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RED GATE BAKERY Pop-Up on Saturday, 5/2 by BWW News Desk
- April 28, 2020 Red Gate Bakery, a modern bakeshop located in the East Village, will host a pop-up this Saturday, May 2 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm at 68 E 1st Street.
Send MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS for the Win by Marina Kennedy
- April 27, 2020 Mother's Day is coming up soon on Sunday May 10th and we have some gift suggestions that are sure to delight the important people in your life. From food delivery to aprons and spirits, we have you covered with easy to order options.
DRAKE'S ORGANIC SPIRITS – Get to Know This Outstanding Company by Marina Kennedy
- April 22, 2020 Drake's Organic Spirits is the fine spirits brand that was founded by Mark Anderson who serves as its CEO and COO. Launched in 2017, this environmentally and socially conscious Minneapolis based company is the only spirits line to hold five official certifications that include Vegan, Gluten Free, Non GMO, Kosher and USDA Organic.
STRONG WOMEN MAKE BIG BORDEAUX BOTTLES in NYC by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2020 During the first week of March, a special delegation of all-women winemakers from Bordeaux took over New York for the Strong Women Make Big Bordeaux Bottles campaign. Sixty-six restaurants and wine bars participated in the program, selling through more than six hundred, three-liter bottles in a single week.
One for One Brand, For the Grainer Good, Announces Partnership with United Food Bank to Help End Hunger in Arizona by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2020 For the Grainer Good the one for one give-back arm of Scottsdale-based Northerly Farms, recently announced their partnership with United Food Bank. Through an innovative climb-and-give program, Northerly's CEO, Clayton B. R. Wolfe, is set to donate over 142,000 servings of food to hunger relief organizations across North America.
United Food Bank, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has provided hunger relief in eastern Arizona for 35 years. Working with over 220 partner agencies, they serve more than 228,000 people in need. In 2018, United Food Bank distributed almost 24 million pounds of food, providing nearly 19.5 million meals to the community.
Arizona ranks 12th in the nation for food insecurity and 6th in the country for children who are food insecure. One out of every five Arizona residents struggles with hunger. For the Grainer Good plans to donate Northerly rolled oats, providing farm-grown, minimally-processed grains to thousands of families in need. 'It's my hope that by partnering with United Food Bank, we'll be able to expand our reach and raise even more awareness about hunger in North America,' Wolfe says of the new partnership.
The partnership comes just months before Wolfe's anticipated summit of Mount Everest. As the world's tallest mountain in terms of both altitude and height, the successful summit will raise the total amount of oats to be donated to For the Grainer Good's hunger relief partners to 88,253 servings.
About For the Grainer Good
For the Grainer Good partners with food banks, soup kitchens, and other charitable organizations to raise awareness and donations to help end hunger in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit https://forthegrainergood.com.
About United Food Bank
United Food Bank, a member of US hunger relief organization, Feeding America, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides hunger relief to people in need in the East Valley and eastern Arizona. For more information, visit https://unitedfoodbank.org.
#INMYSCRUBS-Local NYC Businesses Team Up to Provide Thousands of Meals for Hospital Workers by BWW News Desk
- April 17, 2020 A team of New York based entrepreneurs, including executives at Scout Lab, Jump450 and Teressa Foglia, announced the launch of the #InMyScrubs Challenge last week, which has quickly gained widespread appeal; raising 42,000 in just over 96 hours.
Top Chefs' Favorite Meals by Marina Kennedy
- April 16, 2020 Broadwayworld Food and Wine interviews chefs for our Chef Spotlight feature. We like to ask 'What is your favorite meal or meals?' Here are some of the interesting responses. Find out what top chefs like to eat when they aren't cooking.
FORT WORTH Food Scene Gives Back to the Community by BWW News Desk
- April 15, 2020 The Fort Worth, Texas food industry is doing a great deal to give back during the Covid-19 outbreak. Check out some of the initiatives that chefs, restaurants, and organizations are doing to help their community get through these unprecedented, difficult times. Their work is very much appreciated.
Robert 'Kool' Bell's LE KOOL CHAMPAGNE Comes to New Jersey by BWW News Desk
- April 15, 2020 The longtime leader and co-founder of the legendary band Kool & the Gang, Robert 'Kool' Bell, brings his brand of champagne to the group's home state of New Jersey.
ED'S LOBSTER BAR Donates to Staff of Bellevue Hospital by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2020 This Friday, April 17th at 3:00 PM, Ed's Lobster Bar and Two Cousins Fish Market will be donating 75 lobster roll lunches to the staff at Bellevue Hospital, one of the Covid-19 acute care assessment and testing centers in New York City.
CINCO JOTAS Supports José Andrés' World Central Kitchen by Donating 10% of US Online Sales by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people across the globe and to help combat this, philanthropic chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen (WCK) have mobilized to feed those in need.
