Organized by The Ecologist Cowboy, Sichuan Kitchen SLO, and The Lavra Non-Profit
Competition for Sustainability, Flavor, and Creativity
RSVP QUICK!
Fall 2024
November 23, 2024
3:00 – 6:00 PM
Join us at City Farm SLO on Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 3 – 6 pm. Food presented at 3:30 pm and awards at 5 pm.
**UPDATE: MEETING AT THE LAVRA
2070 E Deer Canyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
The most sustainable cooking competition ever: 10 chefs are given a secret, super-sustainable (SSS) ingredient and compete to make the (1) most sustainable, (2) tastiest, and (3) most creative dish.
We are gathering to send glass bottles into our future food system, while celebrating wild abundance, traditional knowledge, and fall harvests! (to dive deeper into the question of what really is “food sustainability”, visit this article).
How to participate?
Guests / Judges: A culinary adventure into thought-provoking food system alternatives, tasting 10 dishes from unique chefs
Chefs: 10 Chef spots open, everyone is encouraged (kids, home cooks, or professionals!), a chef stipend is given and free admission to the event
*Donation for an entry plate as a Guest: $30 – 50 (sliding scale). This event is donation-driven by regular folks to simply run the show! Help us bring awareness and education to support sustainable innovation of our food systems with more climate-appropriate ingredients!
RSVP as a Chef email Brandon:
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Organized by Brandon Hurd, Garrett Morris, and Chrissilda Brown
of The Ecologist Cowboy, Sichuan Kitchen SLO, and The Lavra
Brandon Hurd
Education, agroforestry, and acorn food with The Ecologist Cowboy
With a background in agroecology, agroforestry, ethnobotany, and restoration, Brandon made The Ecologist Cowboy to illustrate practical and entertaining approaches to sustainability. If you are a fan of the local flavors of the event, feel free to reach out to learn or even order some of these wild-gathered plants locally (acorn flour, local mustard, wild pesto, etc.). Brandon also offers an acorn and oak clean-up service for North SLO County with Oak Food Central Coast!
Garrett Morris
Chef and Owner of Sichuan Kitchen SLO
Sichuan Kitchen SLO is focused on taking local ingredients and giving them a new look with Sichuan techniques and spices. Garrett is about introducing SLO to the flavors and culture of Sichuan and greater China while not forgetting our local climate and ecosystem. He does private educational dinner parties, popups, Monday Night Takeout, and cooking classes. Find more info at sichuankitchenslo.com
Sam Scholz from The Lavra Community Farm
Sam is a new member of The Lavra! She is a nurse, (excellent) cook, artist, garden-lover, and food sustainability enthusiast. Joining The Lavra, she will be focusing on sustainable (obviously) food, food processing, gardening, artwork, and events like this! Sam is a bright light, a positive current, and a jovial being.
The Ecologist Cowboy 