It’s time again for the annual Urban Ministries of Durham Empty Bowls fundraiser – only this year the planning crew has upped the ante with a food truck rodeo afterparty at Fullsteam.

This year’s event will be held on March 8, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at the Armory. Eleven restaurants will donate their time and serve up various concoctions in the hopes of winning the “best soup in Durham.” Counter Culture is donating coffee and the following restaurants are participating:

Guglhupf
Revolution
L’Uva
Papa Mojo’s
Thrills from the Grill
Watts Grocery
Blu Seafood
Whole Foods
Toast
Saladelia Cafe
Mad Hatter Café and Bakeshop

The afterparty at Fullsteam will have some of Durham’s best food trucks:

Pie Pushers
Will & Pops
The Parlour
Chirba Chirba
Klausie’s Pizza
Only Burger
Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon

Trucks will be ready to serve starting at 7:30 pm and each truck is creating a special dish for the evening that will fit in a bowl.  All of the trucks, as well as Fullsteam, are donating 10% of their proceeds that night to the event. Pretty cool, eh?

Tickets for the Armory event are $30 for soup with a pottery bowl to take home or $15 for just soup. The afterparty at Fullsteam is free. We at Carpe Durham will be giving away two tickets via twitter in the next few weeks.

More about Urban Ministries from their site:
In 2011, Urban Ministries of Durham:
• Served 215,846 meals, an average of 250 people each day
• Distributed 89,720 pounds of food
• Provided 41,747 articles of clothing to help 400 households per month
Urban Ministries of Durham is a private, 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing food, clothing, shelter and supportive services to neighbors in need since 1983.
UMD focuses on homelessness prevention, homeless rehousing, emergency assistance and collaboration with community partners to assist people in need.

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