Chefs for Change with Chef Steven Brown from Porter & Frye Steven Brown began working in restaurants at the age of twelve and has worked his way through the Minnesota restaurant scene with stops in New York, Modena, Italy and the Yucatan. Most notably, he led the charge at Minneapolis’s Levain where his food featured Old World ingredients made with New World preparations and was widely heralded.

In February of 2008, Along with long time collaborator, Josh Habiger, Brown and his team opened Porter & Frye at the historic Ivy Tower in downtown Minneapolis. The 'modern midwestern' menu features indigenous dishes that one up the ubiquitous 'local-organic-seasonal' mantra. One potential highlight might be his teams’ experiments with the ingredients in locally loved wild rice soup. The results maintain the spirit of the original yet captivate the joy of discovery and simultaneously flex the dishes undeniable Minnesota roots.

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Tickets are $85 and all proceeds go to benefit People Serving People. Please contact Amy Jenkins at 612.277.0221 or ajenkins@peopleservingpeople.org for more information.

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Chefs for Change with Chef Rick Kimmes from The Oceanaire Seafood Room Seafood is flown in daily from around the world for the guests at The Oceanaire Seafood Room. They source only top-of-the-catch fish from the world's most reputable suppliers. Join Executive Chef, Rick Kimmes, as he prepares and demonstrates a sensational meal with wine pairings.

Rick is a celebrated and frequent cooking instructor at the award winning Ludlow's Resort on Lake Vermillion in northern Minnesota. He also teaches at Cooks of Crocus Hill in St. Paul, Minnesota and at Kitchen Window in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His distinctive culinary expertise engages Midwestern seafood lovers in cooking classrooms and within the dining room of The Oceanaire Seafood Room in Minneapolis. Rick assumed the role of Executive Chef at Oceanaire Seafood Room in February, 2000.

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Tickets are $100 and all proceeds go to benefit People Serving People. Please contact Amy Jenkins at 612.277.0221 or ajenkins@peopleservingpeople.org for more information.

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Minnesota Twins Baseball Game and Pre-game Party For the fifth year, People Serving People is proud to present Strike Out Homelessness in partnership with the Minnesota Twins on Friday, July 18. The event includes a pre-game party prior to the game. You and your family will enjoy a gourmet barbecue and the live music of Tim Mahoney at Picnic Pavilion, Gate D, outside the Metrodome. After the BBQ, cheer on the Minnesota Twins as they play the Texas Rangers. All proceeds will go to benefit People Serving People.

Last year, the event raised over $25,000 and was sponsored by The Minnesota Twins, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Star Tribune. The pre-game barbecue was prepared by American Culinary Federation of Minneapolis and was sponsored by Bond & Devick Financial Network, Coordinated Business Systems and eMall at Walden University. Other event sponsors included Metro Transit, Cub Foods, Sysco Food, Reinhart Foods, Appert's Foodservice, Lakes to Lakes Marketing, Bob Longfield, Sheboygan Sausage Co., Rainbow Foods, US Foods, Whole Foods Market, Kemps Ice Cream, Famous Dave's, The Doubletree Hotel, and the Minneapolis chapter of the American Culinary Federation.

PSP would like to thank all of volunteers and sponsors for giving their time and financial support to make Strike Out Homelessness a continued success!

Tickets for the 2008 Strike Out Homelessness are $30 for adults and $25 for children which includes the Pre-game BBQ and the Twins Game. Or you may purchase a $21 ticket for just the baseball game. Contact Amy Jenkins, Event & Communications Coordinator at 612.277.0221 or e-mail ajenkins@peopleservingpeople.org for more information.

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Chefs for Change with Chef Phillip Becht from Modern Cafe More information coming soon.

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Chefs for Change with Chef Jeff Asorage from Capitol Grille More information coming soon.

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People Serving People's Annual Gala People Serving People's 2008 Gala is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 15 and will be held at the new Hotel Ivy located in downtown Minneapolis.

The annual Gala is a formal event, consisting of cocktail hour, silent auction, a brief program, gourmet dinner and live auction. The Gala raises more funds than any other PSP event.

We are committed to raising the bar this year and making this Gala the most successful to date. If you are interested in participating in this event or are interested in a sponsorship, please contact Amy Jenkins at: 612.277.0221 or ajenkins@peopleservingpeople.org. Ticket information will be available soon.

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