Celebrity, Chef, and Creator Cohort Will Deepen Awareness and Support Hunger Relief Efforts Across the City
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Food Bank For NYC proudly announces the launch of its inaugural Ambassador Council, a dynamic group of influential advocates, entertainers, chefs, creators, and change-makers who are lending their voices to empower every New Yorker to achieve food security for good.
Spanning diverse industries and backgrounds, the Ambassador Council was created to build awareness, amplify the mission, and rally support for Food Bank’s work providing food, dignity, and hope to the 1.4 million New Yorkers facing food insecurity.
Inaugural Ambassador Council members include:
- Adam Richman, TV host & food personality
- Alex Guarnaschelli, chef, author, TV personality
- AlexxMedia, co-founder, WTFMedia Studios; co-host, Flagrant Podcast
- Alison Roman, cookbook author
- Anna & Garrett Albury, founders, coolstuff.nyc
- Anna Gordon, founder, The Good Batch
- Ashley + Gautier Coiffard, founders, L’Appartement 4F
- Ashley Longshore, artist, author, entrepreneur
- Ben Siman Tov, chef
- Candice Kumai, chef & author
- Charlamagne Tha God, co-founder, The Black Effect Podcast Network; co-host, The Breakfast Club
- Curt Menefee, host, Fox NFL Sunday & co-host, Good Day New York
- Dan Kluger, chef
- Esther Choi, chef & owner, Mŏkbar; chef & partner, Ms. Yoo
- Hannah Berner, comedian
- Harry Hamlin, actor
- Isaac Boots, fitness and TV personality
- Katie Lee Biegel, chef, cookbook author, and television food critic
- Kelly Bensimon, TV personality & real estate advisor
- Kevin Bacon, actor
- Kyra Sedgwick, actress
- Lauren Bush Lauren, CEO & co-founder, FEED Projects
- Lisa Lamb, managing partner, Launchpad Hospitality (Nami Nori, Postcard, Matsuyoi)
- Max Tucci, restaurateur, bestselling author, media personality, and producer
- Michael Rainey Jr., actor, producer, philanthropist
- Nicolas Heller (New York Nico), filmmaker
- Paulie Gee & Mary Ann Gianone, founders, Paulie Gee’s
- Sam Morril, comedian
- Taryn Delanie Smith, creator, writer, comedian
- Tracy Morgan, actor & comedian
“This Council brings together some of the most passionate, creative, and community-minded voices in New York and beyond,” said Leslie Gordon, President & CEO of Food Bank For NYC. “We’re honored to work alongside them to shine a light on food insecurity and bring more people into our mission of empowering every New Yorker to achieve food security for good.”
Ambassadors will engage in a variety of initiatives from packing food at Food Bank’s Hunts Point warehouse and distribution center and serving meals at the Community Kitchen and Pantry in Harlem to lending their platforms for advocacy, fundraising, and storytelling to elevate the issue of hunger in our city.
Together, this Council represents a powerful, people-first movement to ensure every neighbor has access to the food and resources they need to thrive.
This release was authored by Grace Accetta, program point of contact. For inquiries about the Ambassador Council, please contact her at gaccetta@foodbanknyc.org.
