There are still seats available for chef Ashley Christensen's Stir the Pot dinner at Poole's Diner, featuring guest chef Ed Lee of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Ky.

At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Christensen and Lee will cook a multi-course dinner at her restaurant, Poole's Diner. Tickets cost $150. Call 832-4477 for a reservation.

Proceeds benefit the Southern Foodways Alliance, a nonprofit based at the University of Mississippi that documents and celebrates Southern food traditions.

The next Stir the Pot events include:

• Sept. 18 and 19, chef John Fleer, formerly of The Inn at Blackberry Farm, now of Canyon Kitchen in the North Carolina mountains.

• Jan. 29 and 30, chef Chris Hastings of the Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Ala.

• May 20 and 21, chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union in Atlanta.

For more details about the events, go to www.stirthepotluck.com.
 

There are less than two weeks left to make reservations for chef Ashley Christensen's next Stir the Pot events, featuring guest chef Ed lee of  610 Magnolia in Louisville, Kentucky.

At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, Christensen and Lee will cook a multi-course dinner at her restaurant, Poole's Diner. Tickets cost $150. The next night, she hosts an industry potluck at her Raleigh home. Tickets have cost about $35. Call 832-4477 for a reservation to either event.

Proceeds benefit the Southern Foodways Alliance, a nonprofit based at the University of Mississippi that documents and celebrates Southern food traditions.

UPDATE: The next Stir the Pot events will be: 

• Sept. 18 and 19, Chef John Fleer, formerly of The Inn at Blackberry Farm, now of Canyon Kitchen in the North Carolina mountains.
• Jan. 29 and 30, Chef Chris Hastings of the Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Ala.
• May 20 and 21, Chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union in Atlanta.

For more details about the events, go to www.stirthepotluck.com

Go HERE to read a profile I wrote of Christensen earlier this year.

Two dates have been chosen for chef Ashley Christensen's Stir the Pot events, which are fundraising events for Southern Foodways Alliance.

Here's how they typically work: On Sunday night, Christensen hosts a guest chef at her restaurant, Poole's Diner, for a fancy dinner. Tickets usually cost about $150. The next night, she hosts an industry potluck at her Raleigh home. Tickets have cost about $35. Proceeds benefit the Southern Foodways Alliance, a nonprofit based at the University of Mississippi that documents and celebrates Southern food traditions.

Tickets are not on sale yet. But mark your calendars for these days:

• July 17 and 18, Aug. 13 and 14, Chef Ed Lee of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Sept. 18 and 19, Chef John Fleer, formerly of The Inn at Blackberry Farm, now of Canyon Kitchen in the North Carolina mountains.

I'll share more details as they become available or reservations are open.

Go HERE to read a profile I did about Christensen earlier this year.