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Watch Atlanta's top chefs get roasted for a good cause

Linton Hopkins, Ford Fry and Kevin Gillespie will be part of the Atlanta Community Food Bank Roast.
Linton Hopkins, Ford Fry and Kevin Gillespie will be part of the Atlanta Community Food Bank Roast.
By Zusel Yvonne
Oct 21, 2016

Three of Atlanta's most well-respected chefs are putting themselves on the line for a good cause.

Ford Fry, who owns several Atlanta restaurants including King + Duke, Superica and The Optimist; Kevin Gillespie, who owns Gunshow and Revival; and Linton Hopkins, who owns Holeman and Finch and Restaurant Eugene, amongst others -- will be roasted by their peers Nov. 7 as part of a fundraiser to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

The evening -- emceed by Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby from the Jeff & Jenn Show on Star 94.1 -- will also include a multi-course dinner prepared by other Atlanta chefs including Andreas Mueller of Revival, Joey Ward of Gunshow, Rocket Farm Restaurants pastry chef Chrysta Poulous, Legendary Events chef Mark Alba and more. Cocktails will also be provided.

Tickets are $500 per person and include cocktails, dinner, entertainment and a donation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Details and tickets are available at roastatlanta.org/

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