Midwest Ambassadors for the Culinary Arts

11/12/2021

12/01/2020

We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to those who have purchased an Italian Panettone to support culinary education! Because of your generosity, MACA has already raised $1,000!🎄

Check out these lovely members who are already enjoying their Panettone... they decided not to wait til Christmas to indulge. 😇

If you’d like to take part in enjoying this Italian delicacy while supporting a great cause, please order by Wednesday, 12/9/20 to ensure holiday delivery.

ORDER HERE: https://forms.gle/ibUqV5eor55L3pe78

👨🏼‍🍳 Chef Gordon noted that this Italian bakery bread stays fresh for 2 weeks (with no air in the bag) and freezes well after that.

11/16/2020

Welcome to the 2020 MACA Virtual Panettone Event!

Since we can’t meet in person we’re offering you the next best thing: an opportunity to continue to endow MACA’s cause of supporting culinary education AND adding in a little fun when trying a new culinary delight!

Please view our virtual event to see why the need is even greater for supporting culinary education, plus join us in the taste testing of the Panettone, a treasured Italian holiday bread. The contribution is $100 per Panettone, with Randy and Heliene matching all net proceeds. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

ORDER HERE: https://forms.gle/rdPrd7RCfbQYMjcX6

04/20/2020

Ambassadors, how do we plan for future “events” as the new normal evolves? Ideas welcome!

03/07/2020

Our soldout Spring S'Porktacular has been postponed in the light of the national Coronavirus outbreak, originally scheduled for this Friday, March 20th. A future date will be scheduled as soon as the national coast is clear on the virus.

Our Spring S’Porktacular is sold out for March 20th! Thank you all for your support! Last night, at IHCC’s Culinary Scholarship dinner we presented their Director Chef Mark Fisher with a board approved $2,000 check for their program! That’s the reason we have MACA events! To support culinary education and awareness in our area! If you’d like to be on our list for further events, just email: [email protected]
and I’ll put you on the list for the next event!

02/08/2020

Spring really is, just around the corner, even though we might not feel like it now here in the Heartland! What better way to celebrate Spring than to join us at our next event, with Chef Gordon and IHCC culinary students preparing a 9 course MACA Spring S'Porktacular where pork is the star?! Culinary delights like Leek Soup with Maple Glazed Bacon, Pork Osso Bucco (Pork Shanks) with Polenta and Port Demi-Glace and Pork Tenderloin Jus Lie are just a tease for the entire MACA experience. I say experience because it's a package of amazing food, seeing the food being prepared in real-time before your eyes and amazing conversation with terrific guests that are like minded foodies. The cost is $100 per person, including wine pairings. Randy and I cover all administrative costs and event location costs, so only food/wine and labor are expensed. This allows the maximum amount of funds to be available for culinary program grants and scholarships in Northeast Missouri and Southeast Iowa. To date, since our 2016 inception, we've awarded greater than $4K in culinary scholarships and program grants. To secure your spot, please call Heliene Tobler at 314-749-1545 or email me at [email protected].

02/08/2020

MACA's September 27th, 2019 Event

08/21/2019

A warm thank-you to all the MACA members that signed up for our upcoming September 27th Down Home At The Willows Event! THIS EVENT IS NOW FILLED! Please message Heliene Tobler at [email protected] or call or text me at 314 749 1545 if you'd like to be on the waiting list for this event or you'd like to be on email list for future events! Again, Randy, Chef Gordon and I thank you for your continued support!

08/12/2019

Warm welcome from MACA, for it's 10th event, for a "Down Home At the Willows", Friday September 27th at 6:00 P.M. As Chef Gordon likes to say, this menu offering is "comfort food on steroids"! RESERVATIONS FOR THIS EVENT ARE ALREADY FILLED, so please contact Heliene Tobler at 314 749 1545 or [email protected] if you'd like to be on the waiting list for this event or be on the MACA member list for future events!

08/12/2019

Views from MACA's Spring 2019 Event- "A Taste of France":