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Event
Slow Food Katy Trail's - Dinner on the River!
CELEBRATING FORGOTTEN SOUTHERN FOODS
Starring heritage ingredients from Slow Food USA's "Ark of Taste" endangered foods list.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 4:00 (3:00 optional tour of the brewery, barrel room and new winery)
Les Bourgeois A-Frame
on the Missouri River Bluffs at Rocheport
This event is Slow Food Katy Trail's main fundraiser
for our Harvest-of-the-Month elementary-school program.
We loved having our annual fundraiser in Les Bourgeois' century-old tobacco barn for the last few years. Unfortunately, the barn (which had been losing a few pieces of its wooden walls to the wind every year) finally succumbed this past spring to the ravages of time. The folks at Les Bourgeois were again quick and generous to offer an option at another one of their scenic venues. We think you'll find this one, with its splendid blufftop river view, just as enjoyable. The food, of course, will be spectacular, as always.
A team of five local chefs, who are graciously donating their time and talents, will be cooking "on stage" in front of the river. They include Craig Cyr of the Wine Cellar & Bistro; Brook Harlan of the Columbia Area Career Center Culinary Arts program; Matt Robertson and Blaire DeVine of Les Bourgeois Blufftop Bistro; and Walker Claridge of Broadway Brewery.
Each chef will prepare a course that features something from Slow Food's Ark of Taste, a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods, we keep them in production and on our plates.
Sharing the stage with the chefs will be The Third Switch, serving up an eclectic and lively musical menu of early blues, calypso, classic country and vintage jazz.
Because we want as many people to enjoy this event as possible,
we're offering several price levels (see below).
THE SOUTHERN-DINNER TICKET
$85 for current Slow Food members $100 for non-members
(To renew your membership or join, go to http://www.slowfoodusa.org and click on Donate; if you are unsure of your membership status, please email ilrauzi@gmail.com)
From a blufftop view of the Missouri River, you'll enjoy an elegant six-course Southern meal served on white linen tables, under a covered pavilion. Each course, featuring Ark of Taste endangered foods, will be paired with local wine.
Ticket includes:
Cocktail Reception
"Snack-of-the-South" Boiled Peanuts
Les Bourgeois sparkling wine, Broadway Brewery beer or Planck & Anchor cocktail
A Six-Course Southern Dinner Paired With Wine Includes:
Charcuterie - New Orleans Daube Glacé, Hog's Head Cheese, Traditional Tasso Ham, Pickled Local Vegetables, Other Cured Meats and Accompaniments
Shrimp and Crawfish Boil - Wild Gulf Coast Shrimp, Andouille Sausage, Broadway Brewery Ale, Crawfish, Local Corn and Potatoes, Pan-Cooked Cornbread with Tupelo Honey Butter
K&D Farm American Rabbit Étouffée, Handmade Filé, War Eagle Mill Stone-Ground Grits
Blue Heron Orchard Cider,American Native Pecans, Pickled Cushaw Squash, Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans, Purslane, Goatsbeard Walloon, Shrub Vinaigrette
Roasted Cayuga Duck, Local Apples, Norton Grapes, Anson Mills Carolina Gold Rice
Southern Drop Cobbler, Georgia Peaches, Pawpaw Ice Cream, Rye Whiskey, Sorghum Caramel Sauce, Candied American Native Pecans
Preparations will feature these Ark of Taste foods:
New Orleans Daube Glacé, Hog's Head Cheese, Traditional Tasso Ham, Wild Gulf-Coast Shrimp, Handmade Filé, American Rabbit, Carolina Gold Rice, American Persimmon, Traditional Sorghum Syrup, American Native Pecan, Tupelo Honey, Norton Grape
Also includes - Live Music and Great View!
VIP TABLE OF EIGHT - $800
Reserve this table of eight for you and your favorite dining companions. In addition to all the above delicious food, drink and ambience, you'll also have the loftiest view of the river; a personal server; a private audience with each chef, winemaker and sommelier during dinner; and a bottle of 2003 Dom Pérignon Champagne.
THE PICNIC TICKET - $40
Meet your friends around the picnic tableclose to the working chefs, lively band
and river viewfor a pot of delicious Low-Country Boil, drinks and more.
Ticket includes:
Cocktail Reception
"Snack-of-the-South" Boiled Peanuts
Les Bourgeois sparkling wine, Broadway Brewery beer or Planck & Anchor cocktail
Low-Country Boil
A traditional South Carolina stew of Wild Gulf shrimp, Louisiana crayfish, heirloom potatoes, corn, ale, peppers, onions and sausage; served with cornbread and paired with your choice of local wine or local beer.
Live Music and Great View!
Only 50 tickets are available at this price.
NOTE FOR ALL TICKET LEVELS: Because we wanted to include as many Ark of Taste foods as possible, we'll be unable to accommodate special dietary requests for this event. In case of inclement weather, the event will be inside The Blufftop Bistro. Tickets are non-refundable.
If you are unable to attend, but would like to donate, please visit our Brown Paper Tickets Donate Page at:
http://donateslowfoodkatytrail.bpt.me/
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LocationLes Bourgeois A-Frame
Just past Les Bourgeois Bistro
Rocheport, MO 65279
United States
Categories
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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