Sonoma Family Meal came together in the worst moments of the raging California Wildfires to feed a population not used to asking for help, but desperately in need. Heather Irwin, a restaurant writer in Sonoma County, created the nonprofit to bring families displaced by the fires together with hundreds of chefs who desperately wanted to help. Since 2017, we have served more than 450,000 meals made
by some of the Bay Area’s best chefs, packed up and ready to take home for anyone who asks. What started as a simple plan to hand out prepared meals donated by renowned restaurants like Single Thread in Healdsburg, Two Birds One Stone in Napa and San Francisco’s Aster has now turned into a full-on professional cooking operation with a staff of more than 20. We value great food, and since launching have served vegan tofu masala, ahi tuna with farro, stuffed acorn squash and more. All made with ingredients donated by local farmers and ranchers, much of it organic, and prepared by local chefs.
