Upcoming Progam
Save the Date
Farm to Plate
with Poppy Tooker and Jack and Jake's
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
11:15 AM to 12:00 PM - Networking
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM - Speakers and Luncheon
Audubon Tea Room
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Complimentary Parking
Join us on Wednesday, February 1st for the first NACE New Orleans Chapter Meeting for 2012.
Learn from culinary teacher and author, Poppy Tooker, the impact on our community and health benefits of eating and buying local and organic fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood.
A representative from Jack and and Jake's will also speak. Jack & Jake's is a wholesale supplier of local and organic food products throughout southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.
Founded in 2009, Jack & Jake's has developed a network of over 200 local and regional farmers, fishers and food artisans. They supply fresh regional food products at an affordable price to restuarants, event venues and other local businesses.
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Meet Poppy Tooker
Food personality, culinary teacher and author, Poppy Tooker is passionate about food and the people who bring it to the table. Poppy brings all of these elements to the table in her weekly radio show, "Louisiana Eats" which airs on NPR affiliates throughout Southern Louisiana.
Poppy's on-camera flair has made her a sought after guest on the Food Network and the History Channel. She provides weekly restaurant commentary on the PBS show, "Steppin' Out" seen on WYES TV. Her book, "The Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook" received a Tabasco cookbook award and was named "Cookbook of the Year" by New Orleans Magazine.
With her motto, "Eat It To Save It", Poppy has been instrumental in reviving many endangered foods and food traditions. She was recognized by the Times Picayune as a "Hero of the Storm" for her work reviving New Orleans restaurants and food providers following Hurricane Katrina. The International Association of Cooking Professionals recognized Poppy's rebuilding efforts at their annual conference in April 2008, with their first ever, Community Service Award.
For over 25 years Poppy's classes have centered on history and tradition as well as the food science reasons of why and how while remaining eminently entertaining. Food and Wine magazine described Poppy's teaching techniques by saying "She may wear ceramic red beans in her ears and make finger puppets out of crawfish, but her class is certainly no joke. Rather, it compels you to take reams of notes so as not to forget a single nugget of her fascinating culinary wisdom."
Meet Jack and Jake's
Jack and Jake's is one of the first in the U.S. to establish a local food hub where farm fresh products and seafood can be efficiently gathered and distributed to those who need access to affordable healthy food.
Jack and Jake's has developed a local food hub in southeast Louisiana that includes a network of over 200 local farms and fishers within an average distance of 65 miles of New Orleans, a farm-central fresh food warehouse, and refrigerated transportation services. We are strengthening the local food supply and reducing the price of healthy fresh foods by developing and implementing the infrastructure necessary to connect farmers and fishers with those who need access to healthy foods at an affordable price.
Save $5 off your own copy of
Poppy Tooker's Cookbook Crescent City
Farmer's Market.
(Retail price of $25)
Local food preservationist Poppy Tooker tells the story of the Crescent City Farmers Market through recipes, anecdotes, and profiles of key market vendors. Recipes selected from submissions from local chefs, vendors and shoppers with a focus on local ingredients. Forward by Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse, author and farmers market advocate.
Size: 9 x 9, 208 pages, Paperback
Offer only valid at February Meeting, February 1, 2012.
*LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE*
**RSVP STRONGLY RECOMMENDED**
***NO SHOWS WILL BE BILLED***
**RSVP STRONGLY RECOMMENDED**
***NO SHOWS WILL BE BILLED***
