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Third 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 some of the Outer Banks' best chefs to make culinary magic?
"That's what we really hope to find out," says Beach Food Pantry Executive Director Theresa Armendarez. "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: 12 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 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, Beach Food Pantry Board Chair and Co-owner 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 1, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. For $50 enjoy DJ Music, two drinks (select beer, wine and soft drinks), a tasting of an appetizer, dessert, or entrée that each chef is preparing specially for the event, plus one "Culinary Coin" to vote for your favorite creation. 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 participating include:
Simply Southern Kitchen
Eastside Restaurant
Coastal Provisions Oyster Bar & Wine Bar Café
Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar
The Saltbox Cafe
Pigman's BBQ
BK Shuckers Oyster & Sports Bar
Frogman's BBQ
Jolly Roger Restaurant
Blue Moon Beach Grill
Port O' Call Restaurant and Gaslight Saloon
Garden Grille & Bar at Hilton Garden Inn
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 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization under the IRS code.
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LocationHilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk (View)
5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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