Local Chefs to Battle at Tonight's Best Chef Competition

Four North Shore chefs will battle for the winning title at tonight's sold out Beverly Bootstraps Best Chef 2013 event. 

Held at the Danversport Yacht Club, the competition will benefit Beverly Bootstraps' food assistance, client support, adult education, and youth and family programs.

In the running are chefs:

• Christopher DeStefano of Christopher’s Table in Ipswich
• Stephen Crato of Fibber McGee’s in Beverly
• Scott Jenson of Alchemy Café and Bistro in Gloucester
• Chianti’s in Beverly

"What makes this competition unique is that the chefs must use 75 percent of their ingredients from our Food Pantry and only 25 percent can come from their own kitchens," Beverly Bootstraps website said. 

Here's a look at the host and judges:

• Karen Nascembeni, Director of Corporate & Community Relations, North Shore Music Theater
• Sam Hunt, 2012 Best Chef Winner, co-owner and chef of The Wild Horse Café
• Paul Guanci, Owner of Super Sub and Casual Catering. Current President of Beverly City Council
• Eliana Hussain, Personal chef and instructor at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts