Ryan Hidinger (left) and his sous-chef Ben Barth at a Prelude to Staplehouse, an underground supper club. credit: Bita Honarvar

Atlanta’s food community is rallying around one of its own, chef Ryan Hidinger, who was recently diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer.

Hidinger, who worked at Muss & Turner’s for over seven years, has been working with his wife Jen to open a brick-and-mortar space for his supper club Prelude to Staplehouse. They had hoped to open the restaurant in 2013.

Now Atlanta restaurants are coming together for the Team Hidi event to raise funds for Hidinger’s treatment. Admission tickets cost $150 and 95% or more of the proceeds will go to the Hidingers. Food, beverages and entertainment by Frank Dux Fighting Academy Orchestra and Yacht Rock Revue are included. The event will also feature a food-related live auction.

Here are the details:

When/where: 4-8 p.m. Jan. 27, King Plow Event Gallery

Participating restaurants:

• Abattoir
• Floataway Cafe
• Bacchanalia
• Muss & Turner’s / Local Three
• 4th & Swift
• Brick Store Pub / Leon’s Full Service
• Rathbun’s
• Taco Mac
• Canoe
• STG / Bocado
• Miller Union
• No. 246 / The Optimist
• Double Zero Napoletana / The Iberian Pig
• Restaurant Eugene / Holeman & Finch
• Rosebud
• Southbound
• Noni’s
• Empire State South
• Cakes & Ale
• Greg Hardesty with Recess in Indy
• Six Feet Under
• Octane
• Honeysuckle Gelato
• Fox Brothers BBQ / The Big Tex

Purchase tickets online.

Read about Prelude to Staplehouse supper club here.

–by Jenny Turknett, Food and More blog