# Celebrity Chefs Serve Free Lunch at NYC Bodegas

> Five NYC bodegas offer free meals from top chefs tomorrow.
- Title: Celebrity Chefs Serve Free Lunch at NYC Bodegas | Shortify
- Summary: Five NYC bodegas offer free meals from top chefs tomorrow. Eight celebrity chefs will serve free meals at five Manhattan bodegas Thursday, September 17.
- Keywords: cookunity, nyc, bodega, celebrity chefs, free lunch, manhattan, thursday, seattle, news, entertainment, Celebrity, Chefs
- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/lifestyle/cookunity-nyc-bodega-pop-up-offers-free-meals-from-celebrity-chefs
- Published: 2026-09-16T16:55:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cookunity, nyc, bodega, celebrity chefs, free lunch, manhattan, thursday, seattle, news, entertainment
## Free Lunch Event
New Yorkers get free meals from celebrity chefs this Thursday.
## Five Bodega Locations
Bari Bodega, Madison Square Deli, New York Pizza, Sam’s Deli, and Slice N’ Spice Deli.
## Celebrity Chefs
Rocco DiSpirito, Vikas Khanna, Andrew Rea, Einat Admony, and José Garces.
## Free Lunch Details
Meals served 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at five locations.
## Chef DiSpirito’s Dish
Rocco’s Bronx Bomb Burrito with Yankees catcher Austin Wells.

> Standing behind that counter, handing out a recipe I created with Austin Wells of the Yankees … is about as New York as a day gets for me.
## What Happens Next
Free meals continue as CookUnity’s new campaign.
## Key takeaway

Eight celebrity chefs will serve free meals at five Manhattan bodegas Thursday, September 17.