Top Chef Masters Share Their Strength To End Childhood Hunger

IN THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST NATION, NO KID SHOULD GROW UP HUNGRY

Join Us to Help End Childhood Hunger in America

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Jardinière
300 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

6:00 p.m.– Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m.– Multi-course seated dinner

SPECIAL GUEST
Bill Shore, Chairman and CEO, Share Our Strength

HOST CHEF
Traci Des Jardins, Jardinière, San Francisco, CA

GUEST CHEFS
Mary Sue Milliken, Border Grill, Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, CA  
Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland, OR 
Floyd Cardoz, North End Grill, Battery Park City, NY 
Suvir Saran, Devi, New York City, NY

We gratefully acknowledge our event committee member – Marsha Garces Williams.

Contact Katie Bone at kbone@strength.org or 415-326-3767 with any questions.
RSVP required, space is limited.

Through our No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015— Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals, and builds innovative public-private partnerships to end hunger, nationally and at the state and city levels.

We organized the student pieces that are ready to be glazed in shelves for easy access right next to the “glazing station” and made more room for students to work on the wheels.

To finish up, we wiped the wheels to removed clay build-up so the new comers will have the space to make their own mess!

Smiles filled the room as owners Chris and Heidi Moffat open their doors as new and returning students couldn’t wait to get their hands dirty!

It was a successful day! The space looks great and the Create in Clay is once again, open for business! www.createinclay.org

I planned a menu, and suggested we did a cooking lesson for the two of them, so they could learn a few tricks and make good use of their fabulous kitchen, before enjoying dinner.

And since they were literally using their new pots for the first time, we decided to play with an extended menu, that was enjoyed throughout the weekend.

In the menu we had:

• Tuna tartare in home made wonton chips
• Asparagus soup
• Cauliflower puree
• Salad with grilled peaches and glazed nuts
• chicken and apricot tagine
• Lobster Mac and cheese

Four hours in the kitchen, pots and pans dancing over all six burners, even their two year old got his hands dirty.

A perfect afternoon of food, family and celebration!! And they promised me they would keep up the good work and put a stop to ready made food.

Mission accomplished!!

Squash blossoms are a treat generally unavailable to all but home gardeners and habitués of farmers markets. They’re so extraordinarily perishable that few supermarkets bother trying to keep them in stock.

Both the male and female blossoms of winter and summer squash varieties can be used interchangeably. The male blossoms appear at the end of thin stems and can be harvested without curtailing production of squash. . The female blossoms form at the end of the buds that grow into squash and are often harvested with the tiny, nascent squash still attached.

Since they don’t last much and I didn’t have time to plan,  I decided to go with a simple recipe.

Squash blossoms have an amazing earthy taste and can be eaten raw, poached and my favorite… flash fried. I stuffed each one with a piece of mozzarella, twisted the tops before giving them a gentle dip in egg whites and then coating them in Panko crumbs. Fried them in hot vegetable oil for only a couple minutes until they turned nice and golden brown.

The mozzarella can be substituted for goat cheese, ricotta, shrimp mousse or whatever your creativity takes you to! Great for an appetizer, on top of salads or over a squash soup!

Bon appetite!

• Are you looking for a new job or change of pace?
• Company hiring or you are recruiting new people?
• Like to network, meet new people and win new stuff??
• Want to learn how to optimize your job search online

Register now for June 2nd at Harlot!  For $10 you get a raffle ticket and a lesson from veteran Silicon Valley Recruiter Marcus Ronaldi about what he looks for in canidates online.  And when you walk in the door chose your color name tag to help you navigate the night:

• Job Seeker (red)
• Hiring Company/Manager (blue)
• Startup looking for funding (green)
• Or just there to network (orange)

PLUS raffle prizes from Verizon Wireless, Laundry Locker, Le Concierge SF and more!

I finished a project for a client to get her mother’s house ready for her to move back in after a long illness. They requested carpet cleaning, dusting and deep cleaning, followed by stocking the house with personal items as well as her favorite snacks. Ms. X is 87 year old and considering her medical frailness, something came into mind… AIR!

