Cook & Talk Price Adjustments

We are making a couple of changes to Holstebro International's Cook & Talk events.

• All volunteer cooks eat for free, max. 1 per station.
• Beginning in September, prices will be raised in order to allow us to expand the budget for each station and to let the organization start saving up some funds. The discount for members will be increased, as we would like to encourage you to sign up as full members.
• We ask that you pay online ahead of time. This will help to reduce the hassle at the door when people show up, and will allow us to pay for all expenses with HI funds instead of needing board members to pay out of pocket until the money comes in. This also helps us control the budget more closely, as we will have a better idea of how many people will be showing up. 
• When paying online, make sure to include your name on the bank transfer and e-mail us at info@holstebrointernational.dk with a list of all names your payment covers (and state if any are children).

New prices will be as follows:

Advanced Purchase:
60kr. for members
80kr. for non-members

At the Door: 

100kr. for everyone

As always, children under 13 eat for 1/2 price. Small children who won't be eating at the event are free, so make sure to let us know.

*If you sign up (or pay) after we have closed the sign ups, you will not receive the discounts.

*If you have payed in advance and back out after we have closed the sign-ups, we will not be able to offer a refund. However, you are free to give or sell your ticket to someone else. We just ask that you inform us who will be in your place.

*If you are unable to pay online, please email us and we will be glad to work with you.

Our account is located at Sparekassen Thy in Holstebro. The account number is 9106 0002408201.
Depending on your bank and their netbanking system, 9106 in the account number is the registration number for Sparekassen Thy.

If you are interested in becoming a member of Holstebro International, please see the Membership FAQs.

We will also have member registration forms available at all our events. 

Volunteering

Do you love to cook? 

Do you enjoy sharing your culture with others? 

Why not combine the two?

We are looking for volunteer cooks for our many Cook & Talk events year-round and we would love to have you join us.

Here are the guidelines:

Deadlines & Formalities -

·                     For each event we will start looking for volunteers at least 2 months in advance, and we need to have all 3 no later than 1 month in advance so we can put the countries on our flyers.

·                     All volunteer chefs must have attended at least 1 previous Cook & Talk, in order to be familiar with what to expect.

·                     Final recipes must be sent to info@holstebrointernational.com at least 2 weeks before the event.

·                     Each recipe submitted must include all ingredients and amounts (in metric), any cooking methods, and the number of servings or portions.

·                     Volunteer chefs are asked to arrive no later than 16:30 to set-up your cooking stations and familiarize yourselves with the converted recipes.

·                     Volunteer chefs are asked to be familiar with their recipes; do not submit dishes you have never cooked/eaten before, as this leads to confusion and results in poor execution and time management.

·                     The board will meet with each volunteer chef about a week prior to the event to do a test-run of the recipes.

Dishes -

·                     Each station will prepare one main course (this includes sides as needed) and one dessert. You are free to choose any recipes from your country, within budget limits and time constraints.

·                     The allotted budget is sufficient for most dishes, but we ask that you try to minimize or refrain from using expensive ingredients.

·                     In order to adhere to the budget, Holstebro International will purchase the ingredients needed and deliver them to the school kitchen.

·                     If your dishes have any ingredients that are difficult to find in Holstebro, we ask that you revise your recipe or provide the ingredients needed.

·                     If your recipes require any special kitchen tools/appliances, please provide them. If you are unsure of what is available, please ask and we will be happy to let you know.

·                     Keep in mind that we have children and vegetarians eating with us, please be prepared to make a few special portions for them. We will also inform you of any food allergies you need to be aware of.

Cooking -

·                     As a volunteer chef, you will be in charge of instructing your team on how to prepare your dishes. Please prepare brief cooking instructions for each of your dishes; we will print several copies for you and your team.

·                     Cooking starts at 17:30 and dinner will be served at 19:30, please make sure that all of your dishes can be prepared in that amount of time. You should expect to have 4 to 8 helpers at any given time.

All volunteers will receive free admission to the event they are volunteering for. 

(Limit 1 free admission per cooking station, per event.)

To sign up, email us at info@holstebrointernational.dk 

or contact one of our board members.

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