SO, as we said in our original post, when we promote an event, it's because it's something we really believe in. If you're not familiar with the great work of the Tennessee Equality Project, you should be. It is, as Martha Stewart would say, A Good Thing. While we are very Memphis-positive around here, we are well aware that the people who run our state are fairly hell-bent on turning Tennessee into a Third World theocracy. As LGBT equality is quickly advancing around the country, in Tennessee, we're still confused as to whether we are allowed to say the word "gay" within a hundred mile radius of an educational facility. So, the people who work with TEP are doing important, uphill work. Without them, Memphis wouldn't have finally joined the ranks of the living by passing an inclusive non-discrimination ordinance a few months ago.
Want to help them out and also eat a lot of good food at the same time? (Of course, you are a Memphian, and this is right up your alley.) Then you need to show up at Earnestine & Hazel's at 4:30 PM, Sunday, February 10, for the third annual TEP Gumbo Competition. If you and your friends/family are amazing cooks, you need to put together a team and register by the 1st. On top of the fact that you'll be contributing great food to a great cause, the returning champions really need to be dethroned, as they are quite smug about their belief that they will travel back to Memphis (OH YES, HALF THE TEAM LIVES IN OTHER CITIES NOW) and win this competition for the third year in a row. Their gumbo is decent, y'all, but they are not unbeatable.
(Full disclosure: the winning team are close friends of mine, and it is my job to give them shit on this blog. This post will just make them more smug.)
Anyway, people, yes, put together teams (info at the link), contribute to a great cause, meet new people and please take that team down a notch.
Sincerely,
Effin' Memphis
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