Top Chef Martin County: Community Edition Recap!

Top Chef Martin County 2025—Community Edition brought the heat and the heart!

Local community members representing some of our food bank partners stepped up to the stove to showcase their culinary talents—all for a great cause. Over 200 guests gathered for a night of delicious food, friendly competition, and BIG impact.

Together, we raised over $86,000 to support House of Hope’s mission of helping neighbors facing food insecurity and financial hardship.

Huge congrats to Amy Malaney for winning Top Fundraiser, Top Dish, AND Top Chef—a first in event history!

A heartfelt thank you to Jason Stocks, Chef and Owner of District Table & Bar and Colab Kitchen, and his amazing staff, lead by Laurrie Wood and Taylor Mohlmann, for hosting this annual event & supporting House of Hope. Special thanks to our Emcee, Ed Ciampi, Martin County Commissioner, for keeping the night lively!

Our esteemed judges:

  • Taylor Mohlmann, 'Chef de Quisine' at District Table & Bar

  • Carra Crehan, Owner/Operator of Chef’s Table and Fruits & Roots Vegan Cafe

  • Jennifer Atkisson-Lovett, 2024 Top Chef & Top Dish Winner

2025 Contestants:

  • Amy Malaney – Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Souper Sunday

  • Carolyn Bogdanski – First United Methodist Church of Stuart, Manna Kitchen

  • Pastor Chad Fair – Immanuel Palm City + Stuart, Souper Sunday

  • George Stokus – County Administration, Martin County

  • Pat Bartlett – St. Joseph Catholic Church, Carpenter's Kitchen  

 

A special shoutout to Brigite and John Babine, our sound extraordinaires, and to Steven Martine for his incredible photography!

To all Top Chef contributors, near and far, and especially our guests, chefs, judges, sponsors, and restaurants – your support made this event a resounding success! Here's to another great year, and looking forward to the next!

Check out all the fun moments in our 2025 Top Chef Martin County photo album!

Interested in being a part of this exciting event next year? Contact events@hohmartin.org or (772)286-4673 x1031 for more details!