To assist with providing additional resources, Spain's premium gourmet brand of acorn-fed 100% ibérico ham, Cinco Jotas, will be donating 10% of all online sales* in the United States from April 15th through May 3rd.
OATH PIZZA Craft Pizza Care Packages and their Feeding America Donation by BWW News Desk
- April 13, 2020 Oath Pizza, the pizza brand known for its feel-good pizzas made on an award-winning crust that is hand-stretched and grilled in avocado oil, just launched Craft Pizza Care Packages nationwide on April 10.
App-Garden Provides No Cost Meal/Supply Delivery Software for School Districts by BWW News Desk
- April 12, 2020 App-Garden, a leading cloud-based software provider for K-12 administrators, has added a new no-cost meal/supply delivery software solution, to assist school districts during the COVID-19 closures.
The Meal Delivery Software is built to address the new needs that have emerged due to school closures nationwide. Owner Tammy Cook shared, 'The App-Garden has worked with school districts for over 25 years and in these uncertain times, we wanted to be able to help school districts, many of whom are like family to our company. Because we have a school bus routing platform, it seemed a natural thing to develop a simple meal/supply delivery software that could make this process easy for schools, reducing at least one area of stress for them.'
The system allows districts to automatically generate efficient routes through a secure platform, based on the stops or students that need delivery. The system also allows for flexibility for both group and individual stops. Kaila Ashley, Sales and Marketing Manager shared, 'We understand that each school district will be handling their meal and supply delivery differently. Which is why the program has been built to allow for multiple scenarios. It has been truly humbling to see the amazing work schools are doing nationwide to help kids adjust to this new normal.'
The system is open at no cost to all school districts nationwide, whether a current customer or not. The process is easy to get started. Please visit https://www.app-garden.com/meal-delivery/ and fill out the request form. From there a member of the App-Garden team will be in touch shortly to get the process started. Access to the software will be available for the duration of COVID-19 closures with no obligation, no contract and full customer support from the App-Garden team.
Home Cooking from Celebrity Chef Geoffrey Zakarian by Marina Kennedy
- April 10, 2020 Pop Tarts are an anytime favorite for breakfast, snacking or even dessert. You can easily make them at home with this recipe by acclaimed chef and restaurateur, Geoffrey Zakarian. Be creative and enjoy!
Luck Productions Releases Weekly Online Interactive Cooking Series by BWW News Desk
- April 09, 2020 When life demands cooking every last living thing in your pantry... Luck Productions presents Prime Cuts a?" a new interactive cooking program kicking off this Friday, April 10.
UNC-Chapel Hill Fraternity Donates Over $17,000 in Dues to Local Charity to Help Feed Hungry Kids After Schools Close Due to COVID-19 by BWW News Desk
- April 08, 2020 In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill donated $17,600 on April 6 to a local nonprofit in order to help feed children in Orange County who normally depend on the breakfast and lunch offered at school for regular meals.
Vance Brice, President of the UNC Delta Kappa Epsilon, Beta Chapter, said: 'Many children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro rely on the breakfast and lunch provided by their public schools. As schools in the area have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, local communities have struggled to provide these kids with meals and nutrition. This donation represents something we can do to help other members of our community who are affected by this unprecedented crisis.'
Following UNC-Chapel Hill's indefinite closure on March 20 due to COVID-19, Mr. Brice and the fraternity's treasurer, Chris Vaughan, determined that $17,600 would be left over from each brother's dues which covered meals for the remainder of the spring semester. Rather than allocate refunds or issue credit for the upcoming fall semester, DKE's members and their parents agreed to donate those funds to TABLE, a local charity suggested to them by Meg Miller, the fraternity's longtime house manager.
TABLE is a nonprofit organization based in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area that provides hunger relief and nutrition education services to children living in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and neighboring communities within Orange County.
Ashton Tippins, TABLE's executive director, said: 'TABLE is so grateful to DKE for their contribution to help us feed Orange County kids. As a result of DKE's donation, we will be able to provide 8,800 meals and snacks to the roughly 600 hundred children we serve weekly.'
Scott Smith, DKE's academic advisor and alumni board president, added: 'I am proud of the example the UNC-DKE leadership and active members are setting. Showing compassion for others who may be less fortunate is more important than asking for a refund. This donation goes to show that fraternities like DKE at UNC can lead by example in our community. I hope their contribution to TABLE will challenge others in the UNC Greek system and throughout the country to consider doing more of the same.'
To learn more about TABLE and their relief efforts throughout Orange County click here. For any additional information regarding UNC-Chapel Hill's response to COVID-19, please visit www.unc.edu/coronavirus.
Picture Above: DKE's treasurer, Chris Vaughan (left), and president, Vance Brice (middle), meet with a TABLE employee at the nonprofit's headquarters in Carrboro. Note, they are practicing social distancing.
