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Serve It Up

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Serve It Up is the Tennessee Aquarium’s annual fundraising event, celebrating sustainable seafood.  This event features a live cooking show with custom-curated seafood dishes prepared by our expert chefs.

Unable to join us for this year’s event?  There are plenty of ways to get involved from home!

Bid on truly unique animal paintings, behind-the-scenes experiences, staycations and more during our online auction, which takes place September 11-22.

You can also support sustainable seafood in your own home by browsing and preparing some of our sustainable seafood recipes, custom created by past Serve It Up Chefs.

Proceeds from Serve It Up and the online auction support our nonprofit mission. For more ways on how to support the Tennessee Aquarium please visit our donate page.

Tamie Cook

Featured Chef: Tamie Cook

Cook has been an integral part of the Aquarium’s Serve It Up sustainable seafood program since it was launched in 2011, both producing and starring in this top-rated event each year.

Sammy Monsour

Featured Chef: Sammy Monsour

Sammy Monsour is a Michelin award winning chef, cookbook author and food activist. He currently resides in Charleston, SC, where he embraces the best of Lowcountry living, enjoying a variety of saltwater activities that showcase the region’s coastal charm.

2025 Serve It Up Supporters

First Horizon
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Starr Mathews Insurance
Patrick & Julie Stowe
Chattanooga Land Company

HHM CPAs
Matt & Phala Rasmussen
Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pointe General Contractors

The Baldwin Group
Trudy Harper & Roger Knipp
TVA
Unum