Kelowna native, Alex Lavroff and head chef at The Chase Wines will be one of nine chefs stretching their imagination to create dishes made from ingredients in the food bank for a fundraiser.

The Fork and Spoon fundraiser is challenging Okanagan chefs to create a nine-course meal at the Central Okanagan Community Foodbank. All funds raised will go directly to the food bank.

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The event will be held Oct. 13 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. For ticket information visit their .

James Holmes, executive chef for Salt & Brick has pledged to create a cookbook containing each dish created during the event.

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