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Reminder! CIFC's Chefs' Choice Dinner with Frances Moore Lappe, March 17th

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Dear Friends,

 

Just a gentle reminder that it's not too late to reserve your seat at CIFC's

Second Annual Chefs' Choice Dinner on March 17th. Please see the

announcement below for complete details and RSVP no later than March 11.

 

Even if you can't attend the dinner, you can still come to the post-dinner

talk by Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé. And please help us get the word

out by telling all your friends.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Thanks!

 

Rich

 

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The Center for Informed Food Choices cordially invites you to attend our

Second Annual Chefs' Choice Dinner

with special guest speakers Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé,

authors of Hope's Edge: The New Diet for a Small Planet.

 

Frances Moore Lappé's groundbreaking Diet for Small Planet sold three

million copies in 1971, awakening us to the devastating impacts of

industrial agriculture. Now Frances and her daughter Anna have teamed

up in Hope's Edge to bring their message to a new generation by

embarking on an inspirational global journey.

 

Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear the Lappés share stories of

how the diverse cultures they visited are overcoming great challenges

within a global food system, as they offer their vision for a healthier

planet.

 

Gourmet, international, all plant-based menu:

 

Appetizers by Dominique Blanchard and Linda Hillel

- French Vegetable Pate

- Curried Tofu Spread with Peanuts

 

Entrée by Barry Schenker, Marc Swan, and Abbott Paul Sayre

- Sesame-Crusted Spring Rolls filled with Napa Cabbage and Shitake Mushrooms

- Black Japonica Rice Salad with Red Peppers and Toasted Cashews

- Spice-Roasted Eggplant with Thai Basil

- Cucumber-Papaya Salad

 

Dessert by Sascha Weiss

- White Chocolate Strawberry Hazelnut Napoleons

 

Organic wine and other beverages

 

When: Sunday, March 17; Dinner, 5pm.; Talk, 7:30pm.

Where: First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th Street, at Castro

Street, in downtown Oakland, next to the 980 Freeway and near the 12th

St. BART station. For directions, visit www.uuoakland.org or call

(510) 893-6129.

Donation: $50 for dinner and talk; $10 for talk only, at door.

RSVPs required by Monday, March 11 for dinner only

 

Reception with book signing and refreshments, including fresh biscotti,

follow the talk.

 

Proceeds from this fundraising event benefit the Center for Informed Food

Choices and the Small Planet Fund.

 

RSVP Form - please print and mail.

Center for Informed Food Choices' Second Annual Chefs' Choice Dinner

 

Name: __

Address:

City, State, Zip: ___________

Phone: __

Email: ___

No tickets: ____ at $50 each $______

Friend of dinner: $100 per ticket $______

Table Sponsor: $500 for six tickets $______

I can't attend, but here is my donation $______

 

Please make checks payable to CIFC and send by Monday, March 11 to:

 

Center for Informed Food Choices

PO Box 16053

Oakland, CA 94610

Your name will be held on the guest list.

 

Questions? Call (510) 465-0322 or email info.

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