
Unleash your culinary expertise and take center stage at the most exciting culinary extravaganza of the year.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 6pm
The Gaslight Melodrama Theater
12748 Jomani Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93312
“Lights, Camera, Cooking!”
Step into the Gaslight Melodrama where culinary artistry meets entertainment! Twenty of our community’s most captivating gentlemen chefs will showcase their signature dishes in an unforgettable tasting experience.
This isn’t just dinner – it’s dinner and a show! As you savor each carefully crafted course, you’ll be treated to the talent of our contestant chefs who prove that the kitchen can be the greatest stage of all.
Your ticket to this homegrown feast does more than satisfy your appetite – it transforms lives. All proceeds support Be Finally Free. Through education, skill-building, and dedicated support, we help community members overcome the challenges of addiction, incarceration, and poverty.
Join us for an evening where every bite makes a difference, every taste tells a story, and every guest becomes part of a greater narrative of hope and transformation.
Culinary Maestro: $10,000
- Logo/Name Placement: Prominent feature on all printed and digital advertising materials, social media, website, and aprons of all cooks (logo due by 3/15/25).
- Event Promotion: Advertising presence at the Mother’s Day Event and Kids’ Christmas Extravaganza.
- Tickets: 16 tickets (4 tables).
- Mentions: Multiple acknowledgments throughout the event.
- Participation: Two “Interesting Men Who Cook” slots, including aprons.
Gourmet Visionary: $2,500
- Logo/Name Placement: Inclusion on all printed and digital advertising materials
- (logo due by 3/15/25).
- Tickets: 8 tickets (2 tables).
- Mentions: Multiple acknowledgments throughout the event.
- Participation: One “Interesting Men Who Cook” slot, including an apron.
Taste Trailblazer: $1,000
- Logo/Name Placement: Inclusion on all printed and digital advertising materials (logo due by 3/15/25).
- Tickets: 4 tickets (1 table).
- Mentions: Multiple acknowledgments throughout the event.
- Participation: One “Interesting Men Who Cook” slot, including an apron.
Apron Advertising: $250
- Logo Placement: Your logo or name featured on all cooks’ aprons (logo due by 3/15/25).