Wine and Dine Talkfest - April 29 - more details revealed...

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills 4th Annual Talkfest!

Sunday April 29 at 5…Fourth and Final Announcement!

All The Important Details

I am so pleased to announce that we have a bunch of really amazing people coming to wander around drinking wonderful wine and eating spectacular hors d'oeuvres…or whatever the French call them…while talking with you. 

I am hugely disappointed to report that we still have a few spaces left! 

It is unbelievable to me that with two weeks to go we have not filled up the Birchrunville Store Café. It only holds 55 people…well, 89 if we do that shove them in the door thing they do on the Tokyo subway. Aditi Roy is going to be so disappointed that you aren’t there.

Ooops, did I let it slip that my special guest is the unbelievably talented, exceptionally knowledgeable, ridiculously friendly, world famous NBC news anchor and reporter Aditi Roy?

So cheer me up and make sure we don’t disappoint Aditi.  Call Bernadette at 610-935-8660 or send her an email at Bernadette@camphillkimberton.org and register.  Now!  It’s only $158.79 which is a pittance for such an exceptional experience that will explode your senses and expand your mind.

• Ridiculously interesting people with unbelievable stories
• Wine that will make your body glow
• Oardoors that will drive your taste buds into flights of ecstacy
• Aditi Roy…
• And No…I repeat, NO…silly program keeping you from the fun

Important Details:

You can’t get there via GPS!  Birchrunville is in a bit of an alternative universe so you need to go to the Birchrunville Store Café directions and follow them.  Using your GPS might leave you miles and miles away…while the rest of us eat your food and drink your wine.  Hmmmm, not such a bad thing for those of us who know where we’re going.

This is not a formal event.  Thank goodness. Come in comfortable clothes. Leave your tie at home and forget stockings. As for the women, no gowns please.  They scare the horses.

Most importantly, get there soon after 5. You never know if Francis will remember how to make something he sends out early. If you miss it…it’s your own fault.

So come on out and have a good time while supporting our wonderful place: Camphill Village Kimberton Hills.  If for some reason you have had a senior moment and forgotten to register, call Bernadette, 610-935-8660, or email, Bernadette@camphillkimberton.org, and register.  Quick, before you forget.

Steve Smolinsky
President, Board of Directors

4th Annual Talkfest, April 29, 5-7:45, Birchrunville Store Café, $158.79 per person

Be there! You’ll have a great time while supporting an exceptional place.

And then there’s the chance to meet a Really Big Star!

CVKH Blog: Camphill Cafe Menu, June 15-18

Outdoor seating is available at the Camphill Cafe, open Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, serving local, organic and biodynamic specialities.

This week's special is quiche with kale. The soup of the week is vegetable, brown rice, and coconut milk with ginger. 

Join us for lunch this week and stay tuned for an announcement about a special menu for Pollinator Week, June 20-26.

CVKH Blog: MGM Photography and Virago Baking Company team up to support Camphill Kimberton

Two area businesses have partnered to host a benefit for Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, a Chester County community that includes adults with developmental disabilities. On Saturday, April 16, Virago Baking Company in Lansdale will host a fundraiser featuring portraits by MGM Photography.

Come out to Virago Baking Company between noon and 4 p.m. to have your child’s photo taken. For a donation to Camphill Kimberton, you will receive your child’s portrait and a $50.00 gift card to MGM Photography. While you are waiting, be sure to order a delicious treat from the bakery.

“I am glad to give back to great people,” says Melissa Pappentick, artist at MGM Photography, who has sponsored charity fundraisers in the past. MGM Photography specializes in family and child photography and has been in business since 2007.

Virago Baking Company, an all natural bakery cafe, specializing in gluten-free, vegan and European style cakes and pastries is located at 322 1/2 W. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446.

For more information on MGM Photography, visit http://www.mgmphotography.net/.


For more information about Virago Baking Company, visit http://www.viragobakingcompany.com/.

Cafe Menu: Feb. 16-19

The Camphill Cafe is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our food is organic, local and delicious! Read on to discover this week's menu.


This week's special:
Bourekas - a Turkish puff pastry filled with broccoli, peppers and feta cheese OR organic ground beef

Soup: Red Lentil

Join us for lunch! 

Camphill Cafe Menu: Feb. 2-5, 2011

The Camphill Cafe is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our food is organic, local and delicious! Read on to discover this week's menu.


This week's special:
Roasted roots over quinoa


Soup:
Turnip & sweet potato

Beverage specials:
Pineapple-coconut smoothie
Blended chai - our own recipe!
Mango Lassai

Stop by our Cafe for delicious food and good company!

Cafe Menu: January 19-22

The Camphill Cafe is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our food is organic, local and delicious! Read on to discover this week's menu.