Delta Kappa Epsilon is the oldest fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill, formed on April 5, 1851. It is also the Beta Chapter, the ninth oldest DKE chapter in the United States. For more information about DKE or about the chapter's donation to TABLE, please contact Mr. Brice at vbrice99@live.unc.edu or 919-457-3704.
Katies Pizza Offers New Hours, Menu Items, and COVID-19 Updates by BWW News Desk
- April 08, 2020 Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria (KPPO) is making necessary updates to their contact-free delivery and curbside pickup initiative in order to continue serving the surrounding St. Louis community. These options will now be available for dinner in Rock Hill and Town & Country every day from 3 to 8 p.m. Lunch will no longer be served until further notice.
'Our restaurants are utilizing the morning and afternoons to focus on our frozen pizza and pasta production,' said owner Katie Collier. 'Frozen is going really well and we want to give it the energy and resources it needs to grow, but we also want to provide the necessary curbside services, so we have split up the day with two teams to accomplish both. This has allowed us to catch up with demand, shorten delivery times, improve our systems and recipes, and add new pasta products, gluten free, and more.'
New products are available online since KPPO first launched their frozen pizza website. Visit www.katiespizza.com to learn more.
'We know that times are tough and our frozen prices reflect that. These last three weeks allowed us to create a very safe and effective system for creating and delivering our new frozen products and our restaurants' curbside menu,' said Collier.
KPPO has completely changed the way they cook, serve, and do business for three main reasons:
-To ensure that they are part of the solution in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
-To continue to provide a necessary service and comfort to their community.
-To save jobs and protect livelihood.
Their new model ensures that everyone is in their own station at more than six feet apart, wearing protective facemasks, and using gloves, assigned pens, phones, and terminals. There is little contact with packaging, delivery is contact-free, and, as always, they are rigorously sanitizing and following all CDC, WHO, and St. Louis County protocol and regulations.
KPPO is also excited to announce that, through their curbside and delivery efforts, they have raised $8,000 from their fresh pasta by the pound sales for an employee emergency fund. As promised, Katie and Ted Collier (co-owners) are matching that amount to bring the total to $16,000. In addition, 100% of their frozen delivery fee is being passed on to employees. They also donated $2,000 last week to the Gateway Resilience Fund. KPPO has even donated a few hundred hot meals to doctors and nurses on the front lines.
'We are proud to have found a safe and creative way to keep going, keep our team healthy, keep giving back, and keep people working,' said Collier. 'So please keep ordering from our curbside and frozen menus when you can, and please also order curbside from our friends.'
Other local businesses who care deeply for the community and welcome support include Grace Meat + Three, Balkan Treat Box, Louie on DeMun, Akar, Elmwood, Stone Soup Cottage, Sugarfire Smokehouse, Mai Lee, Nudo House, Peacemaker Lobster & Crab, Gioia's Deli, Pizza Head, Strange Donuts, Vincent Van Doughnut, Nachomama's, Mission Taco Joint, Taco Buddha, Robust Wine Bar, Amighetti's, Lion's Choice, Yolklore, Frida's St. Louis, Pi Pizzeria, Companion Cafe, Guerrilla Street Food, Revel Kitchen, Noto, Melo's Pizzeria, Acero, Byrd & Barrel, Juniper, Bolyard's Meat & Provisions, Peno Soul Food, The Bellwether, and more.
Gift cards are still available from favorite St. Louis locations that have temporarily shut down in order to regain the resources to re-open.
To view the full menu and place your order, please visit www.katiespizzaandpasta.com. To order frozen pizza and pasta, please visit www.katiespizza.com.
To order curbside or delivery, please call (314) 942-6555 or email katiesrockhill@gmail.com for Rock Hill and (636) 220-3238 or katiestownandcountry@gmail.com for Town & Country every day from 3 to 8 p.m.
What do Top Chefs Like to Eat Most? by Marina Kennedy
- April 08, 2020 Broadwayworld Food and Wine has enjoyed interviewing chefs for our Chef Spotlight feature. One of our favorite questions is 'What is your favorite meal or meals?' Here are some of the responses!
Chef David Burke Launches #FeedtheHeroes by BWW News Desk
- April 03, 2020 Chef David Burke, well known for his scrappy New Jersey, never-quit attitude, has launched #FeedtheHeroes, an operation to provide meals to first responders and medical personnel on the frontlines of the pandemic battle in the New Jersey and New York City area.
HAPPY HOUR COCKTAIL RECIPES – Let's Keep it Simple by Marina Kennedy
- April 03, 2020 Get ready for 'Cocktail Hour.' Whether you are completing your at-home work schedule, having a virtual gathering with friends, or planning to relax with a drink, here are some easy-to-make cocktail recipes using pantry and bar staples.