Last month we attended the Community Plates’ fundraising event, “Food for All,“ held at the Darien Community Association. The event featured the area’s newest restaurants showcasing their signature dishes and a series of Craft Cocktail Bars presented by Fairfield County’s most innovative bartenders.
“Community Plates is already responsible for picking up and delivering almost 4 million meals at a value of over $6 Million to food insecure people in Fairfield County. We’re focused on meeting the need of 110,000 people right here who struggle to know where their next meal is coming from, “ says Kevin Mullins, executive director and co-founder of Community Plates, “The Food for All 2014 fundraiser is our kick-off for our next food rescue season. It’s a lot of fun, the food is amazing, and we do a lot of good in the process.”
Here are some photos from the event:
Deviled Eggs and more from The Granola Bar
The Granola Bar, Westport
Dee’s favorite dish of the night: Burrata and Prosciutto Cotto from Brick + Wood
Little Barn, Westport
Fresh guacamole was made by Geronimo in Fairfield. This was not any ordinary guacamole. It was creamy and smokey. When we asked where the smoke came from. The response: Bacon.
Geronimo, Fairfield
Local Beer Bar
Local Beer Bar
Seared Ahi Tacos
And for dessert, we had plenty of Homemade Bread Pudding by Brick + Wood and great coffee from Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters in Trumbull.
Homemade Bread Pudding by Brick + Wood
Here’s a full list of restaurants that were present at the fundraiser:
- Azuca Bistro Latino – Stamford
- Back40 Kitchen – Greenwich
- Bravo – Stamford
- Brick + Wood – Fairfield
- Chef Geoff Lazlo – Greenwich
- Craft 260 – Fairfield
- Gastro Bar – Stamford
- Geronimo – Fairfield
- Hana Tokyo – Fairfield
- Johnny Utah’s – Norwalk
- Little Barn – Westport
- Little Pub – Greenwich
- Local Kitchen + Beer Bar – Norwalk/Fairfield
- Rizzuto’s Sports Bar + Grill – Stamford
- Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters – Trumbull
- Sign of the Whale – Stamford
- The Granola Bar – Westport
- Walrus & Carpenter – Fairfield
- Washington Prime – Norwalk
Craft Cocktail Bars:
- Bailey’s Backyard – Six Toed Cat
- Cask Republic – The Remedy
- Match – The Clockwork Grapefruit cocktail
- Mama’s Boy – Dirty South
“Six Toed Cat” by Bailey’s Backyard
“The Remedy” by Cask Republic
“The Remedy” by Cask Republic
About Community Plates
Community Plates is committed to ending food insecurity in America. Recognizing the problem as a matter of logistics, not a lack of food, the organization established a volunteer-driven, technology fueled method for transferring surplus food to those in need. The simple process includes food donors (e.g., grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, bakeries and other food-service establishments), food runners (individuals who pick-up and deliver donated food) and receiving agencies (e.g., soup kitchens, pantries, etc.). Scheduling is made easy with the web and smartphone enabled Community Plates’ GoRescue technology powered by WhenToManage, which received the 2013 Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century Achievement Award for human services. Since Community Plates was founded in 2011, more than 700 volunteers have rescued food that equates to 4.9 million meals to date. Launched and headquartered in Fairfield County, CT, Community Plates also operates in New Haven, CT, Albuquerque, NM and Columbus, OH with plans to expand to four more markets in 2014. For more information or to get involved visit: http://communityplates.org.
