As the LA wildfires continue to spread, displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes, our local chefs, restaurants and bars are using food and drink to help raise funds and provide aid.
If you’re looking for a way to be of service or help contribute, check out these chefs and restaurants hosting events and making food for the greater good.
If you’re aware of other food/drink-based fundraisers not mentioned in this article, please email tyler@kansascitymag.com so we can update the list.
Varsity Club/Disco Burger (319 Delaware St., KCMO)
The River Market’s cocktail bar and burger stand are hosting a party tonight, Jan. 16 at 8 pm, to raise funds for those affected by the wildfires in East LA. Complete with a DJ and dance floor, Varsity Club and Disco Burger will generously be donating 25 percent of tonight’s sales to Musicares, a non-profit helping LA’s music community.
For more information, click on the Instagram post below.
Little Butter Bakery (littlebutterbakery.com)
Kelsey Earl of Little Butter Bakery is hosting a cake raffle to raise funds that will be donated to World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that prepares and serves meals to communities impacted by natural disasters.
Each entry is $10. To enter and for more information, click on the Instagram post below.
Yoli Tortilleria & Friction Beer Company
The James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Bakery Yoli Tortilleria is partnering with Friction Beer Company for a pop-up on the evening of Jan. 24. The pop-up will take place at Friction Beer Company (11018 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS) and benefit families directly affected by the fires.
Carne asada and chili relleno burritos will be offered. For every pint sold of Friction’s new Weird Science West Coast Pale, the brewery will donate $2.
For more information, click on the Instagram post below.
