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C-CAP hosts events around the country to raise much-needed funds to support our programming. Please join us for our next event!

Michelin Stars Under the Stars Gala

April 26 @ 9:58 am

C-CAP Los Angeles’ gala was an evening to remember. Thank you to our participating chefs and their teams for crafting the most incredible menu, C-CAP students and alumni who supported and participated in the event, Jonathan Club for hosting the evening, all our incredible auction donors and sponsors, and of course, the mighty C-CAP LA…

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Growing the Next Generation of Food Stars: A C-CAP Cocktail Party Benefit

April 26 @ 9:58 am

The event was our first in-person celebration of the year to support the rising new generation of food stars and the return of the restaurant and hospitality industry as it begins to flourish anew.

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Black History Month Cooking Class with Chef Marcus Samuelsson

April 26 @ 9:58 am

Black food is American food” – Marcus Samuelsson To celebrate Black History Month, C-CAP Co-Chair Marcus Samuelsson takes us on a culinary lesson with two delicious and doable recipes from his acclaimed new cookbook, Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. This Cookalong is a C-CAP fundraiser, which goes towards providing crucial culinary, job…

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A C-CAP Virtual Holiday Gathering

April 26 @ 9:58 am

Gather your friends and family around the warmth of the…computer to celebrate delicious food, our friends and families, and yes, the end of this year. We’ve assembled four top C-CAP alums, all of whom have gone on to be big stars. Including Linda Garcia of New York’s Rhum as she mixes up holiday cocktails; Sylva…

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Virtual Meet-The-Chef Series

April 26 @ 9:58 am

C-CAP Los Angeles and Philadelphia have recruited chefs from all over the country to demo recipes and take questions from students and alumni on Instagram Live. Learn how to make delicious desserts and even how to BBQ. Each chef has a different specialty that they share and bits of wisdom from their careers. See them…

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What’s Cooking with C-CAP: Fall Classics with Patrice Vassell

April 26 @ 9:58 am

Introducing What’s Cooking with C-CAP, our new virtual cooking class fundraiser series led by C-CAP alumni. Our first class was Tuesday, October 27, and it was led by pastry chef Patrice Vassell! The class taught Pumpkin Soufflé with a Maple Crème Anglais⁠e and Spiced Apple Cider Cake Donuts⁠. All the participants joined via Zoom and…

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Alumni Emergency Relief Fund to Benefit Chef Lay Alston

April 26 @ 9:58 am

C-CAP announces the establishment of the Alumni Emergency Relief Fund to benefit our alumna, Chef Lay Alston. Sadly, Chef Lay fell victim to a shooting incident in New York City in July, just a few short days before she was to resume her teaching position as chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in Los…

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Dinner at home for C-CAP LA!

April 26 @ 9:58 am

Dinner at home for C-CAP LA! With food from Chefs Jason Neroni & Duff Goldman with a guest appearance from celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson was a success. Participants enjoyed a multi-course dinner at home from The Rose Venice, with Chef Jason Neroni, dessert from Duff Goldman, an online appearance from Marcus Samuelsson, and a special…

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2020 C-CAP Cooking Competition for Scholarships

April 26 @ 9:58 am

We have some wonderful news! On April 16th, we awarded $2,643,915 in scholarships to 130 students across the country. These incredible high schoolers earned these scholarships by preparing all academic year for their regional C-CAP Cooking Competition for Scholarships this spring. Five C-CAP locations were unable to host the final, so these students were awarded…

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30th Anniversary C-CAP Benefit

April 26 @ 9:58 am

From all of us at C-CAP, thank you for making this year’s benefit such a success! C-CAP hosted its 30TH Anniversary Grand Tasting Celebration on Tuesday, February 25 at Pier Sixty – Chelsea Piers, New York City. The event  honored C-CAP’s Founder & Chair Emeritus, Richard Grausman and world-renowned baker and restaurant owner, Chef Sarabeth…

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