Previewing the upcoming Empty Bowls event

I WISH YOU COULD SMELL THIS. IT IS TIME FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH. AND TODAY WE’RE PREVIEWING THE EMPTY BOWLS EVENT, ALL TO BENEFIT SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE. AND JOINING US THIS MORNING IS EVENT MANAGER. WE HAVE VICTORY RAM AND CHEF CARL SHIPP FROM SMOKE AND WHEELS BBQ. GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING. BEFORE WE GET TO ALL OF THIS VICTORY, TELL US ABOUT EMPTY BOWLS. SO THIS IS OUR 18TH ANNUAL EVENT. WE’RE AT THE MARYLAND FAIRGROUNDS IN TIMONIUM ON APRIL 19TH AND 20TH. SO WE’RE A TWO DAY EVENT THIS YEAR. SO THAT’S NEW AND EXCITING. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. THERE ARE ALL INFORMATIONS ONLINE AT EMPTY BOWLS BALTIMORE. ORG. BUT ALL THE DOLLARS HELP US FUND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FOR SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL BALTIMORE. THINGS LIKE HEAD START, BEANS AND BREAD, GOOD HARVEST FOOD IN THE COMMUNITY, ACTUAL IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. AND SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL. YOU HELP PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE AREA AND YOU DON’T WANT ANYONE TO GO HUNGRY. ABSOLUTELY. SO JUST OUR GOOD HARVEST KITCHEN ALONE SERVES OVER 2000 PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS. THAT’S 2000 DIFFERENT MEALS IN ADDITION TO OUR BEANS AND BREAD PROGRAM, TONS OF PROGRAMS. BUT AGAIN, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF PEOPLE DIDN’T COME OUT TO OUR EVENTS AND HELP SUPPORT THIS AMAZING CAUSE. SO HOW THIS WORKS, PEOPLE GET THESE EMPTY BOWLS THAT HAVE BEEN PAINTED. WE’VE BEEN SHOWING SOME VIDEO OF THAT, AND THEN YOU GET TO FILL IT UP FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT FOOD TRUCK VENDORS AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARE THERE, INCLUDING SMOKE AND WHEELS. YES. YEAH, WE’LL BE THERE. SMOKE WILL BE IN THE BUILDING WITH OUR DELICIOUS, UH, SMOKE BRISKET CHILI. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT’S WHAT THIS IS, RIGHT HERE WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE GOODNESS THAT’S IN HERE. WHAT IS WHAT IS IN THERE. SO WE’VE GOT OUR GROUND BEEF OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR SLOW SMOKED BRISKET CHILI. WE SMOKED THAT FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS. YOU PUT THAT IN THERE WITH SOME KIDNEY BEANS, SOME TOMATOES AND A LITTLE OTHER LITTLE, LITTLE LOVE. IT SMELLS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. AND THEN YOU BROUGHT SOME OTHER DISHES FOR US TO JUST SORT OF TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. YOU YOU ARE A FOOD TRUCK. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE NOW A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND VISIT YOU. SO WE ARE A FOOD TRUCK. WE RUN THAT FOOD TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT WAS A LEGACY FOOD TRUCK TAKING OVER FROM ANOTHER GENTLEMAN. MY PARTNER’S FATHER, ACTUALLY. BUT WE’VE EXPANDED INTO A CATERING SERVICE. SO NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE FOOD TRUCK THAT WE’RE RUNNING AROUND IN THIS SPRING AND SUMMER, WE HAVE A LOCATION IN HARBOR EAST AT 210 SOUTH CENTRAL AVE, WHERE YOU CAN FIND US ON DOORDASH THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS WE WILL BE FINDING YOU ON DOORDASH. YOU CAN GET THE CHILI, YOU CAN GET OUR PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES. THE PORK PULLED CHICKEN RIGHT HERE. AND THEN OVER HERE YOU HAVE SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE IN MY LIFE. THIS IS YOUR GREENS GUMBO. THESE ARE OUR GUMBO GREENS. OKAY, WE USE THIS. WE USE SMOKED CHICKEN IN THERE. WE USE SOME SPICES. WE USE THE TRINITY PEPPERS AND A LOT OF LOVE IN THAT ONE. THAT’S A THAT’S ANOTHER SIDE THAT’S OFFERED ON OUR MENU. WOW. IT SMELLS SO AMAZING. AND THEN YOU DO SOMETHING FUN WITH CORNBREAD. YOU’RE GOING TO DISH IT UP FOR US. SO I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO DISH THIS UP FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW. COME ON OVER DALENCIA I LIKE MY CHILI OVER CORNBREAD OKAY I LIKE THAT OUR HONEY BUTTER CORNBREAD. IT IS ALSO ON THE MENU OKAY. PUT A LITTLE BIT OF CHILI ON TOP OF THERE. YEAH. NICE I LIKE IT I LIKE IT. HIT IT WITH A LITTLE MORE CHILI. OH YEAH A LITTLE MORE CHILI. YEAH A LITTLE MORE CHILI. COME ON NOW. YEAH. WE’RE GONNA DIAL UP A LITTLE BIT OF SOUR CREAM. YEAH. YOU CAN DO ANOTHER LITTLE DOLLOP THERE. YEAH. SHE WANTS MORE. LET’S LOAD IT UP. YOU’RE GONNA DO. I’M GONNA PUT SOME GO ALL IN CHEDDAR CHEESE ON TOP OF THERE. ALL RIGHT, CARL, YOU’RE DOING GREAT. AND WE’LL PULL. OH, YEAH. SCALLIONS. ALL RIGHT. DALENCIA. THAT’S RIGHT NEXT TO YOU. THERE YOU GO I VICTORY. TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP BENEFIT THE FOLKS THAT GET SERVICES FROM SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL. THIS FUNDRAISER IS A HUGE PART OF IT. THIS IS OUR PRIMARY FUNDRAISER EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO PEOPLE COMING IN THE DOOR, EVERYONE YOU PAY YOUR TICKET, YOU GET A HANDCRAFTED BOWL HAND PAINTED BOWL, AND THEN YOU GET TO SAMPLE 12 DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS, 16 DIFFERENT DISHES. BUT AGAIN, EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMES IN THROUGH THE EVENT GOES RIGHT BACK INTO TO THE COMMUNITY. LIKE I SAID, JOB TRAINING, HEAD START PROGRAMS, LIVE KITCHENS, MEALS, SERVICES THAT PEOPLE IN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY NEED EVERY SINGLE DAY. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1865. WE’VE BEEN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND WE ONLY CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THESE. AND THE HAND-PAINTED BOWLS ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY. A BUNCH OF US DID THEM HERE AT THE STATION. I KNOW LACEE AND AVA. THEY WERE DOING IT. JANINE WAS DOING IT TOO. SO YOU HAVE EVEN KIDS FROM SHELTERS ARE DOING THEM. DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THESE BOWLS. EXACTLY. AND THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING TO FEATURE EXACTLY WHO’S MAKING THE THE DIFFERENT BOWLS, WHO’S PAINTED THE DIFFERENT BOWLS. SO WBAL HAS A SIGN KIDS FROM OUR SHELTERS HAVE DIFFERENT SIGNS, DIFFERENT SCHOOLS HAVE PARTICIPATED AS WELL. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE COME OUT AND THEY’RE GETTING THAT BOWL. THEY KNOW THE STORY BEHIND IT. WHO PAINTED IT? THE PART, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE EVENT IS FOR IS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO FEATURE THAT AS WELL. CARL, WHY WAS THIS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS? WELL, WHEN WHEN VICTOR REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID THAT THEIR MISSION WAS TO ERADICATE HUNGER, I SAID, THAT’S RIGHT ALONG THE LINES OF SMOKE AND WHEELS. WE’D LOVE TO BE OF SERVICE IN THE FEED AND TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE LOVE THAT. WE ANSWERED EMAILS IMMEDIATELY, GOT ON BOARD, AND WE’RE HERE NOW, SO THAT’S FANTASTIC. AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE TOO, BECAUSE YOU ARE RELATIVELY NEW. JUST BEING HERE FOR A YEAR. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. SO I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW ABOUT SMOKING WHEELS. AND CHEF CARL, WE ARE WE ARE HERE. REACH OUT TO US AND WE’LL WE’D LOVE TO SERVE. AND YOU DO COOK WITH LOVE BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THAT SMELLS BETTER THAN ALL THIS COMING IN. SO LET PEOPLE KNOW AGAIN WHERE THEY CAN FIND YOU. SO YOU CAN FIND US ON SMOKIN WHEELS BARBECUE.COM AND IS IT NANCY AND IS IT NANCY? YOU CAN FIND US ON FACEBOOK, SMOKE AND WHEELS ON FACEBOOK. YOU CAN SEE US RIDING AROUND THE CITY. AND JUST LIKE MY PARTNER SAID, FOLLOW THE SMOKE, FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND GET A LASSO AND LASSO. LASSO YOU HEAD. AND IF FOLKS WANT TICKETS TO THE EVENT, EMPTY BOWLS BALTIMORE.