Iron Chef Competition Supports Gleaners

The annual Iron Chef competition will be held at Bordine's to benefit the Gleaners' Community Food Bank of Livingston County

Competing this year in the annual Iron Chef Competiton benefiting Gleaners' Community Food Bank are Chef James McNulty of the in Brighton and Chef Tammy Young of Boomtown Kitchen + Tap at the Green Oak Village Place mall.

Each must craft an appetizer, entrée and dessert with a "secret ingredient."

The event, the biggest single fundraiser of the year for the organization, takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 at Bordine's Greenhouse and Nursery, located at 6347 W. Grand River Ave., west of Brighton in Genoa Township. 

Tickets for the Iron Chef event, at $50 each, will be available at the door, which opens at 6 p.m. The price will include appetizers, desserts and drinks provided by area caterers and merchants.

The event will also include a silent auction, with proceeds also going to Gleaners.

Those who can't attend but still wish to donate may contribute online by going to gcfb.org or by calling 1-866-GLEANER.

Gleaners is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, and as such, donations are tax-deductible.