Friday, October 1, 2010

saturday, october 9th menu

start with an aperitif and hors d'oeuvres as you mingle and visit with
Julie and Natasha from Peas on Earth Farm,
Curtis, Brenda and Aaron from Fig-N-Farm and
Helen and Fred from Nature’s Choice Biodynamic Farm

be seated for five courses of all local culinary delight
special seating at 7:45pm for anyone wanting to dine with the farmers

Menu:
$45 per person

Thane Palmberg Farm pumpkin and leek custard with Campo Lindo Farm cage free eggs

Fig-N-Farm figs, New Grass Bison ribbons of bison tenderloin and Peas on Earth Farm spinach tossed in a house made Fig-N-Farm fig vinaigrette

Nature’s Choice Farm  roasted chestnut soup

savory seasonal mincemeat pie of Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch heritage turkey, Wood Mood Garden pear and Most Wanted local vodka

finish with Peas on Earth Urban Farm Detroit red beet cake with a Green Hills Harvest milk house made ricotta cheese icing  

vegetarian option - $45
wine pairing - $20

“Thus, food is a product both natural and cultural, and good cooking must be said to begin with good farming.”
- Wendell Berry; excerpted from “A Nation Rich in Natural Resources.” Home Economics