Award-winning Houston chef Chris Shepherd will lead the first in a series of virtual fundraising events for Austin Tice, a Houston native, Marine veteran and journalist who was has been held captive in Syria since 2012.
The Cook for a Cause series, sponsored by the National Press Club, will feature James Beard Award-winning chefs giving cooking lessons with a member of the Tice family or an advocate of press freedom.
"Austin Tice left his hometown of Houston to serve his country: first serving three tours of duty as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and then as a journalist on the front lines of the civil war in Syria," Shepherd said in a news release. "Austin is an American hero and it is time we bring him home. I am proud to support him and his family, and to support everything he represents."
Shepherd will lead a taco lesson with Tice's sister Meagan Malone for the live premiere at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets to access the class start at $35.
