Student chef and RTSDA church member, Samantha Brown, is ready to serve at her Sammy's Chili pop-up event at a local restaurant. Read on to find out how she used it for outreach.
It is rare when academics, profit and ministry all converge to benefit the community. Such was the case for aspiring vegan chef, Samantha Brown, a young adult member of the Rockville-Tolland SDA (RTSDA) church and a student at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.
Previously, RTSDA Church members have had the chance to experience Brown’s cuisine in their kitchen. But recently she took things ‘up a notch’ and saw her dreams come true. Brown organized an event, which she dubbed “Sammy’s Chili,” at the PABS African Restaurant in East Hartford, Connecticut, showcasing her three best plant-based chili flavors. Patrons sampled these different chili combinations and additional plant-based fixings for a modest fee of $5.00 each. Guests were given the opportunity to vie for prizes if they answered chili-related trivia questions correctly.
No matter how fulfilling this venture was for Brown, everything paled in significance to the fact that a special visitor came to this celebration. It was none other than her Bible study contact who had decided to take her up on her offer and attend this get-together.
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