Matt Damon Joins ‘Iron Chef’ Ming Tsai in the Kitchen for ‘Cooking Live Boston’ Charity Event

The annual culinary event aims to raise funds for nonprofit organization Family Reach to support families facing cancer.
Matt Damon Joins ‘Iron Chef’ Ming Tsai in the Kitchen for ‘Cooking Live Boston’ Charity Event
Actor Matt Damon poses for photographers as he arrives for the European premiere of "The Martian" in London's Leicester Square on Sept. 24, 2015. Niklas Hallen/AFP/Getty Images
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Matt Damon joined “Iron Chef” Ming Tsai in the kitchen of the Boston Harbor Hotel this week for a special culinary fundraiser benefiting the cancer charity Family Reach.

The award-winning actor and Cambridge native visited his home state on Oct. 6 for the nonprofit organization’s annual “Cooking Live Boston” event, which aimed to raise more than $1.5 million to “take stress off the plates of families facing cancer,” a statement reads.