Coffee pots running dry at Marian House Soup Kitchen
15.10.11
Nothing quite perks up a meal at the Marian House Soup Kitchen like a good cup of coffee.
“Coffee is one of the simple pleasures our guests look forward to having with their meals,” says Rochelle Schlortt, spokeswoman for Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, which operates the soup kitchen.
But coffee donations are down to the last drop, and Marian House is having to dip into its $25,000 annual food budget to buy it. So Catholic Charities is asking the community to come to the rescue by donating any type of coffee.
“Coffee is one of those things that we’re so used to getting in donations that it’s not something we typically buy,” Schlortt said. “But now, it’s something we’re putting on our shopping list because it’s so important to our guests.”
Although Marian House can purchase coffee for $5 per pound, the people who frequent the soup kitchen go through 50 to 75 pounds a week. At that rate, the allocation for food purchases will be depleted in no time, and if it comes down to using money for nutritional foods or caffeine, the edge will likely to go to the meats, canned veggies and other foods Marian House often buys to augment donations.
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette
Chef Pascal Sauton hopes to create a new recipe for Main Street Milwaukie
14.10.11
Chef Pascal Sauton 's wish list for Milwaukie Kitchen & Wine was long: a counter for prepared foods, local and gourmet groceries, kitchen supplies, a cafe, a demonstration kitchen. The last item was the most important -- a place "where everyone gets together around good food and good coffee."
"What's most important to us is we really want this to be a community-oriented place," Sauton said.
The well-known Portland chef, who started Carafe Bistro , sees Milwaukie as more than a sleepy bedroom community. It's an escape from the saturated Portland restaurant market and potential for an exciting business. Sauton's store, set to open by the end of October, is the kind of business one of Main Street's biggest advocates wants to see move in: community-oriented with a narrow specialty. Although city officials might want large development near where they hope to build a minor league baseball stadium, they also want to foster a bustling downtown full of small shops to sit next
Source: OregonLive.com
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