For nearly two decades, Boston has been hosting an evening where the city’s best chefs come together to cook up some of their best dishes in a summer barbecue. The 19th annual “Chefs in Shorts” al fresco event is being held this year on June 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Seaport World Trade Center to benefit Future Chefs, a local nonprofit focused on first careers in the culinary arts.
The foodie lover’s event includes grill-offs, food, wine and beer tastings and guests will be able to vote for their favorite dish. The lavish benefit barbecue that attracts nearly 1,000 guests each year will feature participating chefs like Jonathan Kilroy of Bar Boulud, Adam Kube of Bastille Kitchen and Cory Seeker of TRADE.
Here’s a sneak peek at who will be participating at one of the hautest gourmand events of the summer.
Host Chefs:
Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center – Karen Hodsdon, Pastry Chef
Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center – Richard Rayment, Executive Chef
TAMO Bistro & Bar at the Seaport Hotel – Robert Tobin, Chef
Participating Chefs & Venues:
Artbar – Brian Dandro
Ashmont Grille & Tavolo – Chris Douglass
Back Deck – Paul Sussman
Bar Boulud – Jonathan Kilroy
Bastille Kitchen – Adam Kube
BOND at The Langham, Boston – Mark Sapienza
Brasserie JO – Nicholas Calias
Coppersmith – Jason Heard
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse – Rodney Murillo
Deuxave – Shaun Velez
Earls Kitchen + Bar – Cyrus Winter
Flour Bakery + Café – Corey Johnson
Foundry on Elm & Saloon – Shayne Nunes
Gather – Dennis Wilson
Harvard Club – Dean Moore
Kashmir – Harjit Pabla
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar – Matt Drummond
Lucca Back Bay – Andres Cruz
Lulu’s Allston – Sarah Wade
Ocean Prime – Mitchell Brumels
Pete & Gerry’s Eggs – Karl Johnson
Philip R’s – Philip Rotondo
RFK Kitchen – Rachel Klein
Salty Pig – Josh Turka
Scampo – Alex Pineda
Serafina – Brendan Burke
Tip Tap Room – Brian Poe
Top of the Hub – Stefan Jarausch
Town Market Andover – Mark Porcaro
TRADE – Cory Seeker
Waterline – Joe Florio
Worden Hall & Five Horses Tavern – Tim McQuinn
The event is one of the best culinary kickoffs to summer. Chefs in Shorts was started in 1998 by a few local chefs looking to celebrate grilling season by cooking outdoors hoping to attract the public to raise awareness of both the newly-opened Seaport Hotel and this ‘new’ area of Boston. Since then, the waterfront area of Boston has become one of the hautest sections of the city with massive development currently underway and Chefs in Shorts has now emerged as one of the city’s most popular culinary events, raising awareness and funds for Future Chefs.
Chefs in Shorts is being held this year at The Seaport World Trade Center on the Upper Viaduct, 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston.
