Celebrating Our Food Community: Chefs’ Night Out 2026

The 34th Chefs’ Night Out was a smashing success, raising more than 320,000 meals for our community. Eugene’s largest foodie event of the year is a playground for the area’s best chefs to put their imaginations to the test, and 2026 didn’t disappoint!

It was a truly special evening. More than 1,200 community members came together to celebrate, connect, and show their commitment to ending hunger. Guests enjoyed an exceptional array of samples from some of Lane County’s favorite restaurants, wineries, and breweries, celebrating and connecting through food. 

Congratulations to our Mike West Best Overall Bite winners: LCC Culinary Arts and Agate Alley Bistro!

Check out photos of the event and the winning restaurants.

Winners

• Mike West overall best bite
  • Tie: Agate Alley Bistro & LCC Culinary Arts
  • Honorable Mention: Tie: Moi Poki & Seasoned
• People’s Choice Award
  • Tie: Fisherman’s Market & Seasoned
  • Honorable Mention: Network Charter School
• Presentation & Hospitality
  • Sweet Life
  • Honorable Mention: LCC Culinary Arts
• Vegetarian bite
  • Wild Plate
  • Honorable Mention: South Pine
• Gluten Free bite
  • Moi Poki
  • Honorable Mention: Sun River Brewing
• Sweet bite
  • Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
  • Honorable Mention: Sweet Life
• Savory bite
  • Seasoned
  • Honorable Mention: Corn Dog Company

Fabulous purveyors

Thank you to all the participating restaurants, wineries, and breweries for their generosity and support. Each purveyor donated their product, staff time, and unique genius to make this night special for our community. We can’t thank you enough!

• Agate Alley Bistro
• Alesong Brewing & Blending
• Bartini Bistro
• Bates Catering & Holiday Farm Resort
• Bigfoot Beverages
• Black Market BBQ Eugene
• Blended
• Café Mam
• Carlita’s Roof Top
• Chef Lino’s Cuisine & Catering
• Claim 52 Brewing
• Cold Fire Brewing
• The Corn Dog Company
• Elegant Elephant Baking Co.
• Elizabeth’s Wine Lounge
• Falling Sky Brewing
• Fisherman’s Market
• Gordon Tavern
• High Pass Winery
• Hop Valley Brewing
• J. Scott Cellars
• Jazzy Ladies Café & Club
• King Estate Winery
• LCC Baking Program
• LCC Culinary Arts
• Long’s Meat Market
• McKenzie Brewing

• Moi Poki
• Network Charter School Culinary Arts Program
• Ninkasi Brewing
• North Fork Tavern
• Oakshire Brewing
• Oakway Catering
• Oregon Wine Lab
• Pearl Catering
• Prime Time Sports
• Pub at Laurelwood
• RainSong Vineyard
• Seasoned
• Sheild Café & Catering
• Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
• Silvan Ridge Winery
• Smok’n Gingers BBQ
• Southpine Bakery & Cafe
• Stanton Vineyard
• Sunriver Brewing Company
• Sweet Cheeks Winery
• Sweet Life Patisserie
• Vanilla Jill’s
• The Venue by Market of Choice
• West Coast Smokin’
• WildCraft Cider Works
• Wild Plate
• Zest Kitchen & Bar

Wonderful sponsors

We couldn’t do this without our event sponsors: your support helps ensure that families, children, and seniors in our community have consistent access to nourishing food.