Meet Our Food Council

Over 90 of New York City’s (and the world’s!) top chefs and culinary experts serve on City Harvest’s Food Council. They are dedicated to spreading awareness of our mission, raising funds to support our work, and donating high quality food to help feed hungry New Yorkers. Geoffrey Zakarian is the Food Council Chair.

Geoffrey Zakarian is passionate about bringing New York’s restaurant community together to fight hunger, is also Culinary Director of The Plaza and an Iron Chef who stars on Food Network’s Chopped, The Kitchen and Cooks vs Cons.

 
City Harvest means community. From the staff and chefs on the Food Council to the volunteers and anyone who has a donated a dollar or a can of food, we are a community collectively striving to end hunger.
 
 
 
 
 
“I served butternut squash soup at a Bronx Mobile Market, and a grandmother came up. I will never forget her delight when she tried it for the first time.”