Once again in 2025, Carnaroli Classico by Riserva San Massimo is Chefs for Life’s selected rice. Chefs for Life is a charity project born in 2019 that brings together gastronomic excellence and social commitment: starred chefs, master pastry chefs and bakers provide their know-how to support charitable causes. This year’s goal is forward-looking, aiming at exceeding the half-million-euro donation mark and expanding the network of supporters who share the same values and mission.
Diego Toscani, founder of Chefs for Life, has remarked: “Chefs for Life is a project that keeps growing, fueled by the enthusiasm of those who believe that food can be an outstanding way to help and change. Our 2025 goal is ambitious, but we can reach it and make a difference, one plate at a time, with the chefs, companies and all supporters’ hands.”
ossiamo raggiungerlo e fare la differenza, un piatto alla volta.”
The first event will be hosted on Thursday, May 29, at Il Borro Ferragamo Estate, Relais & Châteaux in Arezzo. The protagonist of the evening will be a brigade featuring some of the most renowned names in Italian cuisine, including Bobo and Chicco Cerea, Philippe Léveillé, Roberto Rossi, Vito Mollica, Andrea Campani, Alberto Quadrio, and Ljubica Komlenic, co-founder of the project. The proceeds will be donated to Fondazione Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer, supporting scientific research projects, advanced care for young patients and their families’ care.
A series of exclusive events will follow, each one dedicated to promoting a specific charitable cause.
June 12 at Tenuta Sei Ore in Gambara (BS) in collaboration with Mille Miglia, n favor of Associazione La Zebra Onlus;
September 8 at Cameo Spa in Desenzano del Garda (BS), in support of SOS Villaggi dei Bambini;
October 8 at Villa Fassati Barba in Passirano (BS) in collaboration with JRE – Jeunes Restaurateurs, in favor of Carolina Zani Melanoma Foundation.
The 2025 edition will close in November in Milan with a gala dinner to raise funds for Una Nessuna Centomila Foundation.
