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95 JUNE + JULY 2018 PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG LEVY anytime I can bring awareness to that, I try to do so," says Husbands. "is has always been an important cause for me, and as a new dad, it really hits home now more than ever." Also new this year is chef James ( Jim) Rogers of Newburyport's Andiamo Restaurant + Bar. "I feel honored to be asked to cook at the Whim Dinner Series," says Rogers, who was approached a couple of years ago to participate but was in the process of opening Andiamo's Chelmsford location. "As a guy that runs around with the demand of an owner of two restaurants, it's great to think for one day in August I can just cook all day and create an amazing dinner in a new setting." Rogers, whose Whim Dinner is scheduled for August 22, and whose charity of choice is e Boys and Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley, says he may include a surf and turf summer combination, and adds he looks forward to putting his "Italian spin on some fresh Smolak Farms ingredients. Some of their vegetables cooked with some farro sounds perfect!" Whim Dinner tickets are available for purchase online or at Smolak Farms for $75. Check in takes place when the bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; the first course is served at 6:30 p.m. CONTACT 315 South Bradford St., North Andover, smolakfarms.com July 18 The Smoke Shop BBQ, Chef Andy Husbands August 8 Bistro du Midi, Chef Robert Sisca August 22 Andiamo Restaurant + Bar, Chef James Rogers Whim Dinner Series, Smolak Farms LLC, 978-682-6332; For a full list of chef dinners, visit smolakfarms.com UPCOMING DINNER SERIES James (Jim) Rogers of Newburyport's Andiamo Restaurant + Bar