Liberty Food & Wine Exchange Guest Chef: Chris Cosentino

Celebrity Chef and longtime Mark Estee friend, Chris Cosentino will be taking over the Liberty Food & Wine Exchange – Specials sheet from February 16th – 20th. Chris and Mark will be in the kitchen and dining room Friday (2/16) and Saturday (2/17) night to help out on the line and talk to guests about the whole animal and sustainability philosophies that went into the dishes on the menu. On top of the delectable bites, we will be donating 15% of the specials price to No Kid Hungry.

Chris Cosentino is a passionate chef, author, cyclist, and philanthropist. After graduating from Johnson & Wales University, Cosentino got his professional start at some of the country’s most beloved restaurants in Washington, D.C. and then the Bay Area.

In his first executive chef position at Incanto in San Francisco, he elevated a neighborhood Italian restaurant to the international scene. Cosentino helped raise awareness about sustainability and utilizing the entire animal. He then mastered the art of hand-crafted cured meats in creating Boccalone, a celebrated cured meat company. Cosentino won BRAVO’s “Top Chef Masters,” earning over $140,000 for The Michael J. Fox Foundation. As an avid cyclist, Cosentino is on the advisory board of Chef’s Cycle, an annual cycling event that raises funds for No Kid Hungry.

No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. For each dish sold from this menu we will donate 15% of the price to No Kid Hungry. So, be sure to get your reservations in now!