About this project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
When we created the Bon Rappetite website as a lark last year, we never could've imagined what'd happen. A few weeks ago the site went viral, got tens of thousands of hits and coverage in places like The Huffington Post, CNN, Bon Appetit, The Guardian, MTV, and more! Why, you might ask? Because people love HILARIOUS THINGS, and Bon Rappetite certainly is that. We're turning the site—a non-existent hip-hop themed restaurant with rap-inspired menu items—into a for-real cookbook. More than 50 recipes, more than 100 pages, more than, oh, let's say, 1,000 jokes! Don't you wanna know how to make Wu-Tang Clams? Don't you crave a bite of Mushroom RZAotto? Don't you just giggle (and salivate) at the thought of Roastface Killah? Don't you want to finish things off with an Apricot Bambaataa cocktail?
The book will feature an introduction from a special Atlanta celebrity we can't quite announce just yet, full color photos, meticulously crafted menu items, and more!
HOW WE'LL SPEND THE MONEY:
So we've done a lot of analysis of costs and expenses, and here's how we're gonna use the raised funds.
• Marketing and Promotion
• Printing Costs for the books
• Legal / Industry Fees (ISBN, UPC, Contracts, Legalese)
• Photography and Production
And remember, 10% of the profits generated from the sales of Bon Rappetite: The Cookbook will be donated to one of Atlanta's finest institutions: the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on March 15.
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A named "thank you" on Bon-Rappetite.com, and a digital download of the Bon Rappetite Mixtape, Vol 1.
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A 200 character message, or 250x250px image of your choosing (link to your website, album, or whatever) on the "Legends" page on bon-rappetite.com. Our site receives over 100,000 hits a month, there is no way to get cheaper, more immediate exposure for your name or brand.
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A first run paperback copy of the completed cookbook, plus a free digital download of the Bon Rappeitite Mixtape, Vol 1. International purchasers, please add $5 for shipping.
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$50 donors will receive all of the above and get their name, business, or website listed as a project supporter in the book
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$100 donors receive a copy of the book, a copy of the mixtape, a named "Thank You" on the site, and dinner for 1 at our opening night menu takeover party at an awesome Atlanta restaurant. (date/time TBA)
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$100 donors receive two copies of the book, a copy of the mixtape, a named "Thank You" in the cookbook, and dinner for 2 at our opening night menu takeover party at an awesome Atlanta restaurant. (date/time TBA)
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This is the big one, Elizabeth! You get 5 copies of the book, and a 140 character message of your choosing on our "Big Ballerz" page in the book. But that's not all... you'll also get a custom fit, limited edition "Bon Rappetite" 24kt gold grill! This is a custom fit, top and bottom grill with "Bon Rap" engraved on it. Or, if you prefer, we can do a custom message of your choosing. Show off some bling when you're chowing down on our dishes!
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Connected as Everett Steele (791 friends)
Bon Rappetite is a collaboration of Everett Steele, Chris Hassiotis, and Bunny Mcintosh. All three are native Atlantans, huge hip hop fans, and all around cool people.
Bunny Mcintosh is a writer, a blogger (meltingdolls.com) and was voted "Most Likely to Contribute to the Destruction of Mankind" by her high school senior class. When she isn't provoking the innocent into a life of grifting, you can find her performing with the band SEXBBQ, selling blood (not her own), and collecting decorative dog-shaped soaps.
Chris Hassiotis is a journalist, a chef, and quite possibly the most interesting man on the planet. From Atlanta by way of Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and most recently "America's Desert Paradise" Phoenix, AZ. He cooks a mean brunch, throws amazing parties, and once killed his own sensei in a duel over a parking spot.
Everett Steele is an American treasure. He is part mad scientist, part smooth criminal, and part wolf. When he isn't solving mysteries or performing his 1 man stage show of the entire series of LOST, he finds some time to write about stuff that no one cares about. Fun Fact: Everett spent most of 1992 as a body double for Ghostface Killah, filling in for Ghost at parties and photoshoots, despite the fact that at the time Everett was 4'8", white, and 11 years old.
