September 23, 2008
The Reader Will Serve No Hog Before It's Time
After nearly two years, the Reader is ready to serve up some of that mulefoot pig it adopted to some hungry folks. And they're doing it in style, with a six-course dinner starting 6 p.m. October 19 at Blackbird to benefit Slow Food Chicago.
The meal will feature dishes by Paul Kahan and Publican Executive chef Brian Huston, Vie's Paul Virant, Lula Café's Jason Hammel and Amalea Tshilds, and Justin Large of avec. The cost for all this is a steep $125 per person. All we know is Dee Dee better be worth it. RSVP to 312-715-0708.
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you know what i think would be cool? if tickets for this event were $250 or more, but you get a +1 to bring someone to the event who normally doesn't get to eat like this. someone who goes through life truly being hungry.
i've never been to blackbird, but let's face it ... i don't struggle to eat most days. i have what i need. it would be cool to see people who can't afford their daily bread really get treated to something like this.
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smussy, I see your point but wonder if that wouldn't be kind of cruel to take a "hungry person", as opposed to someone who is just unstable economically or poor but who can afford food. That way they can take inspiration from this approach with the food they can afford.
Also, the price isn't high by charitable standards, is it?
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smussy, you can already do that -- it's called, "Buying that person a ticket." Though they would probably just prefer to have the face value of the ticket in cash..