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Published: June 23, 2014 5 Comments

Photo Essay: Meals on Wheels’ Star Chefs and Vintners Gala – 2014 Part 2

This photo essay showcases chefs, plated meals and desserts from the Meals on Wheel’s Star Chefs and Vintner’s Gala, SF’s premiere food fundraising event.

Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Even though I already wrote and shared some of the photos from the Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners’ Gala in a previous post, the reality is I could probably fill this a month worth of blog entries with all the food and photos I took from the event. With over 100 chefs serving and making appetizers, 3-course meals and desserts, the food was bountiful as well as beautiful. My previous post mostly showed the appetizers but the work and effort involved in putting on the event, including creating and plating the 3-course meal for all the guests, as well as breakdown and setting up the desserts is worth sharing as well. If you have a chance, support the hard-working chefs and restaurants as well as wineries and bartenders that make this event so spectacular. They deserve it.

Chefs at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plates at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Grilling meat at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plates at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Grilled Octopus at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs working hard at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs prepping at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plated course at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs prepping at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs prepping at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plated course at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chef plating at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Slicing meat at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs hard a work at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs working hard at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Grilled Meat at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs at work at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs working hard at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs at work at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plated meal at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs working hard at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs working hard at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Plated meal at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Auctioneer at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Tout Sweets at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Chefs piping desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Prepping desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Prepping desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Prepping desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Pastry Chefs at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Desserts at Meals On Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala 2014. Photo by Irvin Lin of Eat the Love

Special thanks to Charles Zukow Associates and Meals on Wheels San Francisco for providing us press tickets to cover the gala. I was not monetarily compensated for this post, though the tickets were provided to us both. All opinions listed above are my own.

Filed Under: Photo Essay, Travel & Events Tagged With: 2014, food events, meals on wheels, san francisco, star chefs and vintners

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  1. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    June 23, 2014 at 8:56 am

    Ahhh, the shots of these plates and plates all lined up are awe-inspiring Irvin. So amazing. I can see why you went shutter-clicking crazy! The colors and the concentration on the chefs’ faces. What a cool photo essay.

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  2. Scott_D says

    June 23, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Beautiful shots!

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  3. Millie | Add A Little says

    June 24, 2014 at 12:09 am

    Looks like such fun! And the photos are absolutely stunning!
    http://youtube.com/addalittlefood

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  4. Miss Kim @ behgopa says

    June 24, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    Great shots. Looks like such a fun event with so much yumminess. I’ve done quite a few of these huge event type work and it can get pretty hectic, but they’re fun to do. Your photos take me back to those days. Personally, I hate being photographed when I am in action! – no make up and I just look a mess…but that is just me.

    Reply
  5. Emily @ Tips on Healthy Living says

    June 27, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    Yum! These are beautiful and fun photos. It’s great to see chefs in action. Thank you!

    Reply

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