Benefit dinner to be held for Sonoma County chef Mark Malicki

Mark Malicki, owner and chef of Cafe St. Rose in Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, was recently diagnosed with late-stage Crohn's disease.|
DIANE PETERSON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Long-time Sonoma County chef Mark Malicki, who worked at Truffles and Iron Horse Vineyards in Sebastopol before opening his own restaurant, Cafe St. Rose in Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, has recently been cooking at the Casino Bar & Grill in Bodega.

Malicki was recently diagnosed with late-stage Crohn's disease and has been hospitalized for several weeks. Family and friends, who are optimistic about his recovery, will throw a benefit dinner for the chef at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Casino Bar & Grill in Bodega.

Cooking the three-course, prix-fixe dinner will be chefs Brian Anderson of Bistro 29 in Santa Rosa, Josh Silvers of Jackson's Bar and Oven in Santa Rosa and Jenny Malicki, pastry chef at Zazu in Sebastopol. There will also be a raffle and silent auction.

Suggested donation for the dinner is $50, cash only, but no one will be turned away. Reservations are not required. If you would like to help and you can't make it to the dinner, you can make a donation to Malicki at www.gofundme.com/Weloveyoumalicki.

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