Cooking for kids
Cooking classes
to benefit local youth
BY BRIANA ALZOLA
This month, a night full of cooking les-
sons from a local chef will mean help-
ing clothe and provide services for local
children.
The Assistance League of the Columbia
Pacific is hosting “Globe Trotting with Chef
Sean” on Sunday. The event, which will
take place online, offers participants the
chance join a Zoom cooking class where
they will learn how to make multiple dishes
from around the world.
If You Go
Globe Trotting with Chef Sean
4 p.m. Sunday via Zoom
Tickets: $30
Tickets are available at bit.ly/3t1r6co
Chef Sean Whittaker, chef at Finn’s
Fish House and a former Iron Chef Goes
Coastal winner, will lead the classes. All
proceeds for the event will go toward pro-
grams directly benefiting children of Clat-
sop County.
Chinese dumplings and coastal ceviche
are two recipes that will be included, said
Jane Cartwright, the league’s vice president
of resource development.
The event will also include drawings
for gift certificates to Finn’s Fish House,
Twisted Fish Steakhouse and the Times
Theatre, as well as other prizes, said Shelby
Mogenson, league president.
“We are really excited,” she said. “This
is a really fun chef.”
The league has been a chapter of the
national organization since 2011. Its main
focus is helping local children.
A huge project for the league is Oper-
ation School Bell, which provides clothes
to children who need them for school. In a
normal year, that includes going to schools,
getting measurements and information on
preferences, then bringing clothes back.
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Chef Sean Whittaker is leading a virtual cooking event to benefit children via the Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific. Pictured with
Whittaker are league board members Jane Cartwright, left, Shelby Mogenson and some stand-in young beneficiaries.