2014 PLANT THYME FALL LUNCHEON

Register and join Keep Pearland Beautiful for the 11th Annual Plant Thyme Fall Luncheon, with proceeds benefiting the Joe Miller Scholarship Fund and current KPB educational programs. This year, the luncheon features guest speaker Chef Monica Pope, former Top Chef Masters contestant and proprietor of Sparrow Bar and Cookshop in Houston, TX.

Named 2009’s Best Chef at the Houston Culinary Awards, Monica Pope is a 2007 James Beard Award Nominee for Best Chef: Southwest and the owner of Sparrow Bar and Cookshop in Houston.  The only Texas woman to ever be named a Top 10 Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine (1996), Pope first learned to cook from her Czech grandmother and went on to earn her Chef’s title from Prue Leith’s School of Food and Wine in London.

Chef Monica Pope is largely credited with championing sustainability in the food industry and introducing the farm to table concept to Houston. Come and hear as she speaks about her work with homegrown herbs in cooking, her time in front of the camera on Season 2 of Bravo's Top Chef Masters, her work with Recipe for Success Foundation, and her many years of experience in the culinary world. Chef Pope will also provide a cooking demonstration utilizing herbs from her garden.

Please make your plans now to be on hand for the Plant Thyme Fall Luncheon and Plant Sale on October 10, 2014. The doors to the Center will be open at 10:30am, with the silent auction taking place in conjunction with the luncheon.  The native and adaptive plant sale will begin immediately following the luncheon. Plants from the sale will also be available for purchase on October 11, 2014 from 8AM to noon at the Pearland Farmers Market, located at Zychlinski Park, 2243 Grand Blvd. Call (281) 652-1659 for more information about the luncheon or plant sale information.

For information on becoming a sponsor of the 11th Annual Plant Thyme Fall Luncheon, please call (281) 652-1773.