FEAST
Food equity and access sustains tomorrow.
FoodChain presents the 5th annual FEAST – a food event for foodies, like no other in the region! FEAST features creative food samplings by 24 nationally acclaimed women chefs from Kentucky & around the country, cocktails and mocktails by expert mixologists, live music, unique auction items, and fellowship with some of the most influential foodie folks as you casually mix, mingle, and enjoy the quintessential Kentucky setting of Fasig-Tipton.
Only the Best
Fresh, Local Ingredients
Thoughtfully curated food for a cause.



Amazing culinary talent from Kentucky and around the country
Talented, award winning, & James Beard recognized culinarians with the skills to give Ky grown produce a new life on your palate!
Why FEAST?
FEAST stands for Food Equity & Access Sustains Tomorrow. It began as a initiative of Ouita Michel and 4 chefs she met at a James Beard Foundation Chef Boot Camp. These chefs bonded over their dedication to changing our food system for the better and they all agreed that supporting the work of FoodChain was a great place to start! Funding from the very first FEAST in 2017 helped build our kitchen and now proceeds from this event help us to increase access to locally sourced, fresh food for everyone in our urban aquaponics farm, food literacy education programs, and direct food access distributions. In April of 2020, FoodChain launched Nourish Lexington with VisitLEX, the Murry Foundation, and Keeneland to meet the immediate needs of the community at the start of the pandemic, thanks in large part to relationships built during FEAST! That program has grown to become an essential way that FoodChain uses education and access to forge those links. Since March of 2020, our team has distributed over 650,000 meals to the community, while investing over $1,000,000 into our local food economy. With your support, FoodChain can continue building a better tomorrow with innovative education and direct access to locally grown, whole foods for everyone in the community. We hope you will join us this year at FEAST!

Very special thanks
To Our Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
VisitLex
The EE Murry Foundation
Holly Hill & Co
Tasting Event Sponsors
Independence Bank
UK HealthCare
Kentucky Proud
The Food Connection
Chef Sponsors
PNC
5/3rd Bank
Dennis Heskel
Tricia Bowdidge
Clem’s Refrigerated Foods
Columbia Gas
Blue & Co
Traditional Bank
The UK Alumni Association
Henry Watz Raine and Marino
Shevawn Akers- Firefly Realty & Investments
Amanda Nighbert- Registered Dietitian
Harper Hall
The Food Connection
Lexington Clinic Foundation
Davis & Plomin
In Kind Sponsors:
Farmer Joe’s
What Chefs Want
US Foods
Fasig Tipton
Hedley & Bennett
Mr. Linen
Bryants
Woodford Reserve
Ford’s Gin
Brown Forman
Great Stories
Castle & Key
Bourbon Hous
Southern Glazer’s
Storybook Balloons
Doug Smith Designs
West Sixth Brewing
Coca-Cola
Baumann Paper
Media Sponsor:
WKYT
Would you like to be a sponsor for this event? Please fill out this sponsorship form!