Helping Harvest has welcomed Chef George Adams as the Production Chef for the Helping Harvest Community Kitchen that is scheduled to open in spring 2025. Chef George joins Chef Amanda Richards, Director of Culinary Operations, and will be responsible for daily operations of the kitchen and preparing delicious and nutritious heat-and-eat ready meals for low-income seniors in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
Chef George comes to Helping Harvest as an award-winning Certified Executive Chef (CEC) with extensive experience in fine dining, kitchen leadership and nutritional cuisine. He most recently served as executive chef at Dan’s at Green Hills in Reading where he earned the Best of Berks County – Fine Dining award four times in five years.
Prior to coming to Berks County, Chef George worked under several acclaimed chefs in kitchens in Philadelphia, PA and Tucson, AZ. He is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University’s culinary science program.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to use the skills I have learned to benefit other people and make a difference in local communities,” said Chef George.
“We are so excited to have Chef George join our Helping Harvest Community Kitchen team,” said Jay Worrall, Helping Harvest President. “His fine-dining experience will be invaluable as he designs and creates innovative menus for our heat-and-eat ready meals program, and his experience running a kitchen means he is well-equipped to oversee the daily operations of the Community Kitchen and its volunteers.”
The Helping Harvest Community Kitchen is a 7,000 square foot commercial kitchen currently under construction at 229 Washington Street in Reading, PA. The Helping Harvest Community Kitchen will create heat-and-eat ready meals for neighbors facing food insecurity in Berks and Schuylkill Counties. This facility will allow Helping Harvest to accept bulk food donations, which will be used to prepare 2,500 meals weekly for distribution through our extensive pantry network. These meals will be made by students enrolled in the Helping Harvest Culinary Arts Training Program under the supervision of Chef Amanda and her team.
