Chefs for Success

Join celebrity guest chefs from around the Capital Region for an evening of food stations, cocktails and a silent auction to raise funds for student scholarships!

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Elston Hall, Van Curler Room

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2026 Chefs

Close up of Chef Stephen Barrett holding a plate of artfully plated food.

Chef Stephen Barrett
Fallside Brewing

Chef Armondo Cioccke wearing a white chef coat, holding a sheet of freshing pressed pasta.

Chef Armondo Cioccke
Armondo's Villa Tuscan Grill

Chef Nick Gabriel, wearing a black chef coat, standing in a restaurant kitchen.

Nick Gabriel
Nicole's Catering

Brianna Kwiatkowski '24
OH! Honey Bakery

Chefs Rain O'Donnell and Vanessa Schulte stand behind a table filled with individual desserts.

Rain O'Donnell and
Vanessa Traver Schulte and
Baking and Pastry Arts Students
SUNY Schenectady

Chef Cassondra Saddlemire, wearing a dark chef coat, stands with hands on hips in a restaurant kitchen.

Cassondra Saddlemire '18
30 Park at Hilton Garden Inn

Shawn Smith
Mazzone Hospitality