The 2022 Solstice Soirée on June 21 sold out its seating for 60 and netted $35,000 for the nonprofit Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean at a time when high food and gas prices have so many in need of the food banks that the foundation supports.

Ott’s Good Earth Garden in West Creek was the host and the site of the HFOSO culinary celebration that combined the expert talents of eight area chefs in an unforgettable presentation of early-summer fare.