Mark your calendar to join us for a cooking contest with a twist!
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Emergency Food Program and Pine Grove Community House are sponsoring a unique COOKING CONTEST for the second year in a row!
Join the fun to see which of these contestants— Mark Kuestner of Manzanita, Kim Koch, Wheeler/Heart of Cartm and India Downes-Le Guin, Pine Ridge/Hoffman Center can prepare the most delicious, creative, and appealing dishes using ONLY shelf stable foods. They will NOT be allowed to use any water or heat source! Watch the cooks whip up plates of food to serve the judges with only 20 minutes to prepare a main course and another 20 minutes to make a dessert. Narrators will give a play-by-play if you’d like to take notes so you, too, can create hearty meals in an emergency situation.
Frank Squillo, from Wanda’s, Eric Kammerer from Yolk and last years contest winner, Christopher Mullins. will judge the contestants’ food and crown one of them EVCNB TOP CHEF.
Join us for an entertaining evening and get your own creative juices flowing with ideas for ways to prep food for your family in the case of an emergency.
Soft drinks, wine and snacks will be served.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Pine Grove Community House, Manzanita
5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Please register HERE so we make sure to have enough drinks and snacks.
We are asking for a $5 registration fee.
When you register, please choose whether to pay in advance or at the event.
REGISTER NOW! This event sold out last year … make sure you’ve got a seat at this fun, interactive foodie event. Could you make a tasty meal with no water or heat?? Learn more about emergency preparedness and how to be prepared, not scared!
Don’t forget to bring some extra cash to the event, contestants’ creations will be auctioned off to the highest bidder!
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