What’s in the Box? Eat Local Cooking Challenge with Willy Street Co-op

Join the virtual Eat Local Cooking Challenge event!

Mystery Boxes have SOLD OUT! But a link to join the virtual event and a list of provisions will be shared on Thursday, Sept. 28. Join our email list!

Willy Street Co-op and Edible Madison are teaming up to celebrate Eat Local Month this September with a very special Eat Local Cooking Challenge!

Sign up and you’ll receive a mystery box featuring products from some of Willy Street Co-op’s local producers then join our virtual cooking event. Watch as talented local chefs create dishes from the mystery ingredients and maybe get inspired to cook along at home. Tell your neighbors and gather your friends for this fun Iron Chef™-style challenge.

• Date & Time: The virtual event will be held on September 28 at 6PM
• Price: $35 Includes virtual event ticket & box ($95+ retail value!)

Pick up your box ahead of time at one of four convenient locations:

• Pick up at your local Willy Street Co-op location. 4-7pm Wednesday, Sept. 27th

  • Willy Street Co-op West (6825 University Ave, Middleton)

  • Willy Street Co-op North (2817 N Sherman Ave, Madison)

  • Willy Street Co-op East (1221 Williamson St, Madison)

• Pasture and Plenty. Pick-up available:

  • 3-7pm on Tuesday, Sept. 26th

  • 11-7pm on Wednesday, Sept. 27th or

  • Thursday, Sept. 28th.

Shipping is not available for this event.

Each box will include a bounty of local ingredients, including local produce, meat, and dry goods. Chefs will be able to work with the ingredients in the box and a limited pantry of common ingredients.

Meet the Chefs

Chef Awa Sibi was born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Abidjan is a beautiful city that draws in people from different cultures who influence the local food scene. She grew up in a very enterprising family that taught her the value of hard work and self-determination. She would eventually develop a passion for cooking spending time with her mother who spent most of her time in the family kitchen making flavorful meals that brought joy to the table. She dreams to become a well renowned Ivorian Chef cooking for heads of states and ambassadors from around the world. Chef Awa owns Les Délices de Awa, a catering and food manufacturing business, soon to open a restaurant on the near East Side of Madison.

Hailing from Kansas, Chef Evan Dannells moved to Madison in 2002 to pursue his culinary career in a community rich with farm-fresh ingredients. Evan cooked at L’Etoile, 4&20 Cafe & Bakery, Merchant, and Lucille before joining the Cadre team prior to their October 2019 reopening.

As an owner, Evan developed Cadre through his love of French cooking with a Wisconsin flair that allowed him to celebrate the seasonal ingredients and dedicated farmers that originally drew him to the Madison area.