Tue 15 Dec 2009 10:56 am
Let the bidding begin! It’s time for the sixth annual Menu for Hope, the food-lover’s ultimate fund-raiser, and this year’s prizes look fabulous.
The raffle raises money for hungry people, in the form of donations to the UN World Food Purchase for Progress program. Raffle tickets cost $10 apiece, and can be applied toward any prize you find tempting in the mix of swag and edibles and equipment and classes from some prominent (and generous) food bloggers. This year’s list of temptations includes personal photo workshops from professionals like Matt Armendariz and Lara Ferroni, dinner for two at Ad Hoc, an afternoon of foraging with Langdon Cook, six jars of Pim’s amazing marmalade, a 7.75-lb leg of acorn-fed Berkshire cured by La Quercia, a $449 home sous-vide machine (I’ll be writing more about this one next week, as I just test-drove a model), a jar of the sourdough starter Clotilde uses in her Paris kitchen, scads of signed cookbooks, and much more.
Some of the prizes depend on location, so don’t bid on the private chocolate tasting at Rococo in London or a 10-course degustation at Attica in Australia unless you’re prepared to travel.
Chez Pim has an overview of the fund-raiser and a link to the sites hosting prizes around the world (some of which can be shipped anywhere). Gluten-Free Girl is hosting the West Coast bids, so check out her post for a list of what’s available here.
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