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John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
A BIG EVENT THIS SUNDAY
FEATURING CHEFS ED KENNY.
THE EVENT CALLED ROOTS RUN DEEP
PUT ON BY LE DAMES D'ESCOFFIER.
HERE TO TELL US ABOUT IT, KATHI
AND ALETHA THOMAS.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
LE DAMES D'ESCOFFIER.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
LE DAMES LE DAMES D'ESCOFFIER IS AN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN
THE FOOD, FINE BEVERAGE AND
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
John: YOU'RE PUTTING ON AN
EVENT.
TELL ME ABOUT THE EVENT.
IT'S ABOUT VIVIAN HOWARD.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS,
SHE'S A PBS CHEF.
SHE HAS SHOWS EVERY WEEK CALLED
"CHEF'S LIFE."
THE EVENT IS IN MILILANI ON
MARCH 18TH.
John: THIS IS TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR.
SCHOLARSHIPS.
TO GO TO SCHOOL ON THE MAINLAND.
John: AND I THINK THAT'S
FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU, BY THE WAY.
THAT'S AN AMAZING THING THAT
YOU'RE DOING.
RAISING FUNDS AND I THINK ED
KENNY IS GREAT.
I LOVE ED KENNY.
I NEV GOT TO MEET VIVIAN.
TELL ME ABOUT THE BOOK.
THIS IS AWARD-WINNING BOOK
THAT VIVIAN PUT OUT.
IT'S A BIG BOOK.
RECIPES IN THE SOUTH.
CALLED DEEP ON ROOTS.
ROOTS RUN DEEP IS THE NAMING OF
OUR EVENT.
TEN CHEFS COOKING ALONG WITH ED
AND VIVIAN.
John: WHAT ARE WE COOKING
TODAY?
I SMELL SOME STUFF THAT MAY COME
FROM THE SOUTH.
DEFINITELY A SOUTHERN DISH.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CLEAN
COLLARDS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE SERVED WITH
CORN FRITTERS AND TOPPED WITH
COLLARD STEMS.
John: EVERYTHING LOOKS
COOKED UP ALREADY?
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH OFF.
John: LET'S FINISH OFF.
OKAY JER YOU.
John: YOU'VE GOT THE COLLED
GREENS AND YOU'RE GOING TO COOK
IT OUR?
WE'RE GOING TO CREAM THE
COLLARDS.
THEY TAKE AN HOUR AND A HALF,
TWO HOURS TO TOOK DOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO THROW IN OUR
BUTTER.
AND MELT THAT UP REALLY QUICKLY.
John: AND I WANT TO KNOW
THIS IS A FUNDRAISER.
WHAT'S THE DRAW HERE?
OTHER THAN SUPPORTING LOCAL
WOMEN, GETTING EDUCATION AND
FUNDS.
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE COME DOWN?
IT'S REALLY THE ALOHA SPIRIT
MEETING SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.
TO MARRY THOSE TWO WONDERFUL
REGIONS TOGETHER WITH CUISINE IN
A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN.
DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT.
John: A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
SAY THE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
WILL LIKE THE ALOHA SPIRIT.
DEFINITELY.
THE FOOD IS SIMILAR.
I DO NOT HAVE A SOUTHERN
BACKGROUND WITH COOKING OR
FAMILY, BUT LIVING IN HAWAI'I
FOR 20 YEARS, THE COLLARDS ARE
SIMILAR TO HOW YOU MAKE LUAU
LEAFS.
John: IT HAS A VERY TOUGH
STEM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET RID OF THE
STEM.
YOU CAN COOK THAT DOWN.
YOU CAN.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
John: GET THE BUTTER IN
THERE.
BUTTER.
WE HAVE FLOUR COOKED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO ADD OUR
COLLED THAT HAVE BEEN LOVINGLY
COOKED.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THOSE
TOGETHER WITH THE CREAM.
John: THEN THE CREAM.
CREAM MAKES EVERYTHING
LOVELY.
EACH BUTTER.
IT'S VERY SOUTHERN.
John: IT SMELLS WONDERFUL.
NOW YOU'VE HEATED IT UP.
YOU DON'T WANT TO COOK IT
ANYMORE.
WE DON'T WANT TO COOK IT ANY
LONGER.
I LOVE THIS RECIPE.
IT ALLOWS US TO USE CUTS OF
MEATS THAT RESPECT UTILIZED.
AND TAKING THOSE STEMS SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT PUT IN THE GREEN WASTE
OR TRASH.
AND PICKLING IT.
AND ADDS THE PERFECT LITTLE BITE
THAT YOU WANT TO BU CUT THROUGH.
John: YOU PICKLED THE TEMS.
IT'S PART OF THE RECIPE IN
THE BOOK, WHICH IS FOR SALE.
John: THAT'S AWESOME.
AND VIVIAN WILL SIGN.
John: YES.
YET KNOW DRAW.
THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO GO
DOWN THERE.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
ANY SOUTHERN DISH.
John: BY THE WAY, I WAS
BORN IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN
WATCHING.
IT'S SO RELATABLE.
AS A FEMALE WORKING AND TRYING
TO HAVE THAT FAMILY BALANCE.
AND HAVE A CAREER AND HER FOOD
ALL THE LOOKS AMAZING.
HER SHOW IS INCREDIBLE.
John: BEFORE I TAKE A BITE.
REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE
EVENT.
WHEN AND WHERE?
ROOTS RUN DEEP IS WHEN?
MARCH 18TH, 4:00 TO 7:00.
BOOK WILL BE FOR SALE THERE.
THERE'S A GARDEN TOUR THAT IS
FREE WHEN PEOPLE PURCHASE THE
TICKET.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LE
DAMES HAWAI'I.ORG.
YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN
NOW.
YOU CAN PURCHASE TICK T TICKET TICKS
THAT WAY.
THERE'S LOT OF VEGETABLES.
ALMOST EVERYTHING FROM THAT IS
LOCAL.
HAM HOCKS, THE COLLARDS WERE
LOCAL AS WELL AS THE CORNMEAL.
John: LOVE THAT.
I LOVE THAT IT SUPPORTS LOCAL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.