The BBQ Battle: Final Print

THE BBQ BATTLE

Five Courses, Five Chefs
One Winner

Five Charities
For Dinner

Beverage Pairings Included

Brought to you by:

LouisvilleHotBytes.com
Seviche
The Oakroom
Majid’s
The Seafood Connection
Louisville Country Club
Republic National Distributing
New Albany Brewing Company

Wednesday, March 6 @ 7:00
Majid’s Restaurant
3930 Chenoweth Ln
502.618.2222
$55 Plus Tax and Gratuity

Sounds great, Stephen!

Who are the Competitors and charities?

(Unfortunately I'll likely have to live vicariously through the rest of you- Brian is in Portland then and getting a sitter is problematic.... )

Deb

Sounds great, Stephen!

Who are the Chefs and charities?

(Unfortunately I'll likely have to live vicariously through the rest of you- Brian is in Portland then and getting a sitter is problematic.... )

Deb

Well Deb,

I have to be respectfull of the chefs, thier lives and what they need from me to make this thing work.

That's why I worded it that way.

The charity aspect is left to them. I want to allow them to 'consult thier kids-' as one had asked me to do. Any good is still good. I've never known a charitable organization to turn down a check, but if you put thier name on it, you kind of open a Pandora's box and shoot yourself in the foot.

The chefs will be cooking the food, but some may send an 'away team' to execute. I'm just happy they are donating thier time and resources. This will become obvious because the chefs that are at the event will actually sit down and enjoy the meal with the guests. Until it is thier turn for the kitchen.

Any slow spots will be smoothed over with amuse-bouches. Pretty much, this will be a 10 course event. With five beverage pairings. Well worth $55, I think.

Oh! And NABC will have a pairing. Russian Standard is on-board. RNDC too. And Lynn House, Chief Mixologist at Blackbird Restaurant, Chicago will have a cocktail and will be present. The best of the best.

Stephen, please add me to the guest list.....if you hadn't already per our prior conversation.

Thanks!

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I have to be respectfull of the chefs, thier lives and what they need from me to make this thing work.

That's why I worded it that way.

The charity aspect is left to them. I want to allow them to 'consult thier kids-' as one had asked me to do. Any good is still good. I've never known a charitable organization to turn down a check, but if you put thier name on it, you kind of open a Pandora's box and shoot yourself in the foot.

The chefs will be cooking the food, but some may send an 'away team' to execute. I'm just happy they are donating thier time and resources. This will become obvious because the chefs that are at the event will actually sit down and enjoy the meal with the guests. Until it is thier turn for the kitchen.

I'm sure it's a worthy event, but I think you're inviting trouble by trying to handle it this way. I'd be hesitant to buy a ticket an event featuring unnamed chefs to benefit an unnamed charity. I would suggest just billing it as a BBQ cook-off without mentioning the chefs or charity angle.

[Robin Garr]

I'm sure it's a worthy event, but I think you're inviting trouble by trying to handle it this way. I'd be hesitant to buy a ticket an event featuring unnamed chefs to benefit an unnamed charity. I would suggest just billing it as a BBQ cook-off without mentioning the chefs or charity angle.

HotBytes events almost always benefit a charitable or community cause, and I'm glad this one is no exception. I agree that this one should be no exception, and I would hope Stephen can find a way to reveal the beneficiaries, even if this information is separated from the individual chefs.

I'm sure it's a worthy event, but I think you're inviting trouble by trying to handle it this way. I'd be hesitant to buy a ticket an event featuring unnamed chefs to benefit an unnamed charity. I would suggest just billing it as a BBQ cook-off without mentioning the chefs or charity angle.

HotBytes events almost always benefit a charitable or community cause, and I'm glad this one is no exception. I agree that this one should be no exception, and I would hope Stephen can find a way to reveal the beneficiaries, even if this information is separated from the individual chefs.

Ok, I'll work on that.

The winner will recieve the lion's share. The runners up will recieve conciallatory donations. Everybody wins here.

Stephen,
So the chefs are all picking their favorite charity, and the winning dish's charity gets the lions share of the proceeds, right?
Deb

Stephen,
So the chefs are all picking their favorite charity, and the winning dish's charity gets the lions share of the proceeds, right?
Deb

Yep. That's what I said.

I may have missed something along the way, but Anoosh understood this was a fundraiser for Apron?

[Robin Garr]

I may have missed something along the way, but Anoosh understood this was a fundraiser for Apron?

As I understand it, Apron prefers to do its own fund-raisers under its control, so Stephen couldn't set up this event as a designated Apron fund-raiser. But if Anoosh wins and wants to make his donation to Apron, that would be an excellent idea, and I would encourage it.

I may have missed something along the way, but Anoosh understood this was a fundraiser for Apron?

As I understand it, Apron prefers to do its own fund-raisers under its control, so Stephen couldn't set up this event as a designated Apron fund-raiser. But if Anoosh wins and wants to make his donation to Apron, that would be an excellent idea, and I would encourage it.

Yum- Anoosh Shariat is in on this dinner? This keeps getting better and better...

Deb

As I understand it, Apron prefers to do its own fund-raisers under its control, so Stephen couldn't set up this event as a designated Apron fund-raiser. But if Anoosh wins and wants to make his donation to Apron, that would be an excellent idea, and I would encourage it.

Just to clarify. APRON is always happy to be included in any charitable event. The confusion came when chefs/restaurants were approached and they thought it was an "APRON" event. APRON's concern is that chefs would not be willing to participate in our major fundraiser that we have scheduled in June because they've already participated in what they thought was an "APRON" event.

[Robin Garr]

Just to clarify.

Thanks for it, Luca! So, again, individual chefs participating in this event are welcome to direct their donations to Apron, and Apron will be happy to receive this - and any - support for the amazing work it's doing.

Ok, so here's the chefs and thier charities:

Mark Ford- Dare to Care. As a chef, he is passionate about the hungry in our community.
Anthony Lamas- Kosair Childrens Hospital. As a father, he champions the little ones in our lives.
Matt Durham- TBA
Stephen Dennison- APRON. Because we all walk together.
Brendan Mullaney- Red Cross. He believes in thier cause for the greater global good.

After operating costs, the winner will receive 60% of the funds. The runners up will recieve 10% each.