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Where to Eat & Drink during SXSW: Forkly Picks

7 Mar

SXSWi is finally here! This means brilliant minds, creative ideas, and don’t forget, Austin’s incredible food scene. Forkly has put together a series of the top rated and most loved tastes around the Austin area–even better, you can find these lists in the new “Discover” part of the app when you’re on the go in Austin.

Forkly Picks

Take a look at our first post below for some local favorites. If you happen to find a hidden gem, don’t forget to share it with Forkly friends. Enjoy your food + tech SXSWi adventures!

Jamie Oliver Foundation’s Food Revolution Day, Saturday May 19, 2012

18 May

Somewhere along the line, our relationship with food broke down - Jamie Oliver

What is Food Revolution Day?! The Jamie Oliver Foundation explains:

The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation launches its first-ever Food Revolution Day this Saturday, May 19 to inspire, educate, and empower people everywhere to stand up for real food. The weekend of events will bring together an international community of foodies, chefs, parents, educators, companies, activists, and celebrities to arm people with the knowledge and tools to make healthier food choices.

Food Revolution Day will inspire people around the world to make small, simple changes that will lead to healthier lives. Recent reports by the Institute of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveal that two-thirds of U.S. adults and almost a third of children are either overweight or obese. It is predicted that by 2030, 42% of adult Americans will be obese.

You can visit foodrevolutionday.com to find and create local food events, sign up to host a dinner party, and request to bring food education to your school or workplace. More than 140 cities nationwide from New York and Chicago to Kennesaw, GA, are taking action.

Below are just a few social dinner events that we’ve found for you to participate in this Saturday but keep in mind that there are hundreds of events across the globe, so you can always find one near you.

Not able to attend? No problem! There will also be Google+ Hangouts On Air, so you can catch Jamie Oliver’s dinner party with some lucky fans and supporters in a live, multi-person video conversation. Tune into the broadcast at 8:00 P.M. EDT from Food Revolution’s Google+ page. It will also be shown live on the homepage of foodrevolutionday.com AND youtube.com/foodrevolution.

Spread the word and happy, healthy eating!

Forkly for a Cause: Project Angel Heart hosts Dining Out for Life

24 Apr

This Thursday, April 26th, Project Angel Heart will make dining out more than just about enjoying good food–and as a Forkly user, you can help donate and raise awareness.
Project Angel Heart

Dining Out for Life® is an internationally licensed event hosted in 60 markets. Since 1990, the event has offered a meaningful way to support a worthy cause. On a single day, more than 250,000 people across North America are expected to help raise nearly $4 Million in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. This is Project Angel Heart’s 18th year hosting the event, the largest of its kind, with more participating restaurants and more funds raised than any other market.

Participating restaurants will donate 25% of their food sales to Project Angel Heart on Dining Out for Life® day. Diners will also have the option to make an additional donation and be entered into a drawing to win their choice of one of three fabulous prizes, each valued at $1,000.

Last year, the support from Denver-area diners alone helped Project Angel Heart raise $330,000 that went into preparing 427,675 nutritious meals for 1,863 people in the Metro area and Colorado Springs. For about 10+ years, more than 25 local restaurants (The Cherry Cricket, Café Berlin, JAX Fish House Denver, Potager, Racines, and Taste of Thailand, to name a few) have participated during Dining Out for Life, and now that number has increased to more than 300 — with 52 of them being added this year.

Now, how can sharing your locally crafted meals and drinks on Forkly help foster awareness? Easy!

  1. Go to one of the many participating restaurants near you (find your city here).
  2. Get those fingers flexing and reserve your table with OpenTable through our app (they’ll be flying like hotcakes).
  3. Post your Dining Out for Life dishes and drinks on Forkly!
  4. Include the hashtag #DOFLDEN (if you’re in Colorado) or just #DOFL (for international use) in your taste and post it to Twitter — you’ll be able to customize your tweet before it’s posted.

Don’t have a Twitter account? No worries, you can still help the cause by going to Project Angel Heart’s Facebook page and sharing it with your friends!

“Dining Out For Life is a win-win-win situation,” said spokesperson Ted Allen, host of the Food Network show Chopped. “For the price of a meal, you can help in the fight against AIDS by supporting a local HIV/AIDS organization, try a new local restaurant and feel great while enjoying a meal with friends!”

We couldn’t agree more — happy dining!