Epicurean Fine Dining Wine Dinner Experience - Chef William-Allen Peterson Culinary Arts Foundation

The Culinary-Vineyard Experience & Our Mission

Savor, Sip &
Support!

Fundraising raffle proceeds benefit promising young underrepresented culinary arts students in public high school career technical education (CTE) and post-secondary school programs lacking critical resources.

Chef Will’s Foundation focuses on educating, training and empowering students’ development as confident career culinary specialists and professional chefs. Read More about the Foundation

Private Gathering Wine Dinner Experience November 6, 2026
4:00–8:00 PM

The Pippin Hill Experience

See the Evening Wine Dinner Come to Life

A picturesque culinary vineyard in the pastoral foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Warm hospitality, fine dining and award-winning wines come together in one unforgettable private culinary experience to benefit young men and women aspiring to careers as culinary arts professionals.

The Mission Behind the Culinary Experience

Every Passionate Chef Has to Start Somewhere...

We honor Chef Will’s enduring legacy by empowering aspiring, young culinary arts students through policy-advocacy, industry education, scholarships, culinary tool-kits, mentoring and culinary training in public high-school and post-secondary education programs.

We nurture promising and talented young men and women, from underrepresented communities, transforming enthusiastic students into next generation passionate culinary arts specialists and professional chefs.

Education
Scholarships
Tool-Kits
Advocacy
Training

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Young chefs working together in a culinary program

Culinary program participants and educators

Young culinary students preparing food together

A student learning in a professional culinary kitchen

Young culinary students at the beginning of their careers

Culinary students celebrating education and opportunity

The Mission Behind the Culinary Experience

100+Students

Support Our Mission... Positive Impact!

And We’re Just
Getting Started!

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Culinary Arts Educators: 78
High Schools: 26
College / Post-Secondary Education: $11,000
Grant Scholarships

Chef creating a meal in a professional kitchen

Education
Scholarships
Tool-Kits
Advocacy
Training

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Culinary Education Partners

Table set for dining at Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards

An Evening of Fine Dining at Pippin Hill for Raffle Prize Winners

A Five-Course Culinary Experience with an Educational Purpose

Curated by Executive Chef Victoria Cosner

The Chef’s Table 5-course epicurean wine dinner experience is presented at Virginia’s award-winning Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards estate in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Chef-inspired cuisine and award-winning wines from Virginia’s Monticello region come together in support of talented underrepresented public school students pursuing professional culinary arts careers.

Five CoursesWine List

4:00–8:00 PMNovember 6, 2026

CharlottesvilleVirginia's Monticello Wine Region