtide, Kultura, Kwei Fei & Beautiful South, LeCave, Lowcountry Food Bank, Magnolia’s, Martin’s BBQ, Ms. Roses, Salthouse Catering, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Resort, SNOB, Swig & Swine, Talucci’s, Vern’s, and Wild Olive.

“Our annual Chefs’ Feast event helps advance our mission to unite our community in pursuit of equitable, dignified, and consistent access to food,” said Nick Osborne, Lowcountry Food Bank President and CEO.”

As we enter 2026, food insecurity across our ten-county service area is projected to grow by nearly 20,000 neighbors, bringing the total to more than 204,000 people who face hunger—an alarming 55.6% increase over just three years. Families continue to face rising costs for essentials like groceries, rent, utilities, medical care, and gasoline, while cuts in funding to critical federal programs such as SNAP place additional strain on our food banking system.

“Community support for Chefs’ Feast is essential to ensure our childhood feeding programs and other services can meet the growing need,” Osborne continued. “We remain unwavering in our commitment to listen to our neighbors, respond to their changing needs, and ensure every person we serve is treated with dignity and respect—so they, too, can be active participants and contributors to a nourished and thriving coastal South Carolina.”

Unfortunately, one in five children in the Lowcountry experiences food insecurity. For 27 years, LCFB has depended on Chefs’ Feast to fund its childhood hunger programs. Proceeds from Chefs’ Feast benefit Kids Café, Backpack Buddies, School Market, School Pantry, Summer Meals, and Kids in the Kitchen Nutrition Education – which alleviate after-school, weekend and summer hunger for children.

To learn more about how you can support a nourished coastal South Carolina, visit the Lowcountry Food Bank website. Event attire is Black Tie.

About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.

The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 41 million pounds of food in 2025. The Lowcountry Food Bank helps fight hunger by distributing food to 240+ partner agencies including on-site meal programs, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank advocates on behalf of those who experience hunger and helps empower people to make healthy and nutritious food choices. For more information, visit the Lowcountry Food Bank website.