L.A.’s top chefs turn out to fight hunger at L.A. Regional Food Bank

Ink chef owner Chef Michael Voltaggio was among those hoisting heavy boxes of sorted produce. The boxes will be distributed to food pantries throughout Los Angeles County.  (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)

Food blogger Jo Stuggard, left, of “My Last Bite,” was the mastermind behind the event. Here, she joins Melisse Josiah Citrin and a relative.  (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank would cease to exist without the work of volunteers, including members of L.A. Bites Hunger, organized by Stuggard. Girasol Chef C.J. Jacobson -- towering above the rest -- was among those who turned out to help.  (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)

Food blogger and author Lucy Lean (“Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food”) joins, from left, chefs Ludo Lefebvre; Stephane Bombet, a managing partner at Picca, Mo-Chica and Paiche; and chef-owner Ricardo Zarate. (Apologies, Ludo, we caught you with your eyes closed!)  (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)

Providence chef Michael Cimarusti and barbecue king Adam Perry Lang haul boxes of sorted produce.  (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)

You can always count on antics (and questionable wardrobe choices) from Starry Kitchen’s Nguyen Tran. [Updated 9:15 p.m.: An earlier version of this caption misidentified Nguyen’s first name as Thi.]   (Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times)