Demera Hosts 4th Annual Fundraiser Celebrating Culture & Cuisine with All-Star Chicago Chefs

Join Demera for its fourth annual fundraising event, An Evening of Hope: Music & Food for Humanity, on Monday, September 16th from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Hosted by Chef Tigist Reda, An Evening of Hope celebrates culture and cuisine mixed with music and food from some of Chicago’s top chefs and industry giants while raising money for a great cause.

The evening will take place at Bronzeville Winery (4420 South Cottage Grove, Chicago 60653), in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood, which will be the home of Demera’s second location which will open in 2026. Also new this year is the added theme of “music” which will be incorporated throughout the evening with a live opera singer, a DJ playing local music, and Tigrigna music from Ethiopia!

Along with great food and music, there will be an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony, Ethiopian Market, and Ashenda Tigrigna traditional performance. Guests will enjoy stations with dishes and desserts created by a participating lineup of all-star Chefs for one night only. Event participants include:

· Arshiya Farheen, Verzenay Patisserie
· Brian Jupiter, Frontier & Ina Mae Tavern
· Damon Patton, Moor’s Beer
· D’Andre Carter, Soul & Smoke
· Darnell Reed, Luella’s Southern Kitchen
· Diana Davila, Mi Tocaya Antojeria
· Ken Polk, Batter & Barries
· Mary Aregoni, Saigon Sisters
· Maya Camille, Justice of the Pies
· Rick Bayless, Bar Sotano/Frontera
· Rickie Perez, The Oyster Social
· Sarah Stegner, Prairie Grass Café
· Sebastian White, The Evolved Network
· Stephanie Hart, Brown Sugar Bakery

Tickets for An Evening of Hope are $125. Proceeds from the evening are donated to Health Professionals Network for Tigray (HPN4Tigray), a non-profit dedicated to helping those affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia and Sudan. For tickets, please visit: https://givebutter.com/c/Music-Food-Benefit