A few weeks ago, I spent five days in Denver flipping omelets with the Colorado Egg Producers and discussing the Good Egg Project, an initiative from America’s Egg Farmers. Between media appearances and cooking omelets for those in need, I was a very busy eggman!

On Saturday, November 21, I flipped omelets at the Food Bank of the Rockies where America’s egg farmers, along with Colorado’s Egg Producers, donated 100,000 eggs. It was the first of many egg donations nationwide as a result of people everywhere pledging to “Eat good. Do good every day.” In case you haven’t heard, America’s egg farmers have pledged to donate an egg every time a person takes the pledge – up to one million eggs – either online or wherever a Good Egg Project event occurs. Now, that’s incredible!

In addition to the donation, America’s Egg Farmers and Colorado’s Egg Producers  served a hot breakfast of scrambled eggs and cheese, bacon, sausage and breakfast potatoes to 625 adults and kids who were scheduled to pick up their food boxes for the Thanksgiving holiday. As families ate their breakfast, I demonstrated my omelet-making skills and taught anyone who wanted to learn. My students were mostly kids who lined up to try their hand at omelet making. Below is a picture of one of my “pupils” who gave my leg a big hug for spending time with her. When things got quiet I went to groups of people at tables and entertained them with my omelet flipping prowess. That’s always a crowd pleaser! You can see the excitement in their faces in the photo below – pretty funny, right?

The Colorado Egg Producers also arranged an event at the Weld Food Bank in Greeley, just outside of Denver. I worked with the producers to fix omelets for the good eggs who volunteer their time and efforts to that food bank. And, while we were at it, we fixed plenty of omelets for the families who came to eat at the food bank too!

While I was in Denver, I also hit the airwaves with the local FOX and CBS morning shows to teach them how to cook my famous 40-second omelets. During one of the shows, I was blindfolded for one of my omelets, which worked out fine until I turned the omelet out of the pan. I totally missed the plate with it. What a laugh that got!

Happily, I did have an afternoon off. I was able to drive into the Rockies and enjoy the beautiful mountain vistas and wonderful weather. The vastness of the mountains and the huge blue sky were a real treat since I can’t even see around the buildings surrounding my New York City apartment to simply enjoy a glimpse of any of the sky above us all. What a trip!

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