92nd Street Y: A Taste of What's to Come- Locavore Tasting & Symposium OCTOBER 10th 2010
A TASTE OF WHAT’S TO COME: LOCAVORE TASTING AND PANEL with MARION NESTLE, DAN BARBER, ANNA and FRANCES MOORE LAPPE, PETER HOFFMAN, KIM SEVERSON, MELISSA CLARK, ROWAN JACOBSON, ANGELA MILLER, ALEXANDRA LEAF and CHRISTINE MUHLKE – Sun, Oct 10, 3-9 pm; All events $79; panel only $29
Yummy and smart – that’s what we want food to be now. We’re concerned with localism, sustainability and nutrition – not to mention taste. Join our food stars and thinkers and graze on offerings from local producers like Hook Mountain Growers, Beth’s Farm Kitchen, CORE Vodka, Consider Bardwell, Cayuga Pure Organics and others. An evening panel discussion wraps up the day’s events.
Locavore Tasting: 5:30–7:00pm (Buttenwieser Hall & Buttenwieser Lounge)
A "locavore" is someone who aims to eat food produced locally—100 miles or less from his or her home base. Today you'll have a chance to meet those who supply our top restaurants and kitchens with the best quality ingredients from our neighboring boroughs and states. Visit Harvest Spirits Core Vodka, Consider Bardwell Cheeses, Beth's Farm Kitchen, Nina Planck, Ardith Mae Farmstead Goat Cheese, Cayugya Pure Organics, Tycho Dan /Orwasher's Bakery, The Hudson - Chatham Winery, Steve Jenkins and Sarah Black (head baker) FAIRWAY Supermarkets, Brooklynhomesteader.com, Hook Mountain Growers and Stoneledge Farm, among others.