Name: JCYP Eats & Edu ft. Poppy Tooker
Date: June 21, 2022
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Join the Jefferson Chamber Young Professionals for an incredible evening of eating, education, & networking at Eats & Edu! Meet us at Impastato's Restaurant for food, fun, and an educational experience. Our topic is "Why New Orleans Cuisine is Good for Business", touching on the impact of our food culture in this region and the importance of local restaurants.
This event is for young professionals in their 20s and 30s only.
In this Eats & Edu session, we will hear from Poppy Tooker, New Orleanian and Cultural Ambassador. She is a Culinary Activist, Radio & TV Host, Author, Speaker, Spokesperson, and Cooking Instructor.
Poppy is a native New Orleanian who has spent her life immersed in the vibrant colors and flavors of her state. Poppy's award winning, NPR-affiliated radio show and podcast, Louisiana Eats!, carries her message state-wide and beyond. She was tapped to update on of the earliest Louisiana cookbooks, Madame Begue's Creole Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery, which was first published in 1900. She's a cultural ambassador on a mission. In fact, you can it destiny. "It has been my lifelong dream to bring my great-grandmother's favorite saying to life. When I was a little girl, she would never tell me to clean my plate. Instead. she'd say 'Poppy, eat it to save it!'" This became her life's mantra, and fueled her desire to work as a culinary activist promoting and preserving food culture and history, while safe-guarding the planet's bio-diversity. Poppy brought her motto to life through a television pilot, Eat it to Save It!
To read more about her accomplishments, view her website here: www.poppytooker.com.
Location:
Impastato's Restaurant
3400 16th Street
Suite A, French Market Plaza
Metairie, LA 70002
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Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM | Dinner with Poppy Tooker
Contact Information:
Melissa Chesterman, Special Events Manager
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Fees/Admission:
$50/Person
This price includes networking cocktail reception for the first 30 minutes and 5 course dinner with wine.
Five Course Menu:
1st Course - Seafood Appetizer
2nd Course - A combination of two favorite pastas:
Fettucine Alfredo, Homemade pasta noodles mixed with imported Romano cheese, butter, cream, and freshly cracked pepper and Pasta Ascuita, Homemade pasta in a light tomato gravy with crushed red pepper and imported cheeses
3rd Course- Garden Fresh Salad
4th Course - Choice of Entree:
Veal Marianna
Breaded baby white veal, pan sautéed with a light touch of garlic, topped with artichoke hearts and fresh mushrooms
Veal, Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan
Pan fried, baked in tomato gravy topped with parmesan cheese
Fresh Fish Marianna
Fresh fish breaded, pan sautéed with a light touch of garlic, topped with fresh mushrooms and artichoke hearts
Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in lemon and butter with just a hint of garlic
5th Course - Dessert
Amaretto Parfait
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