Chiefs Cooking For Kids
Join some of Metro-Detroit’s finest top brass in a chief’s cook-off competition in support of area youth. Metropolitan Detroit Chiefs of Police, Fire and other public safety agencies will don chef aprons and hats on Thursday, October 10th, 2019 from 6:00-8:30pm. in support of Detroit’s youth at the Max Fisher Music Theater in Detroit.
Enjoy an evening of great food, fun and music, and elect who will be crowned Metro-Detroit’s 2019 Chief Chef. A silent auction to benefit The Youth Connection will be held during the event with a wide variety of items for sale.
Chiefs Cooking For Kids brings together a wide range of law enforcement and fire officials’ favorite recipes in a community-wide effort to raise money for The Youth Connection, a non-profit 501(c)3 agency that connects our youth to a brighter future.
The Chief whose dish gets the most votes will be crowned the winner and will receive the title of Metropolitan Detroit’s “Chief Chef.”
For more information about our Chiefs Cooking For Kids event, contact Jeff Griffith
at (313) 826-7099.
A Look Back!
2016 Chiefs Cooking For Kids
The Youth Connection 4th Annual Chiefs Cooking 4 Kids event was held Thursday, October 6th, 2016 from 6-9 p.m. in support of Detroit’s youth at the Max Fisher Music Theater in Detroit. Over 150 guests joined sixteen of Metro‐Detroit’s finest top brass in a chief’s cook‐off competition. Everyone that attended enjoyed an evening of great food, fun and music, and elected who will be crowned Metro-Detroit’s 2016 Chief Chef.
A silent auction was held to benefit The Youth Connection during the event with a wide variety of items for sale.
Participating Chiefs from that night included:
Chief William Armstrong – Lathrup Village Police Department
Lt. Dan Bigger – Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Chief Stacey Brackens – Detroit Public Schools Police Department
Chief Curtis Caid – Livonia Police Department
Chief Kevin Coney – Highland Park Fire Department
Director Steve Cooper – Oak Park Public Safety Department
Chief James Craig – Detroit Police Department
Chief Ron
Haddad – Dearborn Police Department
Chief Eric Hawkins – Southfield Police Department
Chief Anthony
Holt – Wayne State University Police Department
Commissioner Eric Jones – Detroit Fire Department
Chief Josh Meier – Canton Fire Department
Chief Johnny Menifee – Southfield Fire Department
Chief Paul Myszenski – Centerline Public Safety Department
Sergeant Rob Ried – Pleasant Ridge Police Department
Grand Chief Ted Roll – Wyandot of Anderdon Nation
Chief Mary Sclabassi – Taylor Police Department
Chief Joseph Thomas – Muskegon Heights Police Department
Chief Shadd Whitehead – Livonia Fire Department
Sheriff Anthony Wickersham – Macomb County Sheriff’s Department
Winners of the five categories were as follows:
Chief Chef (Most overall votes)
Chief Ron Haddad
Dearborn Police Department
Best Appetizer (Most votes – Appetizer division)
Chief Anthony Holt
Wayne State University Police Department
Best Entrée (Most votes – Entrée division)
Chief Eric Hawkins
Southfield Police Department
Best Dessert (Most votes – Dessert division)
Commissioner Eric Jones
Detroit Fire Department
2016 Chiefs Cooking for Kids Chef’s Choice (Dish chosen by Max Fisher Theater Executive Chef Kyle Hanley as the best of the evening)
Chief Ron Haddad
Dearborn Police Department
The Chefs choice dish was featured on the Max Fisher Theater Catering Menu for the remainder of 2016!
The 2016 Chiefs Cooking for Kids event was sponsored in part by:
Fifth Third Bank
Skillman Foundation
Associated Food & Petroleum Dealers (AFPD)
St. John Providence Health System
Molina Healthcare
The Parade Company
RJ’s Old Tyme Meat Shoppe
Randy’s Sausage Shop and Detroit Cheese Co.
Apollo Market
Detroit Wholesale Produce.
Motor City Produce
Del Bene Produce
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Thomas Produce
R - HIRT Detroit
SAAD Wholesale Meats
2015 Chiefs Cooking For Kids
The Youth Connection 3rd Annual Chiefs Cooking 4 Kids event was held Thursday, October 8th, 2015 from 6-9 p.m. in support of Detroit’s youth at the Max Fisher Music Theater in Detroit. Over 250 guests joined sixteen of Metro‐Detroit’s finest top brass in a chief’s cook‐off competition. Everyone that attended enjoyed an evening of great food, fun and music, and elected who will be crowned Metro-Detroit’s 2015 Chief Chef.
A silent auction was held to benefit The Youth Connection during the event with a wide variety of items for sale.
