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The Culinary Trust administered a $5000 Richard Memorial Hunger Relief Grant to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater of New Orleans and Acadiana.
 Second Harvest provides food to over 180 non-profit and faith-based through its 23 parish service territory, which covers from the Mississippi border to the Texas state line. Since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Food Bank has distributed over 72 million pounds of food and supplies - more than four times its annual distribution amount before the storms. The food bank serves nearly 250,000 people annually and distributes food to provide an estimated 63,000 meals each week.
The Richard Sax Memorial Hunger Relief Grant
Richard Sax was an IACP member, a prolific writer who contributed to many leading magazines and the author of nine cookbooks. He won a James Beard Award and a Julia Child Award for Classic Home Desserts. He was the founding chef-director of Food & Wine and a columnist for Bon Appétit. He worked tirelessly for God’s Love We Deliver, an organization that provides food to people housebound with AIDS, the Whole Food Project of Manhattan Center for Living; and The Food and Hunger Hotline. He championed the causes of those who were victims of hunger, homelessness or prejudice, and devoted passionate energy to many food-related causes. He received the Humanitarian Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) for his charitable work and the prestigious James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award. He died in 1995 at the age of forty-six.
Hunger-Relief Fund History
The Culinary Trust had a hunger-relief fund in place in 1992 as part of its philanthropic outreach. Donations were received from members through the annual conference registration form. In 1996, after Richard’s death, a fund drive was started by Harriet Bell, Flo Braker, Barry Estabrook, Roy Finamore, Nick Malgieri, CCP, Rux Martin and Judith Weber, all IACP members, to memorialize him and support a cause that he actively worked for - hunger-relief. Attaching Richard’s name to the Trust’s hunger-relief fund seemed like a perfect fit and made the fund appeal personal. The Trust continues to combine interest earned from the fund with IACP annual conference attendees to administer a one-time grant in IACP’s annual conference host city.
Hunger Relief Contributions – History
2008 – Second Harvest Food Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 – Common Threads, Chicago, Illinois
2006 – FareStart, Seattle, Washington
2005 – North Texas Food Bank, Dallas, Texas
2004 – Garden Harvest, Baltimore, Maryland
2003 – Générations Foundation, Montreal, Quebec
2002 – Mama’s Kitchen, San Diego, California
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