Actor Matt Damon showed off his cooking skills in Boston Monday night, playing the role of sous-chef at Cooking Live Boston, an event that raises money for families living with cancer.

The Cambridge native assisted Boston restauranter and Iron Chef Ming Tsai at the Boston Harbor Hotel in front of a packed house. Damon and Tsai hosted a cocktail hour, cooking demonstrations, and prepared multi-course meals.

“I think as long as no one eats the food I prepare, we’re gonna be in good shape,” Damon joked.

All proceeds from the event go toward Family Reach, a Boston-based nonprofit that helps provide families facing cancer with day-to-day essentials like food, housing, transportation, and utilities.

“People just shouldn’t have to choose between treatment and, you know, food on the table,” sa

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