FIND Food Bank and Palm Desert Food and Wine partnered with Whole Foods Palm Desert and Whole Foods Chef Ambassador Melissa King, for a cooking demonstration of chicken stew made from staple items found in many households March 23 at the food bank’s Indio headquarters.
The audience was comprised of representatives from FIND’s distribution and retail partners across the Coachella Valley and high desert communities. The goal was to use King’s cooking demonstration as a visual to show food guests and food-assistance recipients how to make healthy meals and stretch limited resources.
The event was a precursor to King’s appearance at Palm Desert Food & Wine, which donated 35 meals to FIND Food Bank for every event ticket sold.
Lisa Houston, CEO and president of FIND Food Bank, said the money raised from Palm Desert Food & Wine would go toward their kids’ summer nutrition programming, including (free!) farmers markets. “That’s how we’re going to get to the next generation and start breaking the cycle of poverty,” Houston said.
King served samples of the chicken stew to the audience, spoke on Whole Foods’ commitment to being active in the communities it serves, and answered questions about the recipe.
FIND Food Bank
83775 Citrus Ave.
Indio, CA 92201
760-775-3663
www.findfoodbank.org
Photography by Loretta Vlach