This week's special:
Spanish quiche with zucchini, parmesan and feta cheese

Soup of the week:
Creamy nettle and broccoli


Beverage specials:
Pineapple-coconut smoothie
Blended chai - our own recipe!
Introducing a new menu item: Labbane cheese, now available every day.

Labbane cheese is a homemade soft cheese, made from Seven Stars Yogurt, with Middle Eastern spices (Za'atar) and olive oil, served with chips or bread and salad.

Want to try a few of our amazing salads? We will make your favorite plate, with your choice of salads and spreads, served with bread and a green salad.

You can choose from the following, or try them all!
Chicken salad
Tuna salad
Hummus
Labbane cheese
Eggplant salad with garlic and red wine vinegar (coming soon)

Stop by our Cafe for delicious food and good company!

CVKH Blog: Cafe Specials Jan. 12-15

The Camphill Cafe is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our food is organic, local and delicious! Read on to discover this week's menu.


This week's special:
Lasagna with spinach or broccoli

Soup of the week:
Zucchini and tomato

Beverage specials:
Pineapple-coconut smoothie
Blended chai - our own recipe!

Introducing a new menu item: Labbane cheese, now available every day.

Labbane cheese is a homemade soft cheese, made from Seven Stars Yogurt, with Middle Eastern spices (Za'atar) and olive oil, served with chips or bread and salad.

Want to try a few of our amazing salads? We will make your favorite plate, with your choice of salads and spreads, served with bread and a green salad.

You can choose from the following, or try them all!
Chicken salad
Tuna salad
Hummus
Labbane cheese
Eggplant salad with garlic and red wine vinegar (coming soon)

Stop by our Cafe for delicious food and good company!

CVKH Blog: Third Annual Talkfest set for April 17

That’s right. We have set the date for the next spectacular Kimberton Hills Wine and Dine Talkfest at the renowned Birchrunville Store Café. More information will follow as it gets closer but you can put the date in your calendar right now. So before reading further, put it in every calendar you have from the one on the refrigerator to the one in your phone.


The last few times we did this I was harassed by people who were unfortunate enough to have already scheduled something else by the time they got our announcement. I heard from people who were stuck hiking in France, on safari in Africa, cruising the Mediterranean, drinking wine in California, walking on the Great Wall in China, and even getting married. Each and every one of them…you know who you are…asked why we had scheduled the Talkfest at this inopportune time…for them.

In spite of this…we sold out!

So, now that it’s in your calendar you won’t plan anything else for that day. If you already have something planned, you have plenty of time to re-schedule that other thing you thought you were going to do April 17. I suggest as soon as you finish reading this you call (610-935-8660) or email (bernadette@camphillkimberton.org) Bernadette and make your reservation.

For a minor fee to a great cause you will have:

• Fantastic and neverending oardoors
• A variety of magnificent wines
• Scintillating conversation with exceptional people
• No…I repeat, no program at all

The last few years people had so much fun we had to shove them out the door to end the Talkfest. It was so great that some people reserved their place for this Talkfest before they left the last one!

Don’t be left staring through the window wishing you were inside. Just for you, we are offering an incredible early registration discount of $164.99 per person. This discount is only available when you register.

See you there,

Steve Smolinsky
President, Board of Directors
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills

Cafe Menu: January 5-8

The Camphill Cafe is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Our food is organic, local and delicious!  Read on to discover this week's menu. 

This week's special:
Millet Delight - millet, zucchini, and feta cheese covered with tomato and pepper sauce, served with salad.  A gluten-free dish!

Soup of the week:
Creamy spinach and carrot

Beverage specials:
Pineapple-coconut smoothie
Blended chai - our own recipe!

Introducing a new menu item:  Labbane cheese, now available every day. 

Labbane cheese is a homemade soft cheese, made from Seven Stars Yogurt, with Middle Eastern spices (Za'atar) and olive oil, served with chips or bread and salad.

Want to try a few of our amazing salads?  We will make your favorite plate, with your choice of salads and spreads, served with bread and a green salad. 
You can choose from the following, or try them all!
Chicken salad
Tuna salad
Hummus
Labbane cheese
Eggplant salad with garlic and red wine vinegar (coming soon)

Stop by our Cafe for delicious food and good company! 

CVKH Blog: Final days to vote for Camphill Kimberton and Chef Steph

THANK YOU to everyone that has been voting daily for Chef Steph and Camphill Kimberton in the Sears Chef Challenge! It has been an exciting journey and we are feeling great about the voting so far.

Will you help us in our final push to bring Chef Steph to the top? We need your help! If you haven't already been doing so, please log on to www.searschefchallenge.com and vote for Chef Steph and Camphill Kimberton. You will Steph under the Washington DC chefs. You can vote once per email address, per day through this Saturday. It literally takes less than a minute to vote and you will be helping a great organization! In fact, you will be helping four great organziations win $5,000.00 each. When you vote for Steph, you will also need to select a chef from LA, CHI and NYC. She recommend sChef Riq in New York, Chef Palak in LA and Chef Ron in Chicago. They are all talented chefs and are supporting great organizations as well!