Participating Chiefs from that night included:
Chief John Adams – Inkster Fire Department
Andrew Arena – Detroit Crime Commission
Chief James Craig – Detroit Police Department
Special Agent in Charge David Gelios – Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chief Gary Hagler – Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Chief Eric Hawkins – Southfield Police Department
Chief Anthony Holt – Wayne State University Police Department
Commissioner Edsel Jenkins – Detroit Fire Department
Chief Josh Meier – Canton Fire Department
Sheriff Benny Napoleon – Wayne County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Chief Debra Newsome – Canton Police Department
Grand Chief Ted Roll – Wyandot of Anderdon Nation
Ambassador Joseph Thomas – United States Army Reserve
Chief Barry White – Southfield Fire Department
Chief Shadd Whitehead – Livonia Fire Department
Chief Paul Wilk – Hamtramck Fire Department
Winners of the five categories were as follows:
Chief Chef (Most overall votes)
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
Dish ‐ Chicken and Mashed Potato Casserole
Best Appetizer (Most votes – Appetizer division)
Wayne State University Chief of Police Anthony Holt
Dish ‐ BBQ Meatballs
Best Entrée (Most votes – Entrée division)
Detroit Police Department Chief James Craig
Dish ‐ Baked Salmon
Best Dessert (Most votes – Dessert division)
Inkster Fire Department Chief John Adams
Dish ‐ Chocolate/Butterscotch/Peanut Butter Surprise
2015 Chiefs Cooking for Kids Chef’s Choice (Dish chosen by Max Fisher Theater Executive Chef Kyle Hanley as the best of the evening)
Canton Fire Department Chief Joshua Meier
Dish ‐ Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos
The Chefs choice dish was featured on the Max Fisher Theater Catering Menu for the remainder of 2015!
The 2015 Chiefs Cooking for Kids event was sponsored in part by:
Fifth Third Bank
Skillman Foundation
St. John Providence Health System
Molina Healthcare
Kellerin Equipment Sales
Suburban Collection Showplace
FBI – Detroit Field Office
The Parade Company
RJ’s Old Tyme Meat Shoppe
Randy’s Sausage Shop and Detroit Cheese Co.
Apollo Market
Cheechs Poultry
Detroit Wholesale Produce.
For more information on our sponsors, please visit our sponsors page.
For photos for our event, click here!
2014 Chiefs Cooking For Kids
The Youth Connection 2nd Annual Chiefs Cooking 4 Kids event was held Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 from 6-9 p.m. in support of Detroit’s youth at the Max Fisher Music Theater in Detroit. Everyone that attended enjoyed an evening of great food, fun and music, and elected who will be crowned Metro-Detroit’s 2014 Chief Chef.
A silent auction was held to benefit The Youth Connection during the event with a wide variety of items for sale.
Participating Chiefs from that night included:
Paul Abbate ‐ TYC Board of Directors
Andrew Arena ‐ Detroit Crime Commission
Chief Stacy Brackens ‐ Detroit Public Schools
Chief James Craig ‐ Detroit Police Department
Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue ‐ Michigan State Police
Chief Max Garbarino, J.D. ‐ Hamtramck Police Department
Chief Eric Hawkins ‐ Southfield Police Department
Chief Anthony Holt ‐ Wayne State University Police Department
Asst. Chief Lashinda Houser ‐ Detroit Police Department
Commissioner Edsel Jenkins ‐ Detroit Fire Department
First Lieutenant David Malloch ‐ Dept. of Natural Resources
Chief Rich Marinucci ‐ Northville Fire Department
Chief Skip McAdams ‐ Warren Fire Department
Director Paul Myszenski ‐ Centerline Public Safety
Chief Keith Rowley ‐ Southfield Fire Department
Chief Shadd Whitehead ‐ Livonia Fire Department
Chief Paul Wilk – Hamtramck Fire Department
The 2014 Chiefs Cooking for Kids event was sponsored in part by:
Fifth Third Bank
Skillman Foundation
St. John Providence Health System
Molina Healthcare
Kellerin Equipment Sales
City of Detroit Recreation Department
Suburban Collection Showplace
Michigan State Fair
FBI – Detroit Field Office
Detroit Crime Commission
RJ’s Old Tyme Meat Shoppe
Randy’s Sausage Shop
Apollo Market Place
2013 Chiefs Cooking For Kids
The Youth Connection 1st Annual Chiefs Cooking 4 Kids event was held Thursday, December 5th, 2013 from 6-9 p.m. in support of Detroit’s youth at the Max Fisher Music Theater in Detroit. Everyone that attended enjoyed an evening of great food, fun and music, and elected who will be crowned Metro-Detroit’s 2013 Chief Chef.
A silent auction was held to benefit The Youth Connection during the event with a wide variety of items for sale.
Winners of the four categories were as follows:
Best Recipe and 2013 Chief Chef
Andrew Arena, Detroit Crime Commission
Best Appetizer
Chief Roderick Grimes, Detroit Public Schools Police Department
Best Entree
Chief Anthony Holt, Wayne State University Police Department
Best Dessert
Chief Max Garbarino, Hamtramck Police Department
The 2013 Chiefs Cooking for Kids event was sponsored in part by:
Fifth Third Bank
St. John Providence Health System
The Piston Group
The Skillman Foundation
Molina Healthcare
Detroit Crime Commission
Suburban Showcase Collection
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Institute for Population Health
Kellerin Equipment Sales
Detroit Manufacturing Systems
Legal Aid and Defender Association
Michigan First Credit Union
Radish Creative Group
The Max Fisher Theater provided the perfect venue for our guests to eat, drink, dance and bid on silent auction items while listening to great live music and enjoying a good time with friends. Next year's event promises to be even bigger - we hope to see you there!
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