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  • Friday, July 29, 6:00 pm – James Beard Foundation Dinner at Just Right Farm

    The James Beard Foundation is hosting a dinner at Just Right Farm on Palmer Road in Plympton, Massachusetts on Friday, July 29 at 6 pm, featuring wines from Travessia Winery in New Bedford, and Westport River Winery in Westport.  Your host chefs will be Kimberly Russo, Elaine Murphy, and Marilyn Brown, with Vice President Culinary of Hilton Worldwide Americas Marc Ehrler. The menu is exquisite:

    Hors d’Oeuvre

    Smoked Island Creek Oysters with ‘Nduja Sausage
    Col. Bill Newsome’s Aged Kentucky Prosciutto with Sweet Pea Tomatoes and Cipollini Jam on Four Star Farm Wheat Ciabatta
    Labneh with Green Herbs, Charred Sugarsnax Carrots, Kohlrabi Chips, and Spiced Lavash
    Smoked North East Family Farm Organic Chicken Liver Pâté with Pickled Fennel on Toast
    Scituate Scallop Crudo with Pickled Peaches, Chiles, and Mint
    Dirty Water Distillery and Bully Boy Distillery Cocktails
    Orchard Old Fashioneds with Farm-Made Bitters
    Blackberry Collins with Farm-Made Blackberry–Burnt Sage Shrub

    Dinner

    Quail Egg Shakshuka with Charred Shishito Peppers and Micro-Chard
    Duxbury Lobster with Prosecco Beurre Blanc and Linguine
    Chilled Red Merlin Beet Soup with Golden Beet Tartare, Two Friends Farm Buckwheat Greens, and Crème Fraîche
    Just Right Farm Tomatoes with Rosemary Carta di Musica and Tarragon Oil
    North East Family Farms Pork, Beef, and Veal Meatballs with Chimichurri, Roasted Yellow Pear Tomatoes, and Five-Tomato Consommé
    Bread Service with Garlic–Onion Jam Butter and Pickled Carrots, Fennel, Beets, and Mexican Gherkins
    Intermezzo

    Cucumber–Mint Sorbet
    Assorted Just Right Farm Vegetables : Roasted Orion Fennel, Melted Italian Flat Beans, Orient Express Eggplant, and Kentucky Country Ham–Stuffed Onion with Tomato Jam
    Seared Northeast Family Farm Pork Rib Chop with Sweet Corn–Chèvre Grits and Kentucky Hot Slaw

    Dessert
    Blueberry Tart with Toasted Coconut Ice Cream and Chocolate Ganache Tart with Espresso Salt
    New Harvest Roasters French Press Coffee Service with Cookies

    James Beard Foundation member price $200, nonmember $225.  To reserve call 781-936-5330.  More information at https://www.jamesbeard.org/events/plympton-ma

  • Sunday, September 27, 3 – 6 pm – Farm to Table Event at Cape Cod Organic Farm

    Slow Food Cape Cod could think of no better way to provide a fitting finale for the Cape Land and Sea Harvest (CLASH), a weekend long salute to fishing, farming and all things Cape Cod, than a shared meal, featuring the bounty of  local foods. The setting for such a feast is at the source, outdoors in a field at Cape Cod Organic Farm.  A group of chefs, farmers, fisherman, wine makers, cheese artisans, bean roasters, brewers, and musicians  unite for an afternoon of education and fun. The host farmer is Tim Friary; the date is September 27th at 3:00 PM, till it gets dark.  Profits will be donated to the Food Bank, in the form of real food purchased from local farmers.

    The idea of  Farm to Table is to gain a better understanding of the connection between the earth and the food on our plate. Enjoy a leisurely meal, while meeting local food artisans as they educate us on all aspects of what is on our plate. There will be a 5 course meal, each course paired with local wines:

    – Les Hemmila, Barnstable Seafarms and Laura Scheel from Out of the Blue will set up a raw bar with both Barnstable and Wellfleet Oysters.

    – Joe Dunn, of The Island Merchant will create an amazing soup.

    – Stephen Skelton, from The Glass Onion is going to prepare a pasta dish.

    – Liam Luttrell-Rowland from LunaSoul Foods is the man at the helm for the catch from the sea.

    – Peter Hyde, Blue Moon Bistro, is on the grill for meat, secured from NEFF (North East Family Farm).

    – Veronica Worthington, Pleasant Lake Farm, will create a salad, accompanied by an assortment of New England farmstead cheeses.

    – Paul Olaf Lively, from Chef Paul’s Truffles, will wow you with the finale, followed by coffee from The Beanstock Roasters.

    – You will be tasting wines selected from Truro and Westport Vineyards, and of course be served Cape Cod Beer. And did we mention music? Yes, we have Robertchez playing jazz classics and originals (some written just for Slow Food) to lift our spirits and set the mood.

    For pricing, information, and reservations, call 508-375-9883, or email info@CapeCodCLASH.org.

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