Veg is the New Black at Neiman Marcus

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Last week welcomed a fabulous designer, a talented chef and lovely guests to Neiman Marcus Houston for a very special VegOut! themed Dress for Dinner! As we know, veggies really are the new black!

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Dress for Dinner Chair, Carrie Colbert, and Designer Rubin Singer with Models.
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Dress for Dinner is Recipe for Success Foundation’s signature fundraising series, chaired by Carrie Colbert, that celebrates food and fashion! Those who missed the event were certainly “green with envy” as attendees had the chance to mix and mingle with renowned designer Rubin Singer before his gorgeous designs took over the runway. VIPs were treated to an exclusive dinner with Rubin Singer created by Roost Executive Chef Kevin Naderi.

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Recipe for Success Founder, Gracie Cavnar, Bob Cavnar and Neiman Marcus President Bob Devlin.
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Recipe for Success Supporters Kim Padgett and Laura Max Rose.

One lucky VegOut! participant, even won lunch for four at the lovely Mariposa Cafe inside Neiman Marcus Houston! You can VegOut! every day this month at the Mariposa and Neiman Marcus restaurants across the U.S. Look for delicious Veggie of the Day specials or their classic, veggie-filled dishes like the Lobster Cobb Salad!

 

TAble scape 2 Menu Place settingAnd to really prove that veggies are the new black, Neiman Marcus is giving award TWO, $100 gift cards to two FINISHERS of the Challenge! Follow @InstaGlamHouston and @R4SFoundation on Instagram and send us your best “fashionable” veggie pic with the hashtags #VegOut2016 and #VegIsTheNewBlack for a chance to win a $100 NEIMAN MARCUS GIFT CARD!  The more you post, the more chances you have to win, but you must be registered to VegOut!, be a member of the Veg Is The New Black team and finish the Challenge in March to be eligible for the drawing.

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First Pulling of the Carrots to Ring in VegOut! 2016 at MacGregor Elementary

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Recipe for Success Foundation Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education Showcase School, MacGregor Elementary, rang in VegOut! on March 1st by playing with dirt! Launching a new tradition in the school, they undertook the first ever Pulling of the Carrots!

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Children from all grade levels gathered around the garden to harvest fresh carrots and log in their first veggies for the month- carrots!

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We know that when children interact with their food and they’re more likely to eat it and we’re thrilled to say that all the kids loved their farm fresh veggies that they grew themselves!

How is your school celebrating VegOut!? Let us know and don’t forget t o register to win a grant from Chipotle to bring Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education to YOUR school!

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Mayor and Council Members Kick Off VegOut! at Houston City Hall

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Houston City Council Member Dav12768308_1146413012038368_2766709861255061502_o-3id W. Robinson helped us launch the VegOut! 2016 Challenge as city council members joined in the fun with their first veggie- carrots
At City Hall on Tuesday, March 1st, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Council Member Robinson presented Recipe for Success Foundation with a proclamation declaring the month of March as VegOut! with Recipe for Success Month. Council Member Robinson commended the foundation’s work inspiring Houstonians to eat healthy every day. “Recipe for Success is dedicated to improving the health of Houstonians by changing the way we understand, appreciate, and eat our food,” he noted before inviting his colleagues around the horseshoe to take the VegOut! Challenge.

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Gracie Cavnar, CEO of Recipe for Success, thanked the City for its support and announced that this year’s VegOut! participants can use the new smartphone app  to track their consumption of vegetables.
Join Council Member Robinson and his staff by taking the VegOut! Challenge this year. To participate, download the VegOut app on your smartphone, or visit www.vegoutwithrfs.org.12764689_1146413092038360_1164940072638856063_o-2

A New York Chef’s VegOut! in the Big Apple

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Chef Heather Carlucci
Chef Heather Carlucci

We asked award-winning NYC pastry chef Heather Carlucci to share her VegOut! 2015 adventures and her list of favorite VegOut!-friendly Manhattan restaurants. Heather, who serves on our Board of Directors, is also co-founder of Pig Mountain: Pig Roast and Veggie Fest, a charitable feast involving an army of chefs roasting what seems like a whole herd of pigs, plus delectable side dishes, held in upstate New York each August, and she is a member of the James Beard Foundation Board.

Carlucci says she joined our VegOut! Challenge because she wanted to support Recipe for Success Foundation’s effort to bring attention the role that eating produce plays in our overall health. She also says she enjoyed the challenge of cooking specific vegetables at home throughout each week. “I had fun keeping up with the vegetable of the day at home,” says Carlucci.

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