Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati

Supporting Food & Wine Education

Annually the Cincinnati Bailliage requests voluntary contributions to the Freestore Foodbank – Cincinnati Cooks Program as part of our local dues renewal notice which raises approximately $4,000 each year. We’ve done this since 2009 when we started our Bailliage’s participation in the Young Chef Competition, and this fundraising activity helps to fund scholarships for culinary students at the Freestore Foodbank.

In addition, each year we have an annual silent auction of our wine inventory consisting of bottles remaining from each of our four major dinners and Mondiale events which raises approximately $5,000 – $6,000 per year.

And finally, from time to time we arrange special wine tasting events where a portion on the entrance fee is earmarked for scholarships.

These three sources of funds are then utilized for our contribution to the Freestore Foodbank each year. After deducting our expenses related to the Young Chef Competition, over the past 16 years Cincinnati Chaîne Chapter members have contributed over $118,000 for the education of chefs in Greater Cincinnati, an average of almost $7,400 per year.

Bailli George Elliott presenting the Cincinnati Bailliage donation to Freestore representatives Toni Lavatori, Chef Rôtisseur Alan Neace, Maureen Gregory, Liz Borntrager, and Cincinnati Cooks Program Manager, Danny Bungenstock
Bailli George Elliott presenting the Cincinnati Bailliage donation to Freestore representatives Toni Lavatori, Chef Rôtisseur Alan Neace, Maureen Gregory, Liz Borntrager, and Cincinnati Cooks Program Manager, Danny Bungenstock

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bailliage of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs!

Chaîne Cincinnati includes local businessmen and women, doctors, lawyers, chefs, wine distributors and retailers as well as others in the food and wine fields. Our Bailliage unites professional and amateur gastronomes in a private, not-for-profit society committed to promoting the culinary arts and those of enology and hospitality through example, education and camaraderie.

As an example, we foster the development of the culinary arts among our community's promising chefs by contributing to the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank’s culinary education program called Cincinnati Cooks. We raise money for this purpose by asking for voluntary donations from our members annually, holding an annual wine auction and having special fundraising events.

Additionally, the Cincinnati Chaîne is home to an active chapter of Société Mondiale du Vin, an organization dedicated to enjoying and learning about the world of fine wine and spirits. Over the last few years our members have toured internationally renowned wine destinations to further their understanding of those areas and their wines.

The Bailliage de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati is affiliated with the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage des Etats-Unis (United States Chapter), which is associated with the International Headquarters in Paris.

Salut and Vive la Chaîne!