I called my client asking how long it had been since they had the air ducts in the house cleaned… and I caught her by surprise. She couldn’t think of it. After inspection, I was so glad I recommended it! The filters were covered and the ducts completely clogged and therefore blowing it all over the home, even though no one could see it. This is how dirty the filter was!!!

After a couple hours, a few great professionals and a lots of vacuuming and brushing, the difference and unbelievable. I’m sure you’ve been good taking your vitamins and always using sunscreen… when was the last time you’ve paid attention to the air you are breathing?!

SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 2nd, 2011, starting at 5:30 at Harlot (46 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA).  The first 100 to register will receive two free raffle tickets: http://leconciergesf.com/june-2nd-networking

There will be a host of surprises. First off, when you walk in the door you will get to chose your color name tag:

• Job Seeker (red)
• Hiring Company/Manager (blue)
• Startup looking for funding (green)
• VC happy to meet startups (yellow)
• Or just there to network (orange)

Come hear Silicon Valley Recruiter Marcus Zack Ronaldi talk about how to optimize yourself to be found by recruiters online. Stay turned for details on drink specials, give-aways, raffles, sponsor offers and discounts.  Our goal is to help the community of San Francisco who struggle to find the right professional opportunity, help companies find good talent and last but not least we expect to give a good percentage of proceeds to charity. If you are a recruiter or company looking to hire please let us know if you would like to be listed in the event program.

We expect to have hiring managers from dozens of local companies in the Bay Area!

The list of raffle prizes, featured guests and sponsors is growing!

• Verizon Wireless
• iLoveRewards.com
• Practice Fusion
• Laundry Locker
• Le Concierge SF
• Tutorpedia
• And of course a special THANK YOU to Harlot SF!

We expect to publish a full list of companies in the coming week, if you would like to be listed, please let us know, email info@leconciergesf.com. We hope that this will be the first in a series of something fun. See you there!!

I started with fine ground Matzoh meal, almonds and butter and pressed that on the bottom of a removable side pie dish that was covered in non-stick spray.

Homemade pastry cream covered the baked dough, before mangoes, strawberries and berries danced over it before receiving a brush coat of apricot jam.

Not too sweet, this was a great success among all, who kept inquiring if this was really Kosher for Passover!

Is your mouth watering yet? Stay tuned for our Spring and Summer Cooking Classes in San Francisco!! Table for Two, Simple Cake Design and much more!

Taste of the Nation San Francisco

100% of ticket sales supports Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger.

Taste of the Nation San Francisco 2011 was  held on April 7, 2011 at The Bently Reserve!

Do you always feel you are too busy to cook or even to go grocery shopping? Have you always wanted to eat healthier, but don’t know where to start? Do you have food allergies or sensitivity or are even just particular about what you eat? Special diet? Not problem! We are flexible…

You will be surprised that having a personal chef is not only for the rich and famous anymore. It’s something that will allow you to eat your favorite dishes, prepared in the healthiest way, using only the freshest ingredients.

We’ll shop for the finest seasonal ingredients, cook them in your kitchen, fill your refrigerator with fresh cut fruit and delicious dishes to be reheated including easy printed reheating instructions and leaving your kitchen filled with wonderful aromas of home cooking.

How it works:

After a first brief phone conversation, we’ll set an appointment with you and anyone in your household, to go over any dietary restrictions, likes, dislikes, allergies and can accommodate all special requests. We can show you sample menus that can always be adjusted or combined with any cravings, or even build a new menu all together. We’ll make sure your kitchen is equipped and if there is anything missing, we’ll bring it on the days we will be cooking there

On the cooking day

I will come to your home (you don’t have to be present) bring the groceries and equipment, cook the meals for the week, package them either individually or family-style with attach reheating and serving instructions, and leave them in your refrigerator or freezer. And will only leave once everything is put away and the kitchen is clean.

Coming home after a long day? Pour yourself a glass of wine, choose a dish in the fridge, pop it in the oven and treat yourself to a nice hot shower. Dinner is served!.