Rumble at the River Seafood Throwdown Tickets On-Sale Now!

All,

Tickets are available now for the Seafood Throwdown. At $15 with this line-up of talented chefs, this is the best food event value in town! And it benefits a great cause- The Hope Center for Growth. Buy them fast folks- we expect to sell out quickly like Shrimp & Grits! We are announcing here first; public press release goes out on Monday.

To purchase tickets go to: https://hcfg.ejoinme.org/MyPages/RumbleOnTheRiver/tabid/273009/Default.aspx


For those who missed it, here are the details:

Rumble at the River - Seafood Chowder Throwdown
To benefit The Hope Center for Growth

Make your plans to join us for “The Rumble on the River”! The heat will be on March 21st at 6:30 pm at Captain’s Quarters when some of the area’s top chefs compete for the “Best Seafood Chowder” title at a charity fundraiser for The Hope Center for Growth. Tickets are $15 per person.

Showcasing their culinary creations at the competition will be:

• Theatre Square Marketplace / Chef Dallas McGarity
• Equus/Jack’s / Chefs Dean Corbett and Charles Frede
• NA Exchange / Chef David Clancy
• Selena's at Willow Lake Tavern / Chef Jeannie Fischer
• Captain’s Quarters / Chef David Lee Baker
• Shady Lane Cafe / Chef Bill Smith
• Browning's Brewery / Chef Edis Celik
• Lilly's / Chef Alejandro Perez
• BBC 4th St. / Chef Mikki Rice
• Zanzabar / Chef Ryan Rodgers
• Julep's Catering / Chefs Tony Lorie & Tyson Long
• ACF/KY Chapter / Chefs Dan Thomas, Bret Donaldson, Michael Hargrove, Jim Quinter
• Majid’s St. Matthews / Chef Stephen Dennison
• ChickiePoo's / Chef Lucien Gregor Williams
• Village Anchor / Chef Geoff Heyde

Celebrity judges for the event include:

• Robin Garr – LouisvilleHotbytes.com
• Tim Laird – CEO (Chief Entertaining Officer), Brown-Forman
• Sarah Fritschner – Editor of edible Louisville
• Jason Scot Pierce – Secrets of Louisville Chefs

The event is sponsored by LouisvilleHotBytes.com, Republic National Distributing Company and Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille. All proceeds from tickets to this event will go to Hope Center for Growth, along with a portion of the liquor sales. 


To purchase tickets go to: https://hcfg.ejoinme.org/MyPages/Rumble ... fault.aspx

This is going to be a great time...We're looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.

When purchasing tickets your email confirmation is your "ticket". If for some reason you are not able to print your receipt, no worries...We will also have a list of ticket holders at the door.

In addition to the Chowder Throwdown, we'll also be doing a simple raffle for a number of restaurant gift certificates. You can purchase these raffle tickets at the door. (Any owner/GM who would like to donate a gift card can P.M. me and we'll make sure we get in to pick up your donation)

Gonna be a good one...See ya'll there.

It's such a bummer that I will be flying back from Seattle and will miss this! On the bright side, I will have a belly full of oysters, salmon and crab, so I'll be on the same wavelength as you all!

Ticket sales for "The Rumble at the River" - A Seafood Chowder Throwdown have been steady but there ARE still plenty of tickets left. Please give serious consideration to attending this event and supporting such a wonderful cause. The Hope Center for Growth is a LOCAL camp for Autistic Children. ALL of the proceeds...every single dime...will stay right here in our community. Again...The date is Monday March 21st at 6:30pm at the Captains Quarters on River Rd. Gonna be an AWESOME time.

Please help us to get "the word" out on this awesome event...copy the link for ticket sales and/or the Facebook page for this event and post it on your Facebook Profile. Lets take this "Viral"

https://hcfg.ejoinme.org/MyPages/Rumble ... fault.aspx

The Facebook page for this event is:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196754400342316

Just bought ours last night. Really looking forward to it. Love seafood chowder and excited about the chefs, it's a great cause, and I'll take any excuse to head down to the river and CQ.

[Robin Garr]

I've got two for Mary and me, plus a modest additional contribution. Judges don't get in free ... this is about a cause!

Lets do this people !!! Link this event to your Facebook page. Bet we can sell 50 tickets by midnight if everyone gets on board. Let's go "viral" with this. Great food...Great price...Great cause !!!!!

OK...I'll UP the ante...I'm posting this at 5pm. I'll personally donate an EXTRA dollar (up to $50) for every ticket sold between now and 11:59pm tonight...Baby needs new shoes but I'll put it off and donate the money to The Hope Center for Growth...just post the link on your Facebook page and lests see what happens.

Will...get back to me with the "numbers"

Will there be posters of the event like the shrimp and grits throw down, and how do we get hard copies of tickets for the event? Many of my customers are not computer savvy and would like to buy good old paper tickets... Any advertisement material would be most appreciated. Thanks, Bill Shady Lane Cafe

Will there be posters of the event like the shrimp and grits throw down, and how do we get hard copies of tickets for the event? Many of my customers are not computer savvy and would like to buy good old paper tickets... Any advertisement material would be most appreciated. Thanks, Bill Shady Lane Cafe

Bill,

I should have a poster there for you tomorrow.

I'm going to confer with the rest of the organizers first; but I think that we might be able to supply some hard copy tickets, by the end of the week, to the establishments that are participating and that wish to sell them.

I understand that there may be the opportunity for some sort of really cool prize to go the location that sells the most tickets.
I sometimes forget myself that not everyone is computer savvy or may be leery about using their credit card online.

All,

By popular demand: Hard tickets are coming in the next couple of days, along with a pretty cool prize for the restaurant selling the most tickets. Posters will be delivered in the next several days too.

How many ya gonna sell, Bill?

Deb

I have my tickets, DO YOU HAVE YOURS? get them today!

Thanks for the tickets!! I will try my best to sell a bunch. Most of my customers realizing that I will obviously win seem reluctant to waste their money, but I reminded them it was for a good cause and there is also a wonderful view of the river.

Thanks for the tickets!! I will try my best to sell a bunch. Most of my customers realizing that I will obviously win seem reluctant to waste their money, but I reminded them it was for a good cause and there is also a wonderful view of the river.

Ah, but remind them that an extra perk of attending is that they get to share your bragging rights if you win!
Deb

All,

"Hard Tickets" have been printed and limited distribution should be complete to all participating restaurants by MONDAY evening. Please note, each restaurant received only 12 tickets...get 'em while they are hot. Tickets are also available via the link provided earlier in this thread.

To date ticket sales have been moderate but that is getting ready to change...We are expecting P.R. from most local media sources in the coming days and if history is any indication sales will spike dramatically when that happens. In other words, if you've been putting off buying your tickets...you might want to jump on them in the next 2 or 3 days to ensure they are available.

Folks...even if you are not a fan of "Seafood Chowder" this is an opportunity to make a difference. This is a local charity doing an awesome job for local children who are struggling with Autism. When you buy a ticket or donate additional money to The Hope Center for Growth you are not fueling organizational administration. Your money is not going into some faceless national bureaucratic machine...It's going straight to the local children who need it most. Please give generously.

Edit: We had to postpone delivering tickets to a couple of the restaurants do to a family emergency. Look for everyone to have received their allocation by Monday.