The 26th Annual Chef Challenge will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026,
at the Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, AL from 6-9 p.m.
Chef Challenge is Feeding the Gulf Coast's annual fundraiser that brings together
some of our area's most celebrated chefs and restaurants for an evening
of superb food and drink, live entertainment by Roman Street, and a vast silent auction
--all in the name of ending hunger along the central Gulf Coast.
Guests must be 21+
If you would like more information on how to get involved with this event,
please contact Tonia Camardella at (251) 653-1617, ext. 141
or email us at events@feedingthegulfcoast.org.
Thank you to our 25th Annual Chef Challenge Winners & Participants!
Winners
Salvation Army (Best Entrée) (People's Choice)
BBQ Ribs & Seafood Étouffée
A Southern feast featuring slow-cooked BBQ ribs
alongside a rich crawfish and shrimp étouffée
Bay Gourmet Catering & Crown Hall (Best Appetizer)
Applewood Bacon-Wrapped Duck Bites
Rich, succulent duck wrapped in smoky applewood bacon
Jerusalem Cafe (Best Vegetarian)
House-made Hummus
Simmered chickpeas with tahini, lemon, and garlic,
drizzled with olive oil and served with hot sauce and pita
Girl Meets Kitchen (Best Dessert)
Apple Fritter Bread Pudding
Finished with a caramel bourbon sauce
Other Chef Participants (still winners in our book)
A Gathering Place
ACF Metro Mobile Chefs & Cooks Association
The Battle House Hotel
Bill E's Bacon
Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream
Coastal Alabama Community College
Flour Girls
Hall's Sausage
Islander's Restaurant and Bar
Mary's Southern Cooking
Naman's Catering
The Noble South
Nothing Bundt Cakes
OVG Hospitality
Peach Cobbler Factory
Renaissance Riverview Plaza
Sweet Crees
Tony Tejas Salsa
Thank you to our 25th Annual Chef Challenge Sponsors!
Epicurean Sponsor
VIP Reception Sponsor
Bon Vivant Sponsors
Connoisseur Sponsors
Gourmet Sponsors
Bistreaux Sponsors
Alabama Crown Distributors
Austal USA
Blazer Boats
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Bryant Bank
Century Bank
China Doll/Dixie Lily Foods
Ellison Smith Creative
Greer's Markets
Infirmary Health
Luxe Pop Events
Mosquito Joe of Gulf Coast Alabama
New Horizons Credit Union
Payroll Vault
The Radcliff-Schatzman Group at Morgan Stanley
RKD Group, LLC
Springhill Toyota
Foodie Sponsors
Alston Refrigeration Company, Inc.
Carolina Handling
Columbia Southern University
Franklin Primary Health Center
John & Linda Merting
Leavell Investment Management
Penske Truck Leasing
Plessala Gynecology & Fertility
Port City Industrial
Raymond Carolina
Thermo King of Mobile
Tyndall Federal Credit Union
United Bank
Media & Print Sponsors
Backpack Match Sponsors
Thanks to the generosity of supporters and Backpack Match Sponsors,
we more than doubled our event goal of providing weekend meals to 100 children.