Dux in Tux event puts Anaheim Ducks to work serving diners

Ducks player Max Jones chats with dinners during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chef Brandon Avila and Ducks player Mason McTavish cook up dinner during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chef Greg Byma, from Orange Hill Restaurant, enters with Ducks players Jackson LaCombe, left, and Brock McGinn, right, during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chefs from Prego make burrata e salmone, smoked salmon, smashed avocado drizzled with olio, served on a toscana focaccia crostini during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Place setting for Selanne Steak Tavern during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chef Elvis Morales high-fives Ducks player Pavel Mintyukov, after they plated food during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks player Bo Groulx and Chef Matthew Meredith, of Ten Asian Bistro, make salads during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks player Cam Fowler chats with dinners during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Saroya Williamson gets a drink from the champagne wall during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks player Frank Vatrano walks out with Chef Raul Garcia, from The Ranch, during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks player Sam Carrick serves up dinner to his wife, Carley Carrick, during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hall of Fame Ducks player Teemu Selxc3xa4nne chats with dinners at his restaurantxe2x80x99s (Selanne Stake Tavern) table during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Anaheim Ducks players pose for a picture during Place the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks player Sam Carrick serves up dinner during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chef Jo Jo Thomas and Ducks player Troy Terry cook up DC mambo chicken deviled eggs topped with chicken breast tossed in DC mambo sauce and serrano peppers during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chef Brandon Avila and Ducks player Mason McTavish cook up dinner during the Dux in Tux fundraiser at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The 23rd annual Dux in Tux brought almost 30 Southern California chefs and restaurants together with Anaheim Ducks players/coaches/team personnel serving as sous chefs to benefit the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)