Tonight (April 13): Youth Pop Up Kitchen at D’Agostino’s Trattoria with Chef Jeff Project

Local Italian favorite, D’Agostino’s Trattoria, hosts non-profit, The Chef Jeff Project, with an Italian and wine pairing dinner on Tuesday, April 13 at 6pm.

Chefs unite to train the future culinary Chefs as food is being prepared, plated and served by the students. The fundraising event will help support life skills and culinary training to at-risk and disadvantaged youth in the Las Vegas community. A special pop up “mentoring” kitchen tonight with an exclusive gourmet Italian wine pairing dinner, by Foley Family Wines, with students from the non-profit, Chef Jeff Project and Chef’s Danny Thompson (D’Agostino’s) and Chef Jeff Henderson (charity).

Time: 6pm – 8pm

Where: 4155 S Buffalo Dr #115, Las Vegas, NV 89147

Chef Jeff Henderson strives to help teens who have been in prison, foster care or struggle socially to live purposeful lives and teaching them life skills with culinary skills. Chef shares lessons beyond the kitchen walls, and partners with mentors, such as Chef Dan Thompson, from D’Agostino’s Trattoria, to teach the kids, and introduce them to other talents, and diverse menu items. The students learn life skills that no one can ever take away. Together, the Chefs unite to provide an exclusive dinner experience for both patrons and the youth in training.

“The Chef Jeff Project RELAUNCH empowers the second-chance students of tomorrow. We believe food changes lives and the spirit of hospitality can be used to speak a language of healing and restoration for generations to come,” says Jeff Henderson.

D’Agostino’s Trattoria is built upon over 150 years of heirloom family recipes with modern twists. Dan and Brandi Thompson are lifelong culinary experts with vast experience in the Las Vegas restaurant industry. In 2018, the couple opened the restaurant with the name of D’Agostino’s Trattoria, in honor of Dan’s Grandfather and handcraft Italian dishes from the finest imported Italian ingredients, custom for each valued guest.

For more information on the charity and to purchase tickets, visit, thechefjeffproject.org. Restaurant events and menus for D’Agostino’s Trattoria, may be found on the website at http://www.dagostinoslv.com/ or call 702-248-7048 for reservations.