Pilot Light’s Feed Your Mind Gala 2024

DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2024

LOCATION: Venue West 

TIME: 6:00 PM 

The 2024 Feed Your Mind Gala will take place on November 1, 2024 at Venue West (221 N. Paulina St.) in West Town. Cocktail hour will begin at 6 PM, followed by a seated dinner, live auction, and informational program from the Pilot Light team. Festivities will include chef presentations, stories from Pilot Light classrooms, and a professional auctioneer conducting a thrilling live auction packed with exclusive travel adventures, food & wine tastings, and other one of a kind experiences (some including one-on-one interactions with our celebrity chefs)! Past travel destinations have included Breckenridge, Iceland, Italy, Oregon's Willamette Valley, Santa Barbara, and Switzerland. An additional silent auction and luxury raffle items will round out the festivities. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience an evening of food and drink from Pilot Light’s Founding Chefs (Matthias Merges, Jason Hammel, Paul Kahan, and Justin Large) and other stars of Chicago’s food community. No other event offers the same chance to share the room – and eat the food– of multiple James Beard award-winners, nominees, and other rising chef stars while also investing in the future of Food Education. We hope to see you for this one of a kind celebration of the power of food  on November 1!