Grand opening success!

The Blind Kitchen grand opening with happy and clapping guests. Guests from the Oregon Commission for the Blind are in the front row.

The Grand Opening of The Blind Kitchen was a big success!

Held where all The Blind Kitchen videos are shot, Willamette Falls Studios, the grand opening featured a plethora of delicious food prepared by the chefs from Debra’s culinary school alma mater. The food looked almost too beautiful to eat – but we found a way and it was extraordinary. 

Also in attendance were instructors from the Oregon Commission for the Blind who taught Debra how to use a white cane, how to read braille, and, of course, how to cook with vision loss. 

Measuring cups that allow a blind or vision-impaired cook to measure accurately. These cups include dots stamped into the handles indicating the size of the cup.
The TBK measuring cups allow a blind or vision-impaired cook to measure accurately. They include dots stamped into the handles indicating the size of the measuring cup.

It was great to be reunited with all of the teams that helped to make the Blind Kitchen a reality, including the website development team, the videography team, and the marketing team. We were graciously hosted by the Willamette Falls Media Center which allowed us to host the event in their facility.

The Blind Kitchen website designer Mary Ann Aschenbrenner, President of Waterlink Web, and others at the Grand Opening.
One of the teams: The Blind Kitchen website designer Mary Ann Aschenbrenner, President of Waterlink Web, is seated front right. The website editor, Katherine Miller, is seated in the middle.

Friends and other well-wishers were also in attendance and the warmth and excitement for the future of the Blind Kitchen were palpable.

Thanks to all for being a member of The Blind Kitchen Community and for all of the good wishes!

Chef Debra channels Lucille Ball while speaking at the grand opening
Chef Debra channels Lucille Ball while speaking at the grand opening

— Chef Debra Erickson

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