For the landmark anniversary of the 30th Annual Chefs’ Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels on June 8, 2015, Citymeals honored the event’s founding chefs Larry Forgione and Jonathan Waxman who, 30 years ago, conceptualized the event as a birthday celebration for Citymeals Co-Founder James Beard.

At the event, the chefs celebrated the past while looking to the future as they created dishes inspired by tomorrow’s food trends at tasting stations throughout the Rockefeller Center Plaza. The event raised over $880,000 to provide more than 137,000 nutritious meals to homebound elderly New Yorkers.