Come for your old favorites or come for something new.

Come for the food, stay for the dancing.

Whatever your reason, don’t miss the 2018 edition of the Lamar Educational Award Foundation’s (L.E.A.F.) annual Men Who Cook, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Texas Ballroom at Safari Texas Ranch.

This year, the culinary talents of 51 chefs will be available for your gastronomic delight.

The event will be Ken Mondshine and the Brotherhood Band will provide the evening’s musical entertainment.

Tickets for the gala are $75. Go to www.leafgrants.org or contact Janice Knight at 832.223.0334 for more information regarding L.E.A.F. or to purchase tickets.

Dress is coat and tie for him and cocktail for her.

Proceeds from the evening support the creative ideas and classroom projects by Lamar CISD teachers that would otherwise go unfunded. L.E.A.F. also offers scholarship to graduating Lamar CISD students and to paraprofessionals working on their teaching certificates.

In 17 years of existence, L.E.A.F. has invested more than $3.4 million into LCISD schools.