Sometimes, I get really bored in class and start talking out aloud:

“Damn, there isn’t a cooking club on campus.”

To which, one the smartest guys in my class responds,

“Why not start your own?”

So here’s the plan: Starting Fall 2006, the UW Cooking Club focuses on people’s experiences, ideas, and just pure fun. Meetings will be held once every two weeks and a typical meeting would involve sampling non-poisoned foods brought in by the members. I’ll set up a forum so people can post discussions and personal ads.

The goal is to attract people who have a remote interest in cooking and are sick of eating out all the time. These are the individuals who are currently glued to their chairs spending way too many hours online checking out delicious recipes.

Every meeting will have a theme – salads, soups, desserts, healthy snacks, breakfast, sandwiches, drinks, etc. Primary focus will be on eating healthy, secondary focus on trying new foods.

There will be a cool wall. There will be speeches. And lots of cucumbers and celery because they represent versatility and blandness, respectively.

I also want to get a domain registered (uwcooking.ca – don’t even think about using it for anything else) and want to get my hands on a dedicated server capable of handling billions of users with a cluster of 10×100 GB pipes. Any affordable suggestions are appreciated.

The official logo, which is in it’s alpha phase, can be found here.