The 26th Annual Chef Challenge will be on April 9, 2026

This year’s 26th Annual Chef Challenge presented
by MCG Workforce Solutions was held on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

We are incredibly grateful to our chef participants, volunteers, sponsors, inkind and silent auction donors,
and wonderful supporters who came out to the event.

Thank you to our 26th Annual Chef Challenge Winners & Participants!

Winners

Salvation Army (People's Choice)

BBQ Ribs & Seafood Étouffée
A Southern feast featuring slow-cooked BBQ ribs
alongside a rich crawfish and shrimp étouffée

Topgolf Mobile (Best Appetizer)

Pimento Balls
fried pimento cheese balls served with pepper jelly
and topped with grated Parmesan and parsley

Greer's St. Louis Market (Best Vegetarian)

Roasted Red Pepper and Gouda Poppers
crispy phyllo shells filled with a savory medley
of roasted vegetables and creamy Gouda cheese

Mary's Southern Cooking (Best Entrée)

Brisket, Yams & Greens

Peach Cobbler Factory-Daphne (Best Dessert)

Banana Pudding & Peach Cobbler

Other Chef Participants (still winners in our book)

ACF Metro Mobile Chefs & Cooks Association
A Gathering Place Catering, LLC
The Battle House Hotel
Bay Gourmet Catering & Crown Hall
Bill E's Bacon
Cammie's Old Dutch
Coastal Alabama Community College
Dave & Buster's
Flying Biscuit Mobile
Girl Meets Kitchen
The Grand Hotel
Naman's Catering
The Noble South
Renaissance Riverview Plaza
Rock & Roll Offs
Slurp Society
Sweet Crees
T-Mac's Blue Zone Market & Cafe
Vandals Street Kitchen

Thank you to our 26th Annual Chef Challenge Sponsors!

Epicurean Sponsor

VIP Reception Sponsor

Bon Vivant Sponsors

Backpack Match Sponsors

Every $180 sponsorship feeds one child for an entire school year.

Thanks to the generosity of this event's Backpack Match Sponsors and the many wonderful individuals who stepped up,
more than 300 children have been sponsored for the 2026-2027 school year.

It's not too late to give. You can help ensure no child faces the weekend hungry.

Sponsor a Backpack

Connoisseur Sponsors

Gourmet Sponsors

Media & Print Sponsors

If you would like more information on how to get involved with next year's event,
please contact Tonia Camardella at (251) 653-1617, ext. 141
or email us at events@feedingthegulfcoast.org.

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