Food Network Magazine - (11)November 2020

30 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●NOVEMBER 2020

in the know

Sara Gore

COHOST, NEW YORK LIVE

Maneet Chauhan

FOOD NETWORK JUDGE AND

RESTAURATEUR

Ted Allen

FOOD NETWORK HOST

Michelle Buteau

ACTOR AND COMEDIAN

Nischelle Turner

COHOST, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Joy Bauer

NUTRITIONIST AND AUTHOR

Siba Mtongana

COOKING CHANNEL HOST

Molly Yeh FOOD NETWORK HOST

Geoffrey Zakarian

FOOD NETWORK HOST AND

RESTAURATEUR

Bobby Flay

FOOD NETWORK HOST

AND RESTAURATEUR

Barbara Corcoran

FOUNDER, THE CORCORAN GROUP

Giving doesn’t end with your

neighbors, it also includes

our four-legged friends. I’m

proud to have joined the

Clear the Shelters

initiative, which has

found forever homes

for close to half

a million animals.”

I’m a spokesperson

for Dining Out for

Life, a campaign that

raises money for

HIV and AIDS

organizations across

the country.”

I do a live show called

Adulting with my friend

Jordan Carlos, and we donate

part of the proceeds from every

show to an organization.

For Pride Month, we

gave to the Trevor

Project, and we’ve

also given to the

ACLU and Planned

Parenthood.”

My way of giving back

has always

been through food,

whether it’s

feeding friends or

volunteering to

serve strangers.”

One of my greatest joys

is empowering kids to

eat well and develop healthy

habits, so I volunteer

giving talks and

cooking classes

to kids of all ages.”

When Covid-19 hit South

Africa, my country’s restaurant

and food industry was

brought to its knees.

I support the Restaurant

Relief Fund, which

helps restaurants

pay employees and

stay open.”

My husband Nick and

I hope that every child

can have opportunities like

we did, so we give to Midwest

Young Artists Conservatory;

Northern Valley Youth

Orchestras (our local

youth orchestra);

and the Empire

Arts Center (our

local theater).”

I’m proud to be

the chairman of

City Harvest’s Food Council.

City Harvest helps nearly

2 million NYC residents

who struggle to put

meals on the table.”

After the onset of Covid-19, my

husband Vivek and I partnered

with our food vendors in Nashville to

provide food to people in need. We

also created two specialty beers

with our brewery, Hop Springs,

with a percentage of

sales going to support

Hospitality Strong, an

organization we founded

to help workers in the

hospitality industry.”

I was labeled ‘the

dumb kid’ in school

because I had dyslexia

and couldn’t learn to

read. Now I give back to

organizations such

as the Child Mind

Institute to help

empower kids

like me so they

know that

they can

achieve

greatness.”

I’ve been particularly

interested in No Kid Hungry,

a campaign developed by the

hunger-relief organization Share Our

Strength. As a chef, it makes sense

to me to target the issues of

hunger, food education and

nutrition for our children.

The earlier we can start a

generational change,

the better.”

Sunny’s friends show their gratitude this year by giving back.

We hope these acts of kindness will inspire you, too!

GORE: ALAMY. BAUER: LUCY SCHAEFFER. MTONGANA: ZHANN SOLOMONS. BUTEAU: MINDY TUCKER. TURNER: PAUL HEBERT/CTD. CORCORAN: BOB D’AM

ICO/WALT DISNEY TELEVISION.

~ The Stars Give Thanks ~

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