Men can cook

‘Men Can Cook’ – good eats (and drinks) for a cause (and drinks) for a cause

Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro is seeking more men who cook to participate in its Oct. 22 fundraiser

by CHRIS BURRITT

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GREENSBORO – Years ago, Greensboro resident John Bost attended Alan BRANSON Men Can Cook, the annual fundraiser for Guilford County Commissioner At-Large the Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro. • Former Guilford County After sampling home- Commissioner, serving as made ice cream, he vice-chair and chair concluded that “I make ice cream better than • Third-generation owner of that.” local family trucking business

That’s all that his • The bull stops here. Not a wife, Debbie, who served rubber-stamp politician. on the center’s board, needed to hear. Ever www.jabranson4countycommissioner.com since, Bost has joined other male “chefs” preparing food to help raise money for the Demetria CARTER nonprofit organization’s services for women and their families Guilford County Board of Education At-Large in Guilford County. • Graduate of George Mason

The center is still looking for a few University, Juris Doctorate more men to join the 40 who already degree from Duke University stepped forward to cook for its Oct. School of Law. 22 fundraiser, according to Marti Smith, the organization’s director of operations. • As an attorney for the Federal Government, practiced administrative and federal contract law. Professional credentials aren’t required. Instead, the center said it’s looking for “men who are famous in their own kitchens.” • Students and parents, first and always. Education, not indoctrination.

“I’m not much of a cook, but I www.demetriacarter.com make pretty good ice cream,” Bost said in an interview earlier this week. Paid for by Branson for Guilford County Commissioner at Large and He is still deciding which flavor to Committee to Elect Carter for Guilford County Board of Education make for this month’s event. In years past, he’s churned cappuccino crunch – light coffee ice cream The Northwest Observer • Totally local since 1996 OCT. 6 - 19, 2022 33

Photo courtesy of John Bost John Bost serves ice cream during last year’s Men Can Cook fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro, which he describes as “the epitome of what a good nonprofi t civic organization should be.” with bits of toffee and chocolate – and strawberry cheesecake, butter pecan and a flavor he calls “hot chocolate,” made of dark chocolate with cayenne pepper. More than the food that he and other chefs prepare, Bost believes in the work of the center. He describes it as “the epitome of what a good nonprofit civic organization should be.” The center serves more than 7,500 families annually, with job search, career counseling and legal information for women and access to programs and services for them and their families. Launched in 2001, the Men Can Cook event raises more than $100,000 ...continued on p. 35