Benefit Auction Ideas - A Great Auction Item For Your Dining Category is a Chef's Table

A popular item to sell at benefit auctions is theSometimes a restaurant will book the Chef's Table
opportunity to dine at the Chef's Table in a restaurant.when the restaurant is at capacity. Other times the
What is the Chef's Table?table might be left vacant unless a special customer
Perhaps not every restaurant has one, but a Chef'sarrives.
Table is a table situated within the kitchen of theA few years ago while attending a conference in
restaurant. And as with real estate, what makes thisPittsburgh, PA, my colleagues and I headed down to
table unique is the location, location, location.an Italian restaurant on the South Side. I have since
By virtue of where it sits (in the kitchen), the tableforgotten the name of the restaurant, but I haven't
allows the guests to see how their food is beingforgotten the experience. The restaurant was packed,
prepared, observe communication among the kitchenand the only table large enough to accommodate our
staff, and generally experience the inner workings of aentire group was the Chef's Table in the kitchen.
busy restaurant kitchen. The uniqueness of the"Would you mind eating there," the hostess inquired.
experience is what makes this auction item popular atWe were ecstatic! We got to enjoy a fabulous meal
fundraisers.and have a unique view of the restaurant which no
It is always nice to go out for a good meal. But it'sone else did.
even a more fascinating experience to eat out whenWhen soliciting for donations from restaurants, ask if
you are literally in the middle of the hustle and bustle ofthey would mind donating a dinner at the Chef's Table.
a busy kitchen. It puts a new dimension on theThis is a better donation for you, and doesn't "cost" the
experience. You are dining in the kitchen, while diningrestaurant any additional money.
out of your home.