By Michael Woyton
UPDATE AUG. 31, 2024: In an Instagram post, Susan Feniger said Cooking for Kamala raised more than $225,000.
Black women recently got together on a Zoom call and raise a million bucks for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Then there were members of the LGBTQ community, White Dudes, Comedians and others livestreaming for dollars.
On Thursday, there was definitely something in the oven when Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell organized Cooking for Kamala, a livestream video, with chefs and foodies on hand to talk and answer questions, cook some of Vice President Kamala Harris’s favorite recipes and raise some money for her campaign.
The 90-minute livestream event was co-hosted by Padma Lakshmi, of late from “Top Chef,” and Joel McHale, who had a role as an ultra-cruel chef in “The Bear.” Chefs and celebrities appearing during the event included José Andrés, Giada de Laurentiis, Ruth Reichl, Susan Feniger, Stuart O’Keeffe, Mary Sue Milliken, Patton Oswald and Rosie O’Donnell.
According to the on-screen tally, more than $219,000 was raised to support Harris’s campaign by the end of the cook-fest.
Swalwell said that the total amount of donations would likely exceed the goal of $250,000.
Watch a recording of the livestream here:
Andrés spoke with McHale about cooking with Harris.
He said that she is a terrific cook, who “rocks in the kitchen,” adding that Harris once cooked him a paella.
Andrés said that, as president, Harris will make sure no one in the country goes hungry.
He also spoke highly of vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz’s tater tot hot dish.
Swalwell said that there were giveaways such as signed cookbooks and dinners that people could still try to obtain by donating through the Cooking for Kamala website.
Recipes cooked during the livestream were:
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