Chefs Aim to Raise $1 Million

Two high profile chefs this week joined the efforts to help relief efforts in Haiti: Iron Chef Cat Cora and Haitian-born Top Chef contestant Ron Duprat. Cora and her organization Chefs for Humanity have teamed up with the UN World Food Programme to raise $1 million in one month to bring much-needed food and fresh water to the Haitian people. Duprat has reunited with former fellow contestants Mattin Noblia, Hector Santiago, and Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio for the effort, which will have all four chefs’ restaurants donating 10 percent of their Valentine’s Day profits to Hearts for Haiti: An American Dining Relief Benefit. The money will go to support the organizations Hollywood United for Haiti and Kinship Circle Disaster Relief. "Food always brings people together," says Duprat. “I hope chefs across the country will join us in this heartfelt effort for Haiti.”