So. Menu for Hope 4, the charity raffle organized by Pim Techamuanvivit (Chez Pim) that occurred in mid-December, managed to raise a whopping $91,188 for the U.N. World Food Program. Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket (or tickets) and to all the generous prize donors. And now the moment you ticket buyers have been waiting for: the results. Here, I'm posting the winners of the U.S. East Coast region, which Serious Eats "hosted" this year. For a list of all winners, visit Chez Pim. The list here is long, so it follows after the jump. Note to winners: Congrats! Please contact the blogger or donor who offered the prize to make arrangements.... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the USA East Coast Region, which means we'll be bringing you periodic updates on prizes and such. This is one such update. —Adam We're coming up on the last few days of Menu for Hope ticket-buying (ticket-buying ends on Dec. 21), and the total raised for the U.N. Food Program as I type this is $45,615. We're hoping to beat last year's $60,925.12, so we've got a ways to... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the USA East Coast Region, which means we'll be bringing you periodic updates on prizes and such. This is one such update. —Adam Menu for Hope 4 features an almost overwhelming number of great prizes. To help you make sense of it all, here are the East Coast USA region items that offer: books, many of which are autographed For a complete list of prizes offered worldwide, visit ChezPim.com.... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the USA East Coast Region, which means we'll be bringing you periodic updates on prizes and such. This is one such update. —Adam Menu for Hope 4 features an almost overwhelming number of great prizes. To help you make sense of it all, here are the East Coast USA region items that offer: a dinner out at a great restaurant For a complete list of prizes offered worldwide, visit... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the USA East Coast Region, which means we'll be bringing you periodic updates on prizes and such. This is one such update. —Adam Another late-breaking Menu for Hope raffle prize just came in over the transom. D'Artagnan, purveyors of fine meats, game, and delicacies of all sorts, has generously given the Menu for Hope a $100 gift certificate toward the purchase of any of the company's delicious wares. The... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the USA East Coast Region, which means we'll be bringing you periodic updates on prizes and such. —Adam We have a few late-breaking prizes in Menu for Hope's USA East Coast region to alert you to. You'll find them after the jump. For a complete list of prizes offered worldwide, visit ChezPim.com. To enter to win any one (or more) of these prizes, visit firstgiving.com/menuforhope4. (Be sure to remember... More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. This year, prizes run the gamut from dinners out at fancy-pants restaurants to autographed cookbooks to appliances and kitchenware to scads of delicious-sounding homemade goods to food tours. Here is the list of all East Coast USA prizes. With more than 40 to choose from here alone, there's bound to be something for you or someone you know. More

Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. Serious Eats is offering the following prize, which you may buy a ticket for at this link: firstgiving.com/menuforhope4. (Tickets cost $10 each, and you may buy as many tickets as you'd like for any one prize or for multiple prizes; instructions on entering here.) This prize was generously donated by Rhonda Kave, who owns Roni-Sue's Chocolates in New York City and consists of 1 tin of buttercrunch and a seasonal subscription of assorted chocolates. I'm not a huge sweets guy,... More

Or, 'Everything But the Bookshelf' Each year, the Menu for Hope charity raffle brings together food bloggers worldwide in the fight against hunger. Bloggers offer prizes that readers may buy virtual raffle tickets to win, with the proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program. Serious Eats is offering the following prize, which you may buy a ticket for at this link: firstgiving.com/menuforhope4. (Tickets cost $10 each, and you may buy as many tickets as you'd like for any one prize or for multiple prizes; instructions on entering here.) We call this prize Everything But the Bookshelf. It's a collection of cookbooks that should set anyone down the road toward kitchen self-sufficiency. It's got something for everyone—from a collection of... More

Editor's note: I'm usually not a nag, but for the next couple weeks, get used to it, folks. —Adam Thanks to all the East Coast USA food bloggers who have already contacted me about participating in this year's Menu for Hope charity raffle event. For those of you who have been thinking about helping out, now's the time to step up. Serious Eats is serving as the "regional host" for the East Coast USA division, and while many East Coast food bloggers have thrown in some awesome food-related prizes to raffle off, we still have many spots available. Let's show that we have just as much heart as the Heartland (aka the Central USA division). And, well, you know the... More