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15.10.15

Charity Ride At Soul Cycle Benefitting Common Threads & Ext.54

Many of you know I LOVE Soul Cycle and supporting my favorite Chicago Charities, like Common Threads.

I hope you’ll join me at SoulCycle for a Common Threads Charity Ride to help this amazing non-profit organization reach their goal, by providing funds to help maintain the Common Threads Garden in Hyde Park.

Common Threads is an organization dedicated to teaching kids, families and communities to cook for a healthier life. With programming in 6 cities nationwide, they served over 48k students this past school year and summer, reaching over 16k students just in Chicago.

This coming year they are trying to double their impact, ultimately getting a million kids cooking for life by 2020.

The ride will take place October 17th at 1:30pm at SoulCycle Loop (111 W Wacker), the fabulous friend and soul sister Aya.

Tickets are $75 (all proceeds go to Common Threads) and include bike, shoes, water, super fun gift bag and raffle prizes. (Invite below).

Tickets and seat assignments can be made here:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2348248

20.3.15

Help Donate Pasta to Northern IL Food Bank #RanaRavioliChallenge for National Ravioli Day!

When Giovanni Rana asked me to help in a day-long social media celebration of ravioli and charitable giving today as it's National Ravioli Day!

Giovanni Rana, synonymous with authentic, Italian pasta, is partnering with your local food bank to fight against hunger and encourage spending time with family and friends during the #RanaRavioliChallenge.

Giving back to my community is very important to me. #agirlgivesback

Do you know that 1 out of 5 people are hungry??

I am VERY lucky to have every meal, every day provided. Please join me help solve hunger by simply using a hashtag and Rana will donate pasta to the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

I ask you today to head onto your social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtag #RanaRavioliChallenge and Giovanni Rana will donate 1LB of pasta to the Northern Illinois Food Bank!

16.5.14

Cased Meat For A Cause

CASED MEATS FOR A CAUSE

Local Sausage, Beer and Music to Support Families Impacted by Rett Syndrome

WHAT is Cased Meat For A Cause?

A Girl & Her Food is very excited to Kick off Chicago Craft Beer Week, #CCBW, in style! I can't think of a better way to start #CCBW with some sausage, drinking brews and helping others! I hope to see you there and make sure to say hi!
Farm. Butcher, Table will present: Cased Meats for a Cause a benefit raising funds for the lives of local families impacted by Rett Syndrome. This event will celebrate the fantastic food, drink and music that the city of Chicago has to offer, along with the lyrical musings of two fantastic Chicago based musical groups, Weepin' Willows and Lawrence Peters Outfit.

WHO?

The wonderful folks at Waseda Farms and Local Foods Grocer & Distributor will provide quality ingredients available for Chicago’s renowned chefs to use in creating a veritable smorgasbord of specialty sausages for you to enjoy.

Culinary partners include:

Publican Quality Meats

The Butcher & Larder

The Radler

Revolution Brewing

Farm.Butcher.Table

To wash the sausages down, the award-winning brew masters at Revolution Brewing will provide a full lineup of their mouthwatering suds.

WHEN?

On Sunday, May 18th at 3pm

WHERE?

Revolution Brewery Tap Room: 3340 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL 60618

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door, click here and are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/669651

WHY?

All proceeds benefit the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and the private medical fund of Emmy Foster:

About Farm. Butcher. Table

Farm. Butcher. Table has been supporting local charities in Chicago and Iowa for the past 5 years. What started as a small group raising and butchering and preparing their own pork has evolved into working with many of the culinary leaders here in Chicago to hold a 3 day music, bourbon and pork festival in Iowa along with charitable events throughout the year here in Chicago.

7.10.13

Back to School Pilot Light Block Party at PQM

I kicked off my weekend by attending the “Back to School Block Party”, benefiting Pilot Light at

Publican Quality Meats (PQM). The Pilot Light chefs cooked up a very special evening featuring innovative food and drink. The night included a DJ, and I rocked out to 80s jams, as well as a silent and live auction offering unbelievable prizes. I had a great evening supporting Pilot Light's unique vision to empower children to make healthy choices, by integrating culinary education with school standards, curriculum and culture.

Left to Right: Paul Kahan, Kat Levitt (me), Justin Large and Jason Hammel
(not pictured Matthias Merges and Ryan Poli)

Who Cooked:

Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp of Sunday Dinner Club

Jon DuBois of Green Zebra

Jason Hammel of Lula Café

Paula Haney and Allison Stout of Hoosier Mama Pie Company

Sandra Holl of Floriole

Paul Kahan and Justin Large of Avec, The Publican

Charlie McKenna of Lillie's Q

Matthias Merges of Yusho

Sarah Mispagel of Nightwood

Ryan Poli of Tavernita, Little Market Brasserie

John Vermiglio of Billy Sunday

About Pilot Light

Inspired by Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move, Chefs Move to Schools' campaign, Pilot Light enlists the city's top chefs and Chicago Public Schools teachers to incorporate culinary education and nutrition into existing core curricula. Pilot Light's incubator program at the Disney II Magnet School includes chefs and teachers collaborating to develop lesson plans and facilitate thoughtful discussion about food as it relates to literacy, math, social studies and science. Sample lessons include 'Access to Food as a Civil Right' (4th grade social studies), and 'Noodles to Neighborhoods' - teaching cultural diversity through pasta (3rd grade social studies). Classroom discussions culminate in a healthy, chef-produced lunch.

Board members include chefs Paul Kahan, Matthias Merges, Jason Hammel, Ryan Poli and Justin Large, as well as Principal Bogdana Chkoumbova, and education consultants Brooke Stafford-Brizard and Shari Berland. For more information please visit www.pilotlightchefs.org

Justin Large