Akron Life August 2023

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Celebrity Cuisine Over 1,000 guests attended the 31st annual sold-out Celebrity Cuisine event hosted by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank April 18 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. Local celebrities like Food Network champ Stephan Baity, Crosby, Stills & Nash drummer Joe Vitale Sr. and En-rich-ment Program of Canton executive director Betty Smith donned aprons to serve attendees food and drinks from 40 restaurants and purveyors. Individual donations were matched by community members Jeanne Bauhart, Bill Lemmon and Kristen Manes. Local band Hey Monea performed. The event helped raise nearly $112,000 to provide meals for 448,000 people.

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1. Local band Hey Monea performed. 2. Betty Smith served guests. Photos provided by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

3. Stark County Court of Common Pleas judge Natalie Haupt, a celebrity chef for the event, chatted with Erica Banks and Charron Otis. 4. Canton TikTok star Dereck Malone, a celebrity chef for the event, posed with food bank sta ! er Faith Barbato and Shelley Meeks. 5. Food bank sta ! ers Cody Stanley and Nathan Kreis enjoyed a Milk & Honey Candy & Soda Shoppe treat. 6. The Bistro of Oakwood’s chicken dish was a fan favorite.

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