Chimp Sanctuary Northwest Dinner • October 16 • 7:30 pm

Oh how we’ve missed making dinner for you!

But the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest NEEDS US! Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) is currently home to seven chimpanzees released from biomedical research. This group, the Cle Elum Seven, arrived at the sanctuary on June 13, 2008. Please visit their excellent website to learn more about these seven brave individuals.

But — on to the details! Again, we will transform Sweetpea Baking Company into a candlelit bistro and serve you gourmet, local vegan cuisine. Chef and author Isa Chandra Moskowitz is dreaming up the menu now, and Sweetpea, Foodfight!, Herbivore and Scapegoat staffers, along with other great volunteers, will cook and serve you dinner. Menu details to come, and tickets will be available on The PPK blog.

Happily, we have decided to lower the price of the dinners (and dish out less food, too, as nobody ever had room for dessert!). Tickets will be $25 per person, but we encourage diners to pay as much as possible. For those who pay $50 per person, there will be a generous assortment of home baked cookies and stickers and buttons from Herbivore Clothing Co. Plus, we’re working on prizes for those who give $100 or more. We will cover food costs and then ALL the money goes straight to the group we are working with!

what: 4 course benefit dinner for Chimp Sanctuary NW
when: 10/16/09 at 7pm
cost: $25 per person

Please check back for the menu and links to ticket purchase info!

THANKS!! And Burrito, pictured below, really says thank you. xo

Let Live Conference Benefit

4 Course Benefit Dinner, Spring Edition, Friday May 1st

The Apron Activists are back! This time, a benefit for the 2009 Let Live Conference. Our menu is focusing on all the lush local seasonal produce that Oregon has to offer. Think lots of fresh, green flavors and creamy textures with with some crunch.

Root Veggie Sushi
Roasted rutabaga, parsnip, beet in beet-pink sushi rice

Shiitake Tempura Over Red Cabbage Pear Slaw
Light rice flour battered tempura over a red cabbage slaw in a creamy avocado dressing with slivered pears

Spring Green Risotto With Creamy Spinach
Risotto in a rich puree of green spring veggies and cashew creme over creamy spinach, topped with grilled asparagus and toasted hazelnut

Lemon Coconut Creme Pie
Graham cracker crust, meyer lemon syrup, cashew macadamia base

When:
Friday, May 1st. Please arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 for a reception with Let Live organizers. Dinner will be served at 8pm.

Where:
Sweetpea Bakery
1205 SE Stark off SE 12th Ave
Google Map

Ticket Prices
Since seating limited, you must buy tickets in advance to attend the night’s festivities. Tickets are a sliding scale, from 40 to 100 dollars. Diners who pay 60 dollars or more will also be receiving an as of yet undetermined cool goodie bag. 100% of the proceeds go to the Let Live conference.

To Purchase Tickets
To purchase tickets, paypal 40 to 100 dollars to postpunkkitchen@gmail.com. Print out your thank you email, this will be your ticket when you arrive to the dinner. Please put “May Dinner” in the subject. Or, drop by Herbivore store to purchase tickets.

Seating
If you are buying tickets for more than yourself, please put their names in the paypal comments and a table will be arranged for you. If you would like to sit with people in addition to the ones you are purchasing tickets for, please put their names in the comments as well, and let me know that you want to sit with them. If you are flying solo, you may end up sitting with strangers at the community table. But we promise that they will be fascinating strangers.

Allergies And Substitutions
Please email us with any dietary needs you have and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Alcohol
Please bring your own beer and wine.

Any other questions? Just email us! postpunkkitchen@gmail.com. Thanks!

Dinner for the Doggies 12/12

It’s on again! Join us at Sweetpea Bakery for a 4 course dinner to benefit Portland’s Family Dogs New Life Shelter, an non-profit no-kill dog shelter for, but not limited to, pups who are at risk of going to doggy heaven before their time.

Wild and free. Ish.

Once again, we will transform Sweetpea into a candlelit bistro and you will be waited on hand and foot by Herbivore, Food Fight and Scapegoat staffers.

This month’s dinner is inspired by the cuisine of Jamaica. It might be cold and rainy in Portland, but let’s keep our bellies warm and cozy and lounging in the sun.

This was from a test run for Jamaican night, yours will be plated much fancier

Appetizer
Plantain Rice Paper Rolls
Rice noodles, sweet plantains and toasted pumpkin seeds in a fresh rice paper roll with chili dipping sauce

Soup
Jamaican Curry With Roti Bread
Sweet potatoes, kidney beans and baby limas in a rich Jamaican spiced coconut curry served with flat bread for dipping

Entree
Jerk Tofu And Yucca
Marinated and grilled jerk tofu a green beans served over mashed yucca and topped with a fresh mango salsa

Dessert
Pumpkin Rum Bread Pudding
A lush and spicy pumpkin bread pudding spiked with rum, served warm with vanilla ice cream

Ginger Tea will be served. Please bring your own beer and wine.
When:
Friday, December 12th. Please arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 for a reception with Family Dogs volunteers. Dinner will be served at 8pm. Note the new dining time! Some found 9 pm to be too late.

Where:
Sweetpea Bakery
1205 SE Stark off SE 12th Ave
Google Map

Ticket Prices
Since seating limited, you must buy tickets in advance to attend the night’s festivities. Tickets are a sliding scale, from 40 to 100 dollars. Diners who pay 60 dollars or more will also be receiving a really neat bag of holiday goodies that will include fresh baked cookies. 100% of the proceeds go to the Family Dogs shelter.

To Purchase Tickets
To purchase tickets, paypal 40 to 100 dollars to postpunkkitchen@gmail.com. Print out your thank you email, this will be your ticket when you arrive to the dinner. Please put “December Dinner” in the subject. Thanks!
Seating
If you are buying tickets for more than yourself, please put their names in the paypal comments and a table will be arranged for you. If you would like to sit with people in addition to the ones you are purchasing tickets for, please put their names in the comments as well, and let me know that you want to sit with them. If you are flying solo, you may end up sitting with strangers at the community table. But we promise that they will be fascinating strangers.

Allergies And Substitutions
Please email us with any dietary needs you have and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Alcohol
Please bring your own beer and wine.

Any other questions? Just email us! postpunkkitchen@gmail.com. Thanks!

I know this is a doggy dinner, but how cute does Kirby look in the wild?

And here is a link to past dinners, in case you are not entirely convinced yet.