(Chelsea Update would like to thank Janice and Todd Ortbring for the information in this story.)
Yellow Door, the popular local food initiative will host a benefit breakfast this Saturday,
Nov. 23, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Chelsea Alehouse.
Proceeds from the benefit event will go to the Chelsea Community Kitchen (CCK). The event is open
to everyone and guests are asked to donate $15 (or more) in exchange for a breakfast prepared from local ingredients by the Alehouse chefs.
Sponsors for the event are Kathy Carter and Moore Pediatrics & Associates.
“We are excited to partner with the Chelsea Alehouse Brewery again,” says Yellow Door co-founder, Janice Ortbring. “Chris and Aubrey Martinson at the Alehouse we very anxious to host the event again, and we’re happy to support the CCK. Yellow Door was actually started as a funding source to help launch CCK.”
The Yellow Door menu features three, locally sourced options:
1) Michigan Smoked Trout Benedict served with O’Brien Potatoes and Spinach Salad.
2) Ryan’s Breakfast Sausage Casserole served with O’Brien Potatoes and Spinach Salad.
3) Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Cranberry Orange Maple Syrup served with O’Brien Potatoes
and Pork Sausage.
The Alehouse will also be featuring a ‘special’ drink – Bloody Beers with McClure’s Bloody Mary mix and Silo White (not included with breakfast donation). In addition, 10 percent of all beer purchases on Saturday will be donated to Yellow Door.
Local food sources for the menu include: Tantre Farm, Ernst Farm, Back Forty Acres, Calder Dairy, Mighty Good Coffee, Westwind Milling, Kelly Farm, Dexter Bakery, Chelsea Alehouse, Michigan Trout.
Chelsea Community Kitchen is a Michigan public benefit organization with 501(c)(3) status, based in Chelsea. Started in 2009, its goal is to connect food entrepreneurs, educators and local food enthusiasts with kitchens they can rent; providing education and counseling support for people who want to start or grow a food-based business using local ingredients; and educating consumers about eating local and healthy.
Chelsea Community Kitchen is part of the Chelsea-Area Wellness Coalition and CCK Board members are active participants on its Eat Better subcommittee. Yellow Door is a Chelsea-area initiative that brings the farm to the table …. all to raise funds for community initiatives, like Chelsea Community Kitchen, Faith In Action, Sounds & Sights Festival and the Waterloo Natural History Association.
Yellow Door will also host a breakfast at the Chelsea Alehouse on Dec. 31 to benefit the homeless in Chelsea.
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