Delicious Alchemy: The Banquet

On Monday, May 4 we planned to gather for a Delicous Alchemy Banquet to celebrate our spectacular Crystal Anniversary Banquet featuring ten exquisite courses by ten extraordinary chefs to toast Houston's rich cultural and culinary diversity—or as the Chronicle says, “the ultimate dinner party.” Presented by Brunello Cucinelli, the most spectacular dinner party of the season normally raises 20% of Recipe for Success Foundation Group annual budget to combat childhood obesity. The exclusive evening is hosted in a stunning private Houston estate and limited to 100 fortunate guests. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been forced to cancel this event.

We planed to feature some of our city's finest chefs including Stephen Conklin of La Table, Giancarlo Ferrara of Amalfi, Troy Guard of Guard & Grace, Richard Kaplan of Weights + Measures, Tommy Laczynski of Ouzo Bay, Dominick Lee of Poitín, Greg Martin of Bistro Menil, Rakesh Nayak of Common Bond and Kiran Verma of Kiran's. We hope that during these unprecedented times, you will show your support of these talented masters by calling them for takeout deliveries and drive through pickups as you remain safely at home.

We also hope that if you had planned to join us for this exquisite dinner, you might consider making a donation to our work instead.  It is clear that combatting obesity by helping children and families embrace healthy eating habits now has life or death implications, as obesity has been identified as a leading "underlying condition" that casues death by COVID-19.

Read more about our programs that continue during this crisis, including growing healthy foods at Hope Farms and online classes in the garden and kitchen on Facebook Live and Zoom: www.hopefarmshtx.org

Stay well and we look forward to the day that we will once again gather around a table to share a meal with you.