(NC)-It’s a winning recipe to stop violence against women. Between June 1-15, 2008 restaurants across Canada are joining Amnesty International’s Taste for Justice campaign to raise funds for human rights and help stop violence against women.
For these two weeks, participating Taste for Justice restaurants and other food-based businesses are donating part proceeds towards Amnesty’s human rights research and campaigns, and helping to raise awareness about the organization’s global Stop Violence Against Women campaign.
For owners like Simon Saab of The Table restaurant in Ottawa, participating in Taste for Justice is a great way to make a difference: “Amnesty International represents many people like me who come together to support human rights globally and are voices for those who need to be heard.”
To find Taste for Justice restaurants in your community, visit www.tasteforjustice.ca and click on “Dine Out”, or call 1-800-AMNESTY (1-800-266-3789).
I’m the oldest of six sons. Mom had us boys working in the kitchen from an early age and I could cook enough to keep from going hungry or spending too much money at McDonald’s.
However, it was James Barber who whet my appetite for possibilities of what meal preparation could be. It was never pretentious, but always from delicious.
I have notebooks full of notes taken while watching The Urban Peasant. Some are just a list of ingredients with no indication of quantities or how they are to be used. There are still dishes I prepare that I first saw cooked by James.
“As far as we can tell, James was sitting at the dining room table, he was reading a cookbook, and he had a pot of soup simmering on the stove. So he definitely left this world in a way that he would have wanted to, but I think he would have been pretty upset about the timing,” she told CBC News.
Alberta restaurateurs are tapping the eat-local movement to fill out their summer menus with fresh fare.
Janice McGregor, who works for Alberta Agriculture, co-ordinates restaurants with local growers. She says the trend, which is catching on with all types of different cuisines from East Indian to Chinese to Italian, is creating a new bond between farmers and entrepreneurs in the province.
“We often find that chefs are starting to meet with the producers early in the year [to] sort of talk about their needs,” McGregor said of the collaborative process. “[Chefs] can make their menus based on what the producers are planting.”
Please join us on Thursday, April 26, 2007 for Living Positive’s Second Annual Dining Out For Life®!
Last year we raised $5,941.87 to support local people living with HIV/AIDS. Take a look at our list of participating restaurants, gather some friends and enjoy a delicious meal - all while helping out a good cause.
All money raised goes to the Living Positive through Positive Living Society of Alberta (formerly the Edmonton Persons Living with HIV Society: Living Positive).
Grocery-store shelves are increasingly crowded with pricey organic versions of everything from milk and eggs to hot dogs and beer. But some of the options pitched as healthier may not always be worth their higher price tags.
Do you have a “million-dollar” recipe that everyone raves about? You can put that to the test and win the $1 million grand prize. It’s time once again for the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest.
(NC)-It’s a winning recipe to stop violence against women. Between June 1-15, 2008 restaurants across Canada are joining Amnesty International’s Taste for Justice campaign to raise funds for human rights and help stop violence against women.