22nd Annual Party in the Kitchen

On Thursday, September 25th, Open Hand will host its 22nd annual culinary-focused fundraising event - Party in the Kitchen! Join us at The Foundry at Puritan Mill for an evening of music, drinks, and exquisite cuisine prepared by some of the city's most accomplished chefs and mixologists, including Chef Co-Chairs Peter Kaiser and Kevin Rathbun. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on exclusive auction items for unique local experiences and travel abroad.

This year, grocery prices are rising for everyone and more people across the state are counting on Open Hand to help them manage their chronic conditions. Your donations this year will go directly towards meals for this influx of neighbors in need. Patron Reception attendees already filled four of our delivery vans to the brim with meals, but we know there are still countless individuals and families whose lives we can improve when we come together and Fund the Need at the Main Event.

With the purchase of your ticket, please consider increasing your impact with a Fund the Need donation. Every $100 covers another week’s worth of nourishing meals for a neighbor in need.

Not able to attend? You can still provide medically tailored meals to our neighbors by making a donation to the Fund the Need today.

Main Event - September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM at The Foundry at Puritan Mill

Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

Event Co-Chairs:
Marc Castillo
Heather Froy
Victor Macias

Chef Co-Chairs:
Chef Peter Kaiser, Kaiser's Chophouse
Chef Kevin Rathbun, Kevin Rathbun Steak

Host Committee:
Tom Abrams and Britt Wood | Tracie Arnold | Sandra Baldwin | Anne Barge Clegg | Ishel Baughan | Cromwell Baun | Jane Borneman | Tony Conway and Steve Welsh | Lindsey Craft-Goins | Dixie and Tyler Edgarton | Sudevi and Sekhar Ghosh | Marian Goldberg | Jim Hilderbrandt | Robert Joseph, Jr. | Leslie McLeod | Charles Mendez and Nick Parker | Clayton Morey | Johanna Ellis Reisinger | Jaime White | Butch Whitfield and Michael Lambert | Allen Yee | Judy Zaban

Main Event ticket price increases to $350 after August 25th.

Deadline to be included on printed invitations is July 3rd. Deadline to be included on event signage is September 4th.

Additional sponsorship levels are available. Please contact Stacy Weenick at sweenick@openhandatlanta.org for more information.