40 notes fundraising idea

[Gwylan]

I was watching Gordon Ramsay last night and had an idea to boost the 40 notes kitty bag.

Why not hold NSC's own F Word-type cook-off. I know that there are plenty of keen chefs on NSC, so why not gather a few together and challenge them to cook for a select audience... well, okay, the usual NSC drunks and hangers-on.

My idea is that you could have two contests: a veggie and non-veggie and the cooks will cook for one or the other and the audience will eat one or the other (ie not both).

Cooks don't pay anything but have to supply the food. The eaters have to pay a sum to enter, let's say £5, and then pay on top of that what the food would be worth (out of £10).

So, say there are three meals and you award them £5, £7 and £8; you pay £25 to the fund. The cooks whose meals are rated highest are crowned NSC's champion chefs. Who knows, perhaps the prize could be to cook for the Albion squad.

Obviously, this is not one of the cheaper ideas, but it could raise a fair bit of money. We could probably get publicity for this outside NSC; the Argus certainly and maybe elsewhere.

Maybe we could have NSC-themed meals. Duck a la Chappers, with lots of ginger, Moules Bracknell made from bearded mussels, Lancashire Pudding made with sour grapes, or Beef Algie, a 100% British but totally thick. Maybe the pudding could be NSC Bint Surprise: a sweet and sour tart with lots of sauce.

There are a few logistical problems; finding a venue might prove tricky and we obviously need to find the cooks: I think six would be an ideal number. But what do people think, is this a goer or a totally mad idea?

 

[ditchy]

Perhaps one of the judges could be Tank

 

[Gwylan]

Perhaps one of the judges could be Tank

Surely, that depends if there are burgers on the menu?

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

I would say that the judges would have to pay a set amount to enter and judge each chef with points rather than cash. If they're having to pay what they judge then you run the risk of them giving very low marks just to keep thier costs down.

The audience would also get the opportunity to taste too, but for a reduced entrance fee.

Somewhere with a decent kitchen, and a bar would be good, but sounds like a probable logistical nightmare.

I'd be prepared to cook though.

 

[Gwylan]

I would say that the judges would have to pay a set amount to enter and judge each chef with points rather than cash. If they're having to pay what they judge then you run the risk of them giving very low marks just to keep thier costs down.

The audience would also get the opportunity to taste too, but for a reduced entrance fee.

Somewhere with a decent kitchen, and a bar would be good, but sounds like a probable logistical nightmare.

I'd be prepared to cook though.

Yeah, but as long as they were consistent with their low marks that wouldn't be a problem.

But the scoring and the payments were only suggestions, I'm not hung up on it. I just thought that it was something that made a change from quizzes/raffles etc

Finding the kitchen might be the hardest: a pub or cafe that doens't do evening meals? A school in the holidays? If we could crack it, I reckon it would be fun and could raise some serious money.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I think that finding a venue will scupper you. A better bet, if you want something on the cooking theme, would be an American style 'Grill-Off' so beloved of fat Texans.

All you need then is a field. Everyone brings their own fancy grill / gas barbecue / whatever and away you go.