rusty chef

last nite was our fundraiser for food-not-bombs and the free west papua movement. it was a "rusty chef" (spoof on the iron chef) competition. it was a lot more extravigant that the usual fnb fundraiser. we usually just get a few bands that we like to do a benefit gig for us. for this fundraiser we rented out a room in the town hall, set tables to feed about 300 people, got a couple bands, video cameras and projectors (to give live, close up views of the cook-off), got enough kitchen equipment (including stoves) for 2 kitchens to be set up for the competion and we spent many hours preparing entrees, desserts and some of the main courses as well as preping a lot of the food that would be used in the rusty chef competition.
almost all the food was gleaned or donated (in true fnb style) and it was all vegan. some amazing dishes were made out of it. i tried to get some good photos of the nite but it was hard. i somehow ended up being the "dishpit grrrl" for 3-4 hrs (i just started doing it and it just never ended-- it was still happening an hour after i left at midnite. my years of doing dishes at summer camp and weekend retreats all came flooding back to me and i got my familiar system with the industrial dishwasher down pat again)
here's a few of the photos though.
team fnb in the cookoff:

team west papua in the cookoff:

the almost packed full room (a lot of us were pretty skeptical about that many people turning up-- i'm glad we were wrong)
and the winner is..........
west papua!!! i didn't get to try either of the team's food but west papua had their food layed out and it looked amazing-- it must have tasted as good as it looked.