The Red River Valley Chef's Association

04/26/2022

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Do you want to go to JAPAN!!

It has been a long time coming! I am excited to announce that we are going to bring back our short-term travel program.

I have been hard at work planning for our 2023 experience.

Drum Roll Please………… Japan!!!! May 17th – May 25th 2023

I am hosting an informational meeting if you want to find out more:
Tuesday, May 3rd

5:00 – 6:00 PM - Red River Valley Room (Hektner Student Center)

Program Info/Registration Website: https://acis.com/tripsite-tour-price/?key=MjAyM3w4NzkwOQ=

Group Leader: Kyle Armitage
Contact Info: [email protected]
Office Number: 701-671-2264

Spread the word!

04/20/2022

Had a great meeting on Monday night at Mezzaluna in Fargo! The Soyfoods Council provided an educational hour on all things soy! Special thanks to Chef Kramer of the Colorado Chef's Association and Linda Funk with the National Soyfoods Council!

03/13/2020

With the whole world shutting down due to COVID-19, we are going to postpone the trivia night scheduled for March 16. We will revisit resuming meetings in April. However, we will have to see how everything is going.

Watch for a message from me with April details!

03/06/2020

I am happy to announce the details of our March Meeting! We have many new members who we are excited to meet!

Mark Schmidt will be hosting a trivia night:

Date: Monday, March 16

Time: 5:30PM

Location: 46 North Pints & Provisions 635 Second Avenue North, Fargo

Details: Chef Blake from 46 North will make us a "family meal" to snack on.

Bring your culinary savvy and prepare to be the ACF trivia champion. Prizes of unspeakable value will be given.

Please RSVP!

02/10/2020

Our February meeting is one you won't want to miss!

We will be treated to a 1 hour class at 20 Below Coffee, where Ty Ford will give us a great overview of coffee!
Date: Monday, February 17
Time: 5:30PM
Location: 20 Below Coffee, 14 Roberts St N, Fargo, ND
SPACE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 10 members to respond.

We also discussed a trip to the Detroit Lake Ice Palace in February. Polar Fest runs from February 6-16. If anyone is interested in putting together a tour of the ice palaces, please let me know and I can help send out communication to the group. Here is the Polar Fest Schedule:

11/14/2019

I haven't heard back from anyone yet on the cook off for Monday. Please let me know ASAP if you plan on attending and bringing a dish for judging!

11/07/2019

Thanks to everyone who attended our October meeting at Probstfield Farms. It was a fun experience. Part of our meeting time was spent brainstorming ideas for upcoming meetings. The group decided that a squash cook off would be a great way to spend our November's meeting. Bring on the competition!

Here are the details:
Date: November 18, 2019
Location: Minnesota State University Moorhead, Comstock Memorial Union, Room 105 (parking map attached)
Time: 5:30PM-tour and social; 6:30PM-Squash Judging

Please bring your favorite squash dish and the recipe to share. Any and all squash recipes are welcome! All participants will sample the different recipes, but the judges will make the final decision.

Chaffing dishes and serviceware will be provided by MSUM.

Please RSVP!

10/21/2019

We aren't going to let a little rain get in our way of a great ACF meeting tonight! Please see the message from our host:

The meeting site is indoors but a bit rustic. That is, you will be meeting in a barn heated by a wood stove. There are no animals present, so the barn just smells of the Iron horses(tractors). I will have the gate open, a fire going, and tables and chairs set up by 5:15 or so. If you would have people park on the grass next to the big barn (my vehicle will be there to mark the spot) that would be great. We may have to watch where the ground is soft. Oh yes, restroom facilities are rustic as well. Ports potties and an outhouse.

See you tonight at 5:30!

10/16/2019

Please RSVP by messaging below for our October ACF meeting, on October 21 at 5:30PM at Probstfield Farms (4626 Oakport Street North, Moorhead, MN).

10/01/2019

Save the date for our October ACF meeting, tentatively set for October 21 at 5:30PM at Probstfield Farms (4626 Oakport Street North, Moorhead, MN).

08/22/2019

We have the opportunity to support Growing Together, a local gardening community in September.

Growing Together's mission is to provide a safe place for our New American neighbors to meet new friends and grow food and relationships.

The group has requested our help on Thursday, September 12. They will be hosting a potluck at the Plain's Art Museum. Here are the details:

Thursday, September 12

Arrive at 4:30PM

Guests arrive at 5:00PM

Dinner at 5:30

Event over by 7:00PM

The request is for us to organize food on the buffet tables by theme and to help serve the foods as the guests go through the buffet lines. They are also looking for hosts for each table to facilitate conversation during the event.

Also, if you are interested, you can bring a cultural dish to share with the group.

Following the event, there will be an International Market in the parking lot, where at least 6 different vendors will be offering goods for sale.

Please let me know if you are able to help with this event by August 28, or I can let them know how many volunteers they can expect. This will serve as our September meeting

06/17/2019

Tonight's ACF meeting has been cancelled. Only 1 member was able to join us. We will take July off, so plan on attending our next meeting on August 19. Watch for details!