Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 5:30-9 PM
SaraLee & Richard’s Barn, Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Knife’s Edge is a uniquely fun opportunity to taste Sonoma Family Meal’s impact while celebrating the power of food to unite us all - across cultures, kitchens, and missions! Guests will enjoy globally-inspired bites prepared by our talented culinary training alumni, vote to crown the Culinary Champion, and sit down to a feast by SFM’s own Catering with a Cause, complete with live music, local wine & beer, craft cocktails, and more—all while helping us raise $240,000 to expand workforce development and food security programming at both Petaluma and Unity Kitchens.
What To Expect
Attire: Upscale Wine Country Casual
5:30-7:00 PM Check-in, Cocktail Reception including local wine and beer, Chef Showdown & Tasting (multiple appetizer stations to vote on), raffle, live music, SABOR food truck, and more!
7:00-9:00 PM Seated globally-inspired Catering with a Cause dinner & dessert, program & client impact stories, live auction, and Fund-A-Need
A Peak at Our Exclusive Culinary Auction Lots
Dinner for Two at Enclos & Overnight with Breakfast at MacArthur Place
Private Dinner for 8 by Star Chefs Duskie Estes and Crista Luedtke
Fried Chicken Dinner by Chef Dan Kedan, and Hartford Family Wines
Big Thanks to Our Incredible 2026 Sponsors
Executive Chef
Ben Cushman and Marc Nadeau
Chef de Cuisine
Jabu Dayton’s Catalyst Fund
County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors District 2 - David Rabbitt and District 1 - Rebecca Hermosillo
Michael and Janet Verlander
Judith Walsh
Sous Chef
County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors District 3 - Chris Coursey
Aurea and Steve Herrick
Chef de Partie
Nancy and Tony Lilly
Tim and Jackie Reuling
Lea Baylis
Venue sponsor
In Kind Donors
ATL Events
BiRite
Bowman Cellars
Chef's Warehouse
Crista Luedtke
Cucina Paradiso Ristorante Italiano
Culinary Institute of America
Dan Kedan
Della Fattoria Bread
Della Fattoria Downtown Café
Duskie Estes
Enclos
Encore Events Rentals
Fern Bar
Gerard's Paella
Girl & the Fig
Hartford Family Winery
Henhouse Brewing
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Iron Horse Vineyards
Kalimera Bar & Grill
Kosho Sushi
L'Oro Di Napoli
La Rosa Tequileria & Grille
Lace House Linen
Lunch Box
MacArthur Place
Marin-Sonoma Produce
Minutemen Press
Morris Distributing
New Alchemy Distilling
Point Reyes Cheese Co.
Reuling Vineyard
Russian River Brewing
Sarmentine - Organic French Bakery
SingleThread & Selvedge Inn
Sol Food
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Sonoma Spice Queen
Starks Restaurants
Stockhome
Sunflower Caffé
The Local
Wild Goat Bistro
Willibees Wine & Spirits
Zannah Farms
Help Make Knife’s Edge A Success!
Would you or your company like to support Sonoma Family Meal’s food security and culinary training programs, while receiving marketing benefits and tickets to the event? Have a culinary-related experience you’re able to contribute to our auction to help us raise funds? We’d love to hear from you!
Please download the sponsorship packet below to find benefit levels, and email elana@sonomafamilymeal.org with interest in partnerships, sponsorships, or inKind donations.
