Chefs' Feast | Benefiting the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

Cafe Evoke Catering - Oklahoma's premier specialty coffee catering company is proud to be a part of the upcoming annual fundraiser for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. The event is being held on April 9th from 7:00 - 10:00 in the evening at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Here is a recent press release about the event: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angie Gaines 405-604-7109 againes@regionalfoodbank.org JOIN “SUPER FOOD DUDE” AS HE TAKES A BITE OUT OF CHILDHOOD HUNGER AT THE CHEFS’ FEAST! Oklahoma City (March 23, 2009) – Fear not: hunger-hero Super Food Dude is here to fight childhood hunger at The Chefs’ Feast on Thursday, April 9th at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum from 7 to 10 p.m. The 22nd annual food and wine tasting event benefits the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Food 4 Kids backpack program, which provides weekend food to more than 8,000 chronically hungry elementary school children. The superhero themed Chefs’ Feast, presented by Chesapeake Energy Corporation, will feature some of the finest chefs the Oklahoma City metro area has to offer. Along with the SUPER food and wine, guests will have the opportunity to “take a bite out of childhood hunger” by purchasing chances to win a trip to Batman’s hometown of Gotham City, courtesy of Southwest Airlines; Lois Lane and Clark Kent Timepieces (watches), courtesy of B.C. Clark; an autographed cookbook by Super Chef Paula Dean; and superhero liquid courage at the wine pull, courtesy of Glazer’s, where one bottle is worth nearly $250! Through The Chefs’ Feast, chefs help feed hungry children by doing what they do best: creating delicious cuisine, such as grilled coconut chicken with thai basil sauce, mini red velvet cupcakes, and mini lobster baked potatoes. In fact, the event includes an open bar and will feature flavorful samples from over 100 entrees and 25 desserts that are guaranteed to jumpstart anyone’s taste buds! The following hunger-fighting chefs and restaurants will help Super Food Dude save the day: Coordinating Chef Kurt Fleischfrasser, The Coach House; Coordinating Chef Don Thiery, The Catering Company; Chef Genni Woodward, Casady; Chef Robert Black, Cheever's Cafe; Chef Ken Bradford, Chef's Requested Foods; Chef Anthony Graves, Faculty House, University of Oklahoma, HSC; Gopuram Taste of India; Chef Ken Burkemper, Ideas In Ice; Chef Ryan Thomas, Iguana Grill; Chef Trina Burks, INTEGRIS Southwest; Chef Marcelo Miranda, INTEGRIS Baptist; Chef Kamala Gamble, Kam's Kookery and Guilford Gardens; Chefs Mike Todd and Jonathan Krell, Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante & Bar; Chef Jonas Favela, Ranch Steakhouse; Chef Kyle Mills, Red Prime Steakhouse; Chef Rob Ferris, The Sheraton; Chefs Kelli Keegan, Kenny Stratton, and Joe Hackett, Sodexho Catering; Chef Ian Wagner, The Gourmet Grill, located inside Buy 4 Less; Chef Gerald Harden, The Mantel Wine Bar & Bistro; Chefs Chad Mays and Christine Dowd, Trattoria Il Centro; and Chef Jeffrey Khowong, Will Rogers Theater. -MORE- CHEFS’ FEAST – 2 Guests can give childhood hunger a one-two punch by purchasing a patron table, which includes reserved seating for 10, two bottles of fine wine and sponsorship of a Food 4 Kids backpack of weekend food for one child for an entire school year, for $1,400. Individual tickets start at $100. “Children should not have to worry about where their next meal will come from,” said Claudia Robertson, chair of The Chefs’ Feast. “This is a fun way for every Oklahoman to become a hunger hero in the fight against childhood hunger. By purchasing a patron table or a ticket to Chefs’ Feast, one person really can make a difference in the life of a child.” Currently, more than 8,000 elementary school students in 239 schools in 37 counties benefit from the Food 4 Kids program by receiving a backpack of nutritious, kid-friendly food to sustain them over weekends and holidays when school meal programs are not available. Many of these children were eating little or nothing between their school lunch on Friday and school breakfast on Monday. “Childhood hunger in Oklahoma is a serious problem, but we have the solution,” said Rodney Bivens, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. “A donation of $200 can provide weekend food for a hungry child for an entire school year, which puts food in their belly and a smile on their face. The Regional Food Bank is extremely thankful that the participating chefs are donating their time and efforts to help fight this worthy cause.” Superhero sponsors include: Presenting Sponsor Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Devon Energy Corporation; SandRidge Energy; NBC Bank; Chef’s Requested; B.C. Clark Jewelers; 7UP/RC Bottling Company; Glazer’s Oklahoma; Traction Marketing Group; 92.5 KOMA; Magic 104.1 KMGL; Southwest Airlines; Event Planning by Leilani, Inc.; Tarawick Photography; and the Toy and Action Figure Museum. To purchase a patron table or tickets to The Chefs’ Feast, contact wonder-girl Angie Gaines at againes@regionalfoodbank.org or 405-604-7109. To learn more about the Regional Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids program, visit www.regionalfoodbank.org. -30- The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is a private, 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that acts as a link through which the food industry and community may donate food and other goods. The products are then distributed to nearly 700 schools and charitable feeding programs in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. In the last fiscal year, the Food Bank distributed nearly 25 million pounds of food and product to help the charitable community effectively feed people in need. Since its inception in 1980, the Food Bank has distributed more than 300 million pounds of food to feed Oklahoma’s hungry. You can go ahead and add Cafe Evoke Catering to that list! We fill feature our full service deluxe specialty coffee bar for this event along with a great single origin drip coffee to go along with all the great food that will be presented. If you are looking for a way to get involved in the community and help out a great cause, this is the place for your to be on April 9th. Contact the group for more information and be sure to tell everyone you know about it so that this year's event will raise the bar for the future of kids across our city. ...be bold Tagged: cafe evoke catering, Oklahoma City, coffee catering, regional food bank of oklahoma Add us on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter!