My class at Wide Angle Youth Media was invited to participate in STEW Baltimore on January 22nd. STEW Baltimore is a new project spearheaded by the Baltimore Development Cooperative and Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse.
The basic idea: once a month, a dinner is hosted at 2640 featuring high-end, locally-sourced, maximally organic and expertly prepared food. The price for the multi-course dinner is $10.
Interspersed with the food courses are presentations of projects and ongoing social justice struggles—and the profits from the dinner go towards funding these initiatives. (There was an impressive voting system in place that got tallied up at the end of the night.)
Lot's of my classmates came out in full support! And not just for Wide Angle, but the various other projects being presented. Rob and Sarah (below) had a great time, and lot's of stories to tell by the end of the night!
Here's what we had for dinner . . .
First Course: Micro Greens and Apples with Peasant Bread, Baltimore Honey and Butter
Second Course: Beets, Wintered Vegetable Broth, Thyme
Third Course: Root Vegetables and Potato Dumpling
Desert: French Press Coffee and Salty Oat Cookies with Handmade Ice Cream
Wide Angle Youth Media ended up raising $255 at the end of the night--we came in at a close second!
It was a wonderful evening--my students rocked the house!
Feel free to watch videos of the evening here.
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