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As the leading retail authority on kitchen products and entertaining, Williams-Sonoma offers a variety of free in-store events. Locations in and around Seattle: Any Elementary School, Middle School or High School participating in the National School Lunch Program, located within 50 miles of a Whole Foods Market store is eligible to apply for a Grant Award to receive a portable 5-well Cambro salad bar and training tools for school personnel. All applications must be submitted electronically and received no later than midnight, November 1, 2010. A school representative must apply and secure the signature of their districts superintendent, school principal and school nutrition director. This application can be found at: www.saladbarproject.org Grant applications will be accepted between September 1, 2010 and November 1, 2010. Successful applicants will be announced by January 15, 2011. Whole Foods Market is partnering with Chef Ann Cooper, the “Renegade Lunch Lady”, on The Salad Bar Project to raise awareness about the need to improve school lunch both nutritionally and by incorporating fresh, real food. With the assistance of Chef Cooper’s nonprofit group, Food Family Farming Foundation, grants will be awarded to schools based on their grant application as well as their school’s commitment to the ongoing support and sustainability of the Salad Bar. The oil disaster in the Gulf is a national tragedy. But here’s a chance to do something about it—right in your own kitchen. Invite your friends over for a Gumbo for the Gulf party. Gumbo for the Gulf is a chance for us to come together to build awareness about the oil spill, raise funds for Gulf families and our ongoing work, and enjoy great food with friends. Here’s how it works: When you sign up here to host a Gumbo for the Gulf party, you get everything you need—recipes from New Orleans chefs John Besh and Susan Spicer, and information about the Gulf disaster and ways to get involved. At your party, ask your friends to chip in with a contribution to respond to the tragedy in the Gulf. Half of the contribution will go to helping Gulf families, to make sure they get immediate aid and that their voices are heard in Washington, D.C. The other half will help fund the ongoing work of Environment America, to hold BP accountable for every cent of the clean up and to prevent a disaster like this from ever happening again. Make a day of it at the Pike Place Market Fruit Festival, July 25, 2010. The fun starts at 10:00 a.m. Get there early to enjoy activities–be sure to catch the “Iron Chef” competition at NOON, and then break for lunch. In the afternoon, shop for the season’s best locally grown fruits and veggies before you head home. There will also be plenty of live entertainment. Look for tents lining the west side of Pike Place Market between Pike and Pine Streets.
Just in time for Memorial weekend barbecues is a free (PDF) download of Martha Stewart Living Radio’s Free Grilling Book the first annual grilling cookbook featuring acclaimed chefs and experts. The recipe collection covers everything from starters, salads, and sides to desserts and summer drinks along with plenty of ideas for savory sidesburgers, steaks and chicken. The dowload is available from XM/Sirius Radio, which features the Martha Stewart radio show. You can choose to download Martha Stewart’ free grill book in full, or you may prefer to get select chapters from the XM Radio site. Courtesy of San Diego on the Cheap. One grand-prize winner will receive a $40,000 Prize Package for a Kitchen Makeover, which includes a $39,000 budget for kitchen renovations of your existing kitchen through a major home improvement center—plus, $1,000 worth of Starbucks Coffee and coffee-making equipment. Click here to find out how to enter or view complete Official Rules, details, prizes and conditions. Limit one online entry per person per email address per day. Caffe Vita announces upcoming sessions for their Public Brewing School (PBS)upcoming sessions where you can further your knowledge of coffee brewing methods including the use of Vita Pour Over, French Press, Vacuum Pot, Bialetti and more. PBS is a free class which takes place once a month at unique locations within the City of Seattle. Upcoming Class Sessions: To Register visit the Cafe Vita website or send email to Andy@caffevita.com or call 206.709.4449 *177 Since commercial sous vide cooking machines cost in excess of $2000 and a home model is still a steep $450, Seattle’s own local boy, seattlefoodgeek decided to build a better device “on-the-cheap”. Behold, the $75 DIY sous vide heating immersion circulator! By scrapping together parts that are readily available on eBay and Amazon, he was able to build a self-contained device that heats and circulates water while maintaining a temperature accurate to .1 degree Celsius (yes, point-one-degrees!). And unlike the SousVide Supreme, the device can be mounted onto any container (up to a reasonable size, perhaps 15 gallons) allowing you more room to cook, if needed. |
 
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