Every Tuesday in September, a chef will cook up a serving of cold noodles to help beat the heat and raise awareness for mental health in food and beverage employees.
What is it?
I’ll Have What She’s Having is a woman-led organization of chefs, beverage professionals and physicians that connects food and beverage workers with preventive medical and mental healthcare and helps save them thousands of dollars, as many are underinsured or uninsured, according to the organization’s website.
The nonprofit’s inaugural Cold Noodle Club began Sept. 1 to help raise awareness for the nonprofit's mission.
Every Tuesday in September, a chef will offer their version of cold noodles amid high temperatures in Houston. The event will be held at Eight Row Flint in the Heights and costs $25 per bowl.
Eight Row Flint will also offer a specialty cocktail featuring Beam Suntory spirits and will donate $1 per drink to IHWSH’s mission. Club membership guarantees a bowl of noodles for each event, a commemorative T-shirt and a membership card.
The details
The event, which organizers say is family-friendly, will also feature complimentary chopstick helpers to assist those who may need help, as well as a craft station with activities like coloring and headband tie-dyeing.
The full lineup of chefs includes:
Tickets for the weekly event can be bought online.
What they are saying
Jun chef Henry Lu said that personal well-being was not always a priority for his immigrant parents.
“The focus was always to make money and send some back to the family in China,” he said. “I’ve seen firsthand the toll it took on my family and myself. IHWSH has been a champion and great resource for overall health in our industry, the light at the end of the tunnel for so many industry people to be able to get the help they need, big or small.”