Please also take the time to tell your friends and family about our quest to win the first round of the Sears Chef Challenge and get them voting. At this point in the competition every vote counts! Voting ends this Saturday at midnight EST.

If Steph advances to the next round of the competition, based on the number of online votes she gets, she will have an opportunity to go to Chicago and compete to win another $15,000 for Camphill Kimberton.

Let's get her there!  Thanks for your support!  Keep voting... and bring on Chicago! 

CVKH BLOG: Vote for Kimberton Hills to win $5,000

Help us and a local chef win big by voting online from June 26-July 10. 

Phoenixville resident, personal chef and owner of The Comfort Gourmet, Stephanie McKeon Krzywanski, has been selected as one of 24 chefs nationwide to participate in the Sears Chef Challenge. The grand prize is a complete kitchen renovation valued at over $35,000, plus an additional $20,000 donation to the winning Chef’s charity of choice.


Krzywanski has chosen to partner with Camphill Kimberton.  She explains, “I chose Camphill Village Kimberton Hills as my charity because it is right in my backyard (well, three miles away) and I support them on a weekly basis by purchasing milk, baked goods and produce from the village. I am a huge supporter of being local and organic and purchasing from Kimberton Hills supports that while also helping those with developmental disabilities. I have been searching for a food-related organization to donate my time after this competition and Kimberton Hills is my choice. It will be so personally rewarding for me to give back to my community by working with the residents. Thanks to Sears, I was able to make more of a connection with them instead of just purchasing their products for home and client use. The potential financial donation from Sears will go a long way as well.”

If Krzywanski wins the first round of voting, Camphill Kimberton will win $5,000. The first round of this three-round culinary competition began on May 5th with in-store demonstrations. Krzywanski will be competing in the Washington D.C. market.

The first round winner is determined by online voting, which begins on June 26th and continues through July 10th via www.searschefchallenge.com. Anyone can vote once a day during that two-week period.

Thank you for your support.  Tell a friend and remember to vote!

Local chef chooses Kimberton Hills as her partner charity for a nationwide contest

Local Chef Stephanie Krzywanski is one of 24 chefs participating in the Sears Chef Challenge. 

The Sears Chef Challenge aims to find the nation's next up and coming chef while raising money for the nation's food banks and food-related charities.
A total of 24 chefs in four cities: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. will compete by completing a variety of culinary challenges, culminating in the Championship Finals in Chicago. The chefs who progress toward the crucial semi-final stage will be decided by YOU - the online voters.

In addition, each chef is paired with a food bank or food-related charity, and Stephanie has chosen Kimberton Hills to be her partner charity!  As the contest progresses, and Stephanie continues to win, Kimberton Hills will also win - either $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000!

Read all about the contest and how you can help by visiting http://www.searschefchallenge.com/.  Online voting begins the first week of July.  Stay tuned to email blasts and our blog for more details on how you can help make this happen for both of us. 

Find out more about Chef Steph at her website http://www.yourcomfortgourmet.com/.

Thanks and stay tuned for voting details!

Delicious food, great wine and fascinating conversation? Yes! Join us April 25.

Where can you get all this?  At the Wine and Dine Talkfest at the Birchrunville Store Cafe on Sunday, April 25 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Big news -- we have a sponsor! The international story, branding, marketing, and strategy consultancy Benari has partnered with Conversation on Networking, the leader in speaking, writing, and consulting on networking…to be our first ever sponsors…or half sponsors we think. They will share the 1.35 minutes and each gets to name ½ the oardoor. (If you don’t know what this means, review the other announcements…too much to repeat.)


So far a bunch of people have made reservations, most of them have called Bernadette at 610-935-0300 x 12 to pay up…thank you very much, some who came last year have the nerve to be out of the country so sent regrets, and many of you haven’t responded and made a reservation yet.

To refresh your memory: Food Meister Extraordinaire Francis Trzeciak will prepare huge amounts of his famous oardoors to go with the wine chosen by Grape Stomper Magnificent Marnie Old. And not only that, Marnie will be signing her new best seller Wine Secrets…one per couple but the 2 or 3 coupleless attendees can each have one of their very own. And not only not only that, but each and every person will leave with a nice piece of jewelry from Bead for Life, the amazing program in Uganda that uses paper beads to lift women out of extreme poverty. Wow!  All for $145 a person.

Since our Board President has said he will guarantee a full house, help him out. Come and enjoy this amazing opportunity to listen to no speeches, eat no rubber chicken, get no requests for money (of course if you just happen to want to leave a few bucks…). You get to just stand around while great food is brought right to your waiting hand to balance out the wine glass in the other hand, while engaging in amazingly interesting conversations with the exceptional people who will be there with you.

The Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Second Annual Wine & Dine Talkfest…Be There.