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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (July 10, 2014)
PAID ADVERTISEMENT REALITY KITCHEN IS COOKIN’! We’re a bakery, a retail café and so much more! Robert Reather, Chelsea Rust, and Program Director Catherine Pickup welcome you to Reality Kitchen We found the ideal facility to host community events while creat- ing an ambitious job skills training program in the former Wild Plum Bakery, 645 River Rd., in a lovely, family-friendly neighborhood. Our huge wholesale bakery serves some of the best food ser- vice businesses in Lane County and allows us to develop jobs for program participants while teach- ing them skills, baking a growing list of breads and pastries, preparing orders for delivery and meeting po- tential employers. Among these businesses are Rye Restaurant, Axe and Fiddle, Sam Bond’s Garage and Brewing Co., Tap and Growler, Toxic Wings, Agate Laboratory, Bon Mi, Sam’s on Franklin, Gridiron Sports Bar, Blair Alley, Fisherman’s Market, Tacovore, Lunch Box, Growler Guys, Sam’s Place, Mothership Food Cart, Lane Community Col- lege and others. Our café opens 8 am, Tues.- Sun., with morning espresso drinks, pastries, croissants, breakfast bur- ritos, gluten-free treats, handmade chocolates, pies and many sweet and savory offerings. We bake breads, baguettes, challah, burger buns and brioche daily here, and serve salads, sandwiches, Panini, vegan soups (gazpacho and dahl), and our signa- ture Bavarian pretzel. Menu items include artisan style pizzas, fresh-made pastas and other international cuisine. We have a selection of regionally-crafted brews, ciders and wines, bottles and growlers to go and bulk organic grains, nuts, flours, herbs, oils, syr- ups, honey and other dry goods. These all support our nonprof- it’s mission and we’re grateful for the help many have given to make this dream a reality. We invite you to visit us, on the bus line, close to everywhere you want to be. Blazing the trail to the future of employment Reality Kitchen Nonprofit is a community based nonprofit organization developed as a job skills training program for young adults that experience intellectu- al and developmental disabilities. Our Pathways to Employ- ment Program is based in a work- place setting for participants to learn diverse aspects of the food service industry including cook- ing, baking, customer service, catering and keeping a kitchen clean and running successfully while building meaningful, ful- filling lives. Having a disability should not be a barrier to finding or keeping a meaningful job. Real- ity Kitchen has been recognized as the alternative to sheltered workshops in Lane County fol- lowing Governor Kitzhaber’s Employment First Initiative by offering a community inclusion program that places its emphasis on competitive wage employ- ment and community inclusion activities. We open windows of oppor- tunity to all persons with an inter- est in growing their knowledge, skills and desire to use their best abilities to achieve independence today and into the future. We are committed to creating employ- ment opportunities in the com- munity through a series of assess- ments, trainings and placement and individualize the delivery of our curriculum to support long- term meaningful employment. Reality Kitchen also offers cooking skills classes to share the fun of budgeting, planning and preparing healthy meals, as well as performance/art based events, educational and informa- tive lectures, movies, gatherings in a family friendly facility for the entire community to partici- pate in and enjoy. To make a tax deduct- ible donation, visit our website: www.realitykitchen.org for all the details. There you can learn more about us and our work. Fol- low and “like” us on Facebook, of course, and feel free to contact us at: 541.337.1323 Please visit us at www.realitykitchen.org Learn more about us and make a tax- deductible contribution to support our work eugeneweekly.com • July 10, 2014 9
