Soups On from Dine-In-Diva

Tamara Mitchell, one of the talented, creative, and supportive chefs from Dine-In-Diva has begun testing soups for our Empty Bowl Project, March 21st at the Akron Art Museum. These look so good. She's tested two vegetable based recipes - Corn and Butternut Squash Chowder and Broccoli, Red Pepper, and Cheddar Chowder (using Adams Reserve Cheddar). Both look so good. I'm going to Trader Joe's on Saturday morning and picking up some really good cheddar ... just might have to try the Broccoli, Pepper, Cheddar Chowder. Check out the recipes on Tami's  Garden, Grocery, Gadget Girl blog.

 

SOLD OUT!

Empty Bowls reservations are official closed as we hit our 200 bowl limit. Thanks to everyone for your support. Our goal is for all of us to help out in whatever way we can and so many patrons, chefs, volunteers and the Akron Art Museum have really been generous. From the phone calls we received from those not being able to reserve a bowl we really appreciate your support. We want to keep this event the size that it is and make it special and about community. We're looking forward to making this a solid fundraiser to help alleviate hunger in our area. We our truly overwhelmed by your support. Thank you!

Bowls are stacking up

Bowl by bowl we're starting to gain on the number of bowls we need for the Empty Bowl Project. Usually it's not until later in the day, after the studio quiets down, that we can sit at the potter's wheel and begin to throw. There is a meditative quality about just being focused on the clay and the hum of the wheel that melts away all of the other daily distractions that happen in the studio.

Potter Alan Caiger-Smith said "Shapes which are repeated begin to mature without undergoing any obvious changes. The form evolves by itself, and ... you find the shape has become more agreeable simply by being made often." What you start out with goes through a natural process of subtle change and the more you make the more the bowls begin to reveal themselves as truly individual shapes never exactly what's in your mind's eye and no two ever the same.

Let the bowls begin!

We're starting to make the bowls for our upcoming fundraiser at the Akron Art Museum on March 21st. Reservations are now open for the Empty Bowl Project. All money collected will be donated to Akron's Good Samaritan Hunger Center to fight hunger.

The making and decorating of over 200 bowls is the fun part with a dozen or more bowls made at a time. The hand-thrown bowls hold eight to twelve ounces and no two are exactly alike. We've designed a new bowl this year for people to add to their collection.

We've definitely improved over last year with additional and different chefs being added to the mix. Adding a few new restaurants this year helps to keep the event fresh and interesting as different soups are added. Attendees will get to sample THREE soups instead of two. Also new this year is the addition of live music. Check out the participating restaurants below. Only 200 bowls will be made so reserve your bowl online at www.akronartmuseum.org/bowl or 330-376-9185.

New Details for Empty Bowl Event

Details are being finalized for the the 2nd Annual Empty Bowl Project held at the Akron Art Museum's atrium on Sunday, March 21st from 12:30 - 2:30. This year we've added an additional soup for your donation along with some new restaurants plus you'll enjoy live music. Bowls may be reserved online beginning January 1st and that information will be made available soon.

Empty Bowl Project Date Announced

The date for the Empty Bowl Project has been set and we're planning some additions to the menu with some new restaurants added this coming year. The event will be held on March 21,2010 in the lobby of the Akron Art Museum. More details will be coming in December with Early Bird Registration available January 1, 2010.

The premise of the Empty Bowl Project is simple: Guests are served soup in a handmade ceramic bowl in exchange for a cash donation to fight hunger. Keep the bowl as a reminder of the meal's purpose. Every time you take the bowl from your cupboard, you will be reminded that someone's bowl is always empty, and that on this one occasion you helped to alleviate hunger. You could choose to do so again at anytime.

All money collected will be donated to Good Samaritan Hunger Center to fight hunger, to raise awareness about the issues of hunger and to help bring about an attitude that will not let hunger exist. A remarkable collective effort is put forward by all the people involved. It is our hope that the Empty Bowl Project becomes a powerful tool for bringing about positive change locally.