Haley House Event: Gospel Jamboree & Jerk Chicken Cook-Off! August 18, 2012 3-7 pm

Come out and feed your belly and your soul on August 18^th, 2012 from 3-7 pm!

Photo credit: haleyhouse.org

Haley House will be hosting, Dudley Square’s Common Thread Coalition’s First Annual SummerFeast, a Gospel Jamboree & Jerk Chicken Cook-off Contest in the parking lot of Haley House.

Tickets are only $5.00 and can be purchased at A Nubian Notion (146 Dudley Street, Roxbury – ticket hotline: 617 442 4425), Haley House Bakery Café (12 Dade Street, Roxbury), and Vaughn Fish & Chips (1 Erie Street, Dorchester).  NOTE: some locations may charge a small service fee.

Tickets can also be purchased online, here.

SummerFeast kicks off the monthly series: “Roxbury Night Lights” featuring affordable, family-friendly events to promote Dudley Square!

Stanley Porter, a local, talented singer-songwriter, and artist from Revere, MA will be featured at the Gospel Jamboree.

Local chefs will participate in the jerk chicken challenge.  Attendees will vote for the “People’s Choice” and chosen judges will decide upon the overall winner of the title: “Best Jerk Chicken”!

Confirmed Judges: Felix Arroyo, Rose Arruda, Kalila Barnett, Kelley Chunn, Rep. Gloria Fox, Councilor Tito Jackson, Derek Lumpkins, Sibu Malaba, Darryl Settles, Joyce Stanley, Mary Tuitt, Darnell Williams, Nicola Williams, and Pat Williams.

Participants include: Haley House Bakery & Café, Pepperpot, Country Kitchen, Irie, Preparations, Perry’s Gourmet, Shawn Jenkins, Evereth Stephens, and Audley Mills.

MASSART’s Sparcmobile will provide creative opportunities for the young and young at heart – along with other activities.

For more information, contact Bing Broderick at Haley House Bakery Café: 617.822.3941

Common Thread Partners include:
Black Ministerial Alliance
Boston Police Department, District B-2
Haley House Bakery Café
Historic Boston Incorporated
Gallery Basquiat
Madison Park Development Corporation
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
TenPoint Coalition

Mobilize & Enjoy!

Hamersley's Bisto's Annual Quintessential Summer Prix Fixe and Cookbook Offer!

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Annual Quintessential Summer Prix Fixe and Cookbook Offer! Join us from Sunday August 19th - Thursday August 23rd and from Sunday August 26th - Thursday August 30th for our Annual Quintessential Summer Prix Fixe menu.  Most of the prix fixe dishes have been adapted from Gordon's cookbook, Bistro Cooking at Home, and an autographed copy of the book will be available to purchase for $25 (a $35 value) during this time.  Bistro Cooking at Home makes a great gift and includes many of Gordon's signature dishes and yes, the chicken's in there!  Quintessential Summer Prix Fixe 2012 Sunday August 19th - Thursday August 23rd and Sunday August 26th - Thursday August 30th    Cold Cucumber Soup with Chopped Red Pepper Salsa    Tomato and Fennel Salad with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette  ♦   Seared Salmon Wrapped in Leeks with Garlic and Tarragon Butter Grilled Duck Breast with Spicy Peach Chutney  ♦   Blackberry Shortcake with Crème Fraîche and Brandy Caramel Sauce Chocolate Truffle Cake with Raspberries            $40            During these weeks we will also be serving our delicious summer menu.  Join us in the dining room or out on the patio to see what summer tastes like at Hamersley's!  Walk-ins are always welcome or for reservations please call 617-423-2700 after 2 pm or visit www.hamersleysbistro.com.  We hope to see you in the restaurant soon!