Cincinnati with Luke Bryan and Bayer • Kath Eats
I had the prospect to journey to Cincinnati with Bayer to be a part of their “Take Care, Now” advertising marketing campaign launch in collaboration with Kroger and Luke Bryan. Proper right here’s the recap!
Hiya, hiya!
While you observe me on Instagram, chances are you’ll want seen that I was in Cincinnati last weekend! I traveled there sponsored by Bayer to help launch their “Take Care, Now” advertising marketing campaign that addresses meals insecurity in rural areas all through the nation. The kickoff began with a press event on Saturday afternoon and ended with a Luke Bryan reside efficiency that night!
You may don’t forget that I went to Minnesota last fall for the Luke Bryan Farm Tour and that current wanted to be cancelled as a consequence of poor local weather circumstances. So I was thrilled when Bayer reached out to me this time for a re-do!
My operate as an RD was to arrange a simple, healthful summer season recipe using components from the native meals monetary establishment and up to date summer season components from Kroger for the media to sample. I chosen my Black Bean + Avocado Salad for its versatility and base of canned beans and corn.
Friday: Journey + Waterfront Stroll
I flew down the day sooner than on Friday. My flights went good, and I arrived with a great deal of time to walk throughout the Cincinnati downtown. This was my first time to Cincinnati, and it was very pretty! It rang a bell in my memory of Richmond with the river and bridges.
The Reds baseball sport had the waterfront house a buzz!
Dinner at Metropole
I met the Bayer employees at Metropole for dinner that night. (A late 8:15pm dinner!) Metropole is throughout the 21C lodge, which is a sequence that I’ve visited in Durham, NC too, so I was acquainted!
We had drinks on the bar sooner than our group of 9 was seated in a semi-private room. I had the Hay Fever (a bourbon cocktail with rhubarb bitters) that was unbelievable.
The dinner was delish, and I cherished attending to know the Bayer crew! They flew in from all through. We shared oysters, salads, and apps to start.
And I had a breadcrumb-topped halibut for my dinner.
I didn’t get to mattress that night until midnight!
Breakfast on the Sleepy Bee
I was pretty sleepy from being out late, so I took myself to Sleepy Bee subsequent door for breakfast.
I sat solo on the bar and purchased a latte and their well-known Bee Muffins!
Afterwards I did one different waterfront stroll sooner than heading as a lot as my room to organize for the press event.
Take Care, Now
Our group caravanned over to Riverbend Music Coronary heart the place the press event was being held adopted by the reside efficiency. I arrived to a desk filled with components and kitchen utensils (nevertheless no kitchen!) and set to work making a double batch of the recipe.
I felt a little bit of like I was on Excessive Chef having to position collectively a recipe in report time sooner than the media started to succeed in!
Luke Arrives
The media arrived spherical 3 and so did Luke Bryan! I heard and acknowledged his voice sooner than I seen him and tried to stay cool haha. Shortly after the audio system began, he made his technique over to my desk and sampled quite a lot of bean salad cups! I whispered to him “Do you favor it” and he nodded an enthusiastic “certain!” with a thumbs up.
Strive some motion pictures in this Instagram submit!
We moreover heard from the Governor and First Lady of Ohio along with administration from Bayer, Kroger, and Feeding America who’re all a part of this initiative. Over 44 million people throughout the U.S. are coping with meals insecurity, along with 13 million kids. The “Take Care, Now” advertising marketing campaign has the potential to attain 200 meals banks and over 60,000 companion corporations, meals pantries and meal packages which positively impacts 1000’s of people all through rural America. To spice up consciousness of “hidden hunger” and promote choices, the advertising marketing campaign will stop at different events along with the Luke Bryan Farm Tour reside efficiency sequence. (Coming to Virginia and NC this yr!)
Luke Bryan Dwell efficiency
After the press event concluded, we had a break after which a buffet dinner.
I was gifted a Luke hat that I moreover acquired autographed!
After dinner, we walked over to the reside efficiency for a private meet & greet with Luke. His tour bus has a entrance porch 😉
We had an exquisite riverview the place we waited for Luke’s arrival.
I believed all day of 1 factor clever I’ll say to him and all I obtained right here up with on the spot was “I made the bean salad you appreciated. And I’m an infinite fan.” Haha! Luke is my favorite nation star, and I like so a number of his songs (“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” is my favorite!)
We cherished the reside efficiency on a really perfect night time.
I imagine this was my fourth Luke Bryan reside efficiency. Until subsequent time!
Journey Day Residence
I was up until 1am this night and wanted to depart for the airport at 8. Sadly I’m not any individual who can sleep on planes! Notably because of my flights had been so fast haha. I was ready to utilize my Capital One Enterprise X card and its linked Priority Transfer membership to get into THREE utterly completely different lounges on my travels. Rather a lot money saved in airport meals and low!
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On account of Bayer for sending me on this journey and for the possibility to meet Luke!
