Menu for Hope - Prize Update

I've decided to offer another variation of my prize (UW35) for the Menu for Hope fundraiser.

If you're a fan of food blogs, chances are strong that you're also an excellent cook. You can undoubtedly throw a dinner party for four with one hand tied behind your back. So, being a flexible kind of guy, I thought I'd add another alternative.

I couldn't settle on what to call it, but here are some choices:

A Pintxos Party.
An Amuse Bouche Bash.
Mignardise Madness.

Here's the drill. I'll cook up a bunch of tasty little nibbles and snacks (think canapés, gougères, crudo, tapas, and other bite-sized bits of love) for your next cocktail party for up to 10 people. Your only role is to smile, mingle with your guests, and and have a good time mixing and sipping martinis (remember, you're providing the drinks).

If you just can't stand the idea of throwing a party and not cooking at least a few dishes, that's great. If you'd like to provide something, you can invite even more friends! I'll work out the details with you when you win.

N (the cute one in our *new* photo in the upper righthand corner - bye bye Mr. Fish Head) and I will be your kitchen elves for the day. With this Cocktail Party option, you don't even need to have much of a kitchen, as we can do much of the work ahead of time (although a fridge and a small stove would be helpful).

To review, the other choices when you win are that I will cook a four-course restaurant-style dinner for four at your house (before the end of next April) or I will give you a $200 gift certificate to use at my upcoming restaurant, Olallie (I'm still developing the menu for Olallie, but $200 ought to buy you at least enough to feed four adults, probably more). When you choose my prize on the donation page, there's no need to specify which option you want. You can tell me when you win.

Trust me, folks, my accountant is hoppin' mad that I'm already giving away meals when I haven't even opened the restaurant. And once I open my restaurant, it's going to be next to impossible to get me to cater a private dinner party. So this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's also a chance to be the first kid on the block to taste what I'll be serving at my restaurant. I'm making this offer because I believe the World Food Programme is an incredibly worthy cause for us foodies to be supporting.

So, go to the donation page now. Choose my prize, UW35, or one of the other many generous prizes. And remember, it's all for a good cause.

Food|and Drink|Menu for Hope III

Comments

[Juan-Luis]

Hey Brett, D and I are going to be working in London next year, so we may miss out on the opening of your place! But we'll be back. In any case, I'm hoping I'll win your prize and we'll get the personal preview before we jet off :). Wish we'd had a chance to hang out more in '06 - I know '07 is going to be busy for all of us!!
J-L

[Jennifer Jeffrey]

Great photo, Brett! As I haven't met N yet, it is nice to put a face with a name (or a letter, as the case may be)...

These prizes are amazing. It is seriously hard to choose this year! Incredible stuff. It would be the highlight of my year to have you and N be my "kitchen elves"...

[Christine]

Brett,
First, let me say that your donations to Menu for Hope are very, very generous, especially in light of the fact that you must be working your a#@ off trying to get Olallie up and running. Secondly, I'm so jazzed that you visited my blog! Thanks for your kind comments.
You can bet that my husband and I will be some of your first guests when Olallie is launched. I've been following your posts about the process.

[Trupti]

How generous of you...! I wish you all the best in your venture..I am too far away at the moment, but someday I'll make it to your restaurant. Great blog BTW.

Cheers,Trupti

[Veron]

You'll definitely be on my list of restaurants to go to when we visit San Francisco (our favorite city in U.S.)!

[erin]

oh how I wished I lived in the Bay Area so I could win this fabu prize! However, I do travel often for work, so may have to bid for the chance to dine at your new restaurant....thanks for swinging by my site!

[sam]

doing anything on Christmas Eve?