Philly chefs mark Juneteenth with food events and a takeout meal

To mark Juneteenth, a group of local chefs, now calling themselves Cooking for the Culture, reprised their Everybody Eats giveaway of food and household goods Friday at the Universal Daroff Charter School, 57th and Vine Streets in West Philadelphia.

The action shifted in the late afternoon to the Hank Gathers Rec Center at 25th and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia, where Stephanie Willis, Elijah Milligan, Aziza Young, Gregory Headen, Malik Ali, and other volunteers hosted a fish fry, served outside with emphasis on social distancing.

On Saturday, chefs Omar Tate, Kurt Evans, and Rob Toland will sell a Juneteenth-theme menu out of the kitchen at Res Ipsa Cafe in Center City. The $50 meal has a choice of entree: sticky barbecue chicken and smoked lamb. It can be ordered via Venmo.