Join us to fill empty bowls with hope! Empty Bowls is the signature event for Urban Ministries of Durham, the private, non-sectarian downtown charity that provides food, shelter and a future to neighbors in need, helping reach the goal of ending homelessness for 300 people in a single year. At Empty Bowls 2019, you'll have the chance to sample soups prepared by local chefs and vote for your favorites. Local artists and artisans are making hundreds of hand-crafted bowls, and with certain tickets, you can select one to take home. The family-friendly evening (kids 6 and under admitted free for soup only) includes music and the chance to learn more about the important work Urban Ministries of Durham does to feed, clothe and shelter our neighbors.

Participanting Restaurants:

Bleu Olive

Creamy Potato Leek with applewood bacon

Boricua Soul*

Caldo Gallego

Bull City Burger and Brewery

Vegetarian White Chipotle Chili with vegetables, beans and lemon, garnished with crisp tortilla strips, cilantro and red onion

Core Cafe and Catering

“Bountiful bean chili” with crispy cornbread crouton

Durham Convention Center

Butternut Squash and Leek Bisque

Goorsha*

KIK Soup -- Yellow split pea cooked with onion, garlic and ginger, garnished with sliced jalapenos

Guglhupf

Flaedlesuppe -- Beef consomme, crepe strips, spring alliums

Jack Tar & the Colonel’s Daughter

Clam Chowder

Lucky’s Delicatessen*

Matzo Ball

Luna Rotisserie & Empanadas

Coconut Lime Chicken & Quinoa

The Mad Hatter’s Café & Bakeshop

Basil Cream w/ charred grape tomato and frosted cornbread crouton

MEZ Contemporary Mexican*

Mez Corn Soup -- cream, roasted fresh corn, queso, poblano rajas

Pompieri Pizza

Zuppa di Pomodoro a Tres Fagioli con Pesto (Three Bean Tomato Soup finished with Fresh Basil Pesto)

Saladelia

Roasted Leek and Potato w/ Za’atar, fermented Mango drizzle and fried leek garnish

Tobacco Road Sports Café*

Tomato Florentine

Bread by Loaf Bakery

Spreads by Big Spoon Roasters

Coffee by Starbucks

Desserts:

Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Durham Church of Christ
Indulge Catering
Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church
Ninth Street Bakery
Rise Biscuits & Donuts
Tony's Cake House

Sponsors:

Presenting sponsor: The Forest at Duke

Bowl Selection area sponsor: Olive & Olive PA
Dessert area sponsor: RTI International
Judges Table area sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Gold sponsors: Durham Convention Center, PwC, United Therapeutics

Silver sponsors: CT Wilson Construction, PBM Graphics

Bronze sponsors: ABC11/WTVD, Brooke Jenkins & Pascal Lecuire, David & Wendy Sotolongo, Duke Office of Durham & Regional Affairs, Harry Hutson, Insurance People, John & Sandra Atkins, Lischer-Froehlich Family, Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, Merge Records, Whitney & Scott Matheson, Yolanda Brown

Small business sponsors: Center Studio Architecture, DTW Architects & Planners, LTD, Duke Energy, Marsh Dawson Insurance Agency, moss+ross

Individual sponsors: Bart Ehrman, Bernadette Lipscomb, Beth & Robert Hallyburton, Bob & Anna Walker, Bryan Gilmer & Dr. Jennifer Nolan; Chuck & Jean Wilson, Cindy Stone, Edgar-Healy Family Fund, Janet Northen Patterson & Phil Patterson, Joe & Suzanne Daly, Jonathan Cude & Jenny Nicholson, Kent McMillian, Lauren Goslin, Madeline Seltman & John Trimpi; Nanci Barkley, Philip J. Azar, Rod Abraham, Sandra (Sandy) & Matthew Mouras, Shawn Sullivan