Titus O’Neil will host the first-annual “Tampa Bay Food Fight” — a culinary competition between chefs in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla. — benefiting Metropolitan Ministries and the Inside the Box Culinary Arts Program.

O’Neil spoke of the “Food Fight” on Fox 13 Tampa Bay.

Metropolitan Ministries provides a variety of services to homeless or at-risk children and families in the Tampa Bay area, including food assistance, housing, education and counseling.

The inaugural “Tampa Bay Food Fight” goes down Tuesday, Oct. 17. For more information, visit tampabayfoodfight.org.