Chef Bruno Serato had a big grin on his face Tuesday afternoon as he ladled pasta into the bowls of more than 100 hungry children at the Boys and Girls Club in Huntington Beach. The meal was part of a ceremony marking the expansion of Caterina’s Club, Serato’s nonprofit that feeds needy children, to clubs in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, where they will be feeding about 500 kids a day.

Serato’s organization will now be serving pasta to about 3,500 children a day countywide. In addition to his philanthropic efforts, Serato is well-known for his highly regarded Anaheim White House restaurant. While kids chowed down on their meals at the club on the Golden West College campus, a few board members gave brief speeches, including Huntington Beach police Chief Robert Handy, who thanked Serato for his service.