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Second Annual Beach Food Pantry Holiday Chefs Challenge
Coffee-coated canned tuna cakes with maple syrup demi-glace? Instant potato casserole studded with peanut butter Pop-Tarts? If the average person tried to make culinary magic from the Beach Food Pantry's list of most-donated items, chances are the results might not be so tasty. But what about when you ask the Outer Banks best chefs to make culinary magic?
"That's what we really hope to find out," says Beach Food Pantry Executive Director Kathy McCullough Testa. "We want to see how creative our local chefs can be making delicious meals out of everyday food items. And, of course, we want to raise money and awareness to fight food insecurity right here on the Outer Banks."
It's called the Beach Food Pantry Holiday Chefs Challenge, and here's how it works: 10 - 15 area chefs have 60 minutes to cook a delectable dish using anything that is on a list of items that the Beach Food Pantry has in stock, with one of the items having to be a canned good (vegetable, tuna, beans, and the like). Attendees will then sample each creation and vote on the tastiest, most creative dish. And while making top-notch cuisine from non-perishable goods may sound tricky, you'd be surprised what a good chef can do with canned goods, ground beef, and a rack of spices. Then again, maybe you wouldn't. After all, we're talking about restaurants some of the Outer Banks' best restaurants. Every one of which is as competitive as they are skilled.
"It's easy to make a filet mignon melt in your mouth," says Richard Bruce of Pigman's Bar-B-Que. "But this will be a real test of skills. And a lot of fun to see what folks come up with using every day food items that are available at the Beach Food Pantry."
Want to help choose the crown prince or princess of canned goods? Join us on Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. $50 gets you live holiday music provided by local Outer Banks musicians, two drinks, a bite of every dish, and one "Gateway Bank Culinary Coin" to vote for your favorite creation plus a tasting of an appetizer, dessert, or entrée that each chef is preparing specially for the event. Don't be afraid to bring money to buy extra "Culinary Coins" to help your favorite chef win, and to participate in the prize basket raffles, silent auction, and the 50/50 drawing. All proceeds help feed Dare County's food insecure families who can't afford to be finicky.
Outer Banks restaurants/chefs confirmed to date include more to be added soon!
BK Shuckers Oyster & Sports Bar
Bonnie's Bagels
Coastal Provisions Oyster Bar & Wine Bar Café
Eastside Restaurant
Garden Grille & Bar at Hilton Garden Inn
Jolly Roger Restaurant
Ocean Boulevard Bistro & Martini Bar
Pigman's BBQ
Proof Bakery
Port O' Call Restaurant
The Saltbox Cafe
Simply Southern Kitchen
Ten O Six
The evening's entertainment will feature local Outer Banks Musicians Kim Kalman, Steve Hauser Sondra Meinhardt, and Graham Outten.
Presenting Sponsors: Outer Banks Visitors Bureau; Captain George's Seafood Restaurant; East Carolina Radio Group; and Three Dog Ink.
Supporting Sponsors: Bizport OBX; Carolina Designs Realty; Dowdy & Osborne; First Bank; Hilton Garden Inn; Kenyon Productions; Made in the OBX; Midgett Insurance Agency; Quail Run Business Center; Simply Southern Kitchen; and TowneBank.
Partners: BK Shuckers Oyster & Sports Bar; Bonnie's Bagels; Coastal Provisions Oyster Bar & Wine Bar Café; Eastside Restaurant; GCP Design & Marketing; Garden Grill & Bar at Hilton Garden Inn; Jolly Roger Restaurant; Kim Kalman Music; North Beach Sun; Ocean Boulevard; Outer Banks Milepost Magazine; Outer Banks Voice; Pigman's Bar-B-Que; Port O'Call; Proof Bakery; The Saltbox Café; Spectrum Reach; and Ten O Six.
The event is sponsored in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. All proceeds will benefit the Beach Food Pantry. The Beach Food Pantry is a full 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under IRS code.
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LocationHilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk (View)
5353 North Virginia Dare Trail
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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