You are cordially invited to be a guest judge at the…

FIRST ANNUAL
RED BEANS AND RICE COMPETITION

Monday, May 14th from…

6pm-8pm at…

DBA New York (41 First Avenue).

$20 per person (tax-deductible). Includes…

A free beer…

A vote in the competition and

A chance to win some wicked cool door prizes like

Dinner for two at Houston’s and

Pickled okra.

So come enjoy the dish Louis Armstrong made famous and…

Sir Mix-a-lot made infamous.

TASTEFULLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
CulinaryCorps and The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE)
WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM:
DBA New York, OXO, The Hillstone Group, Union Square Hospitality Group, ICE
IN SUPPORT OF:
The CulinaryCorps/ICE June Outreach Trip to New Orleans, LA
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Elizabeth Pearce, Curator, The Southern Food and Beverage Museum

(T-shirt image courtesy of www.metrothree.com)

This article and this list make us want to book the next non-stop flight to Jazz Fest.  Soft-shell crab po’boys, Natchitoches meat pies and crawfish bread?  

Not to mention a whole stage devoted to Louisiana’s food heritage…

Whoa, we’re jealous.

But if, like us, you can’t buy the tickets at least you can watch the live webcast from the comfort of your computer screen (cold a Abita in hand, of course).

Because our Corps members dedicate their time as well as their well-earned dollars ($300 to be exact) to participate on our outreach trips, we try to raise extra funds to buy donations for our project partners as well as create culinary student scholarships for those who cannot afford the fee.

Your donations DO make a difference.  Last trip’s fundraiser put 20 pounds of Orleans Coffee into Emergency Communities breakfast line-up, $250 dollars worth of seasonal produce into Edible Schoolyard’s Iron Chef Competition and 300 tasty french-toast samples into hungry mouths at Crescent City Farmers Market. 

Any amount is greatly appreciated!  Click on the button below and pass the word…

We have been honored with the request to post our March trip recollections on Share Our Strength’s new social justice networking website, Sharing Witness.

“Our mission at Sharing Witness is to provide a platform to share substantive insights and practical experiences that many people don’t have the opportunity to see, and that aren’t often discussed in the mainstream press.”

If you visit, be sure to leave a comment.  We’d love to hear your take!

Most Sundays are frittered away on comfort food and hangover cures but why not make those two priorities work for a great cause?  Andrea Strong of the Strong Buzz is once again launching Dining For Darfur across the nation on April 29th.  Participating restuarants will donate five percent  of their sales that day, creating necessary funding for humanitarian relief work in the war-ravaged state of Darfur.

Good food.  A great cause.  Make your reservations today.

Regina Schrambling (of Gastropoda fame) wrote a piece in the LA Times recently that gave a brief mention to CulinaryCorps.  Can you find the nod amidst all the other amazing alternative culinary careers?

Looking for a great way to jumpstart your summer?  Look no further!  CulinaryCorps invites eligible culinary students and professionals to join our volunteer outreach trip to New Orleans from June 1-8th, 2007.

CulinaryCorps is currently recruiting a team of cooks, culinary students and food professionals to volunteer their time and kitchen skills to food-related community projects invaluable to the city’s rebuilding efforts.  We will also be immersing ourselves in the vital culinary culture of the region throughout the week during tastings, lectures and tours. Each trip aims to provide both cultural exchange and service opportunities to cooks who believe that culinary leadership resides both inside and out of the kitchen.

This is a great way to transform your passion for food into an opportunity to provide support and solidarity to New Orleans rebuilding efforts so check out www.culinarycorps.org for more information. 

If you are a cook who wants to make a difference, apply today!

WHEN: June 1-8, 2007

WHERE: New Orleans, Louisiana

COST: $300 – Transportation to and from New Orleans not included (Includes: projects, most meals, most events, activities, housing (in the Xavier University Dorms) and transport in New Orleans.  It is recommended that each participant brings at least $200 spending money)

REQUIREMENTS: Min. 3 months professional kitchen experience and/or culinary degree.  Personal health insurance.

HOW DOES IT WORK:  Each day, CulinaryCorps lends their manpower and enthusiasm to a specific project partner.  Projects may include SEED Surveying at Crescent City Farmer’s Market, garden construction at New Orleans Edible Schoolyard and meal creation at Emergency Communities’ feeding kitchen.  Volunteers will also have the opportunity to trail in a restaurant as well as learn about the culinary heritage of the city through classes, lectures and tours.  The most recent March trip had participants creating over 1,200 healthy meals for the residents of the recovering 9th Ward, surveying over 200 market patrons and creating healthy, balanced and seasonal meals with 40 children from the Samuel Green Charter School.  For further specifics of the trip, please contact culinarycorps@gmail.com

TO APPLY:  Fill out the CulinaryCorps Application and return it to culinarycorps@gmail.com.  Your application will be reviewed in a timely fashion and if selected, you will be asked to submit a $150 non-refundable deposit to secure your spot.  A participant packet will be e-mailed to you shortly after the deposit is received.

THESE SLOTS FILL UP QUICKLY.  SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION  TODAY!

A big congratulations to inaugural participant Amy T. for making headlines.  And a big thank you for her help in putting CulinaryCorps in the Coshocton spotlight!