Friday, August 27, 2010

Slow Food Katy Trail's

Farm-to-Table, A Dinner in the Vineyard

A fall feast to celebrate seasonal foods from local farmers

and to benefit our Slow Food-in-Schools projects.

Meet the Farmers at the Table

Assorted heirloom tomatoes, spiced pecans,

pickled shiitakes, Bresaola, chorizo, lardo and pain d’epi

Pierpont Farms, Missouri Northern Pecan Growers LLC, Sunrise Shiitake Farm,

Chefs' handcrafted meats, Patchwork Family Farms,

Uprise Bakery

Toasting with Trout

Apple-wood smoked rainbow trout with Dijon-scallion potato salad,

hard-cooked eggs and baby sprouts

Troutdale Farm, Pierpont Farms, Root Cellar

Pass the Beef and Greet Your Neighbors

Whole-roasted, sliced round rubbed with

garlic, rosemary and peppercorns

Standing, sliced rib roast marinated with sorghum and chili pepper

Covered-L Farms, sponsored by AgriMissouri

Autumnal Accompaniments

Pecan- and sage-encrusted pumpkin, squash and potato gratin

Local beer-sautéed greens with Berkshire-pork bacon

Root Cellar, Weiler Dairy, Broadway Brewery,

Newman Farm Heritage Berkshire Pork

Glorious Greens and Scrumptious Cheeses

Mixed greens with Les Bourgeois wine vinaigrette

Assorted goat cheeses with pear and apple compote

Root Cellar, Goatsbeard Farm

Heaven-in-the-Vineyard Dessert Trio

Caramelized-apple crêpe cake kissed with maple goat cream

Chocolate truffle

Butternut squash and honey brulee

Root Cellar, Goatsbeard Farm, Patric Chocolate, Weiler Dairy,

Bonne Femme Honey Farm, Pierpont Farms

An assortment of Les Bourgeois wines will complement all the courses.

Broadway Brewery beer also will be on tap.

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