Here's the full news release on the Field-to-Fork dinner:
Food Literacy Project to Host 5th Annual Field-to-Fork Dinner Thursday, Sept. 18Cocktail Reception, 5-Course Meal Featuring 8 of Louisville’s Top Chefs & Mixologist
Support Farm-Based Education Programs for Local YouthThe Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm’s 5th Annual Field-to-Fork Dinner & Silent Auction
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014
Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres & Silent Auction at 5:30 pm
Dinner at 6:30 pm
The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street
This 5-course elegant dinner benefits the Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm, the only area nonprofit organization providing farm-based education programs for Louisville youth. Each course is prepared by a different local chef, using fresh and seasonal ingredients from a local farm.
Tickets are $110 each and include featured cocktails courtesy of Beam Suntory, Inc. and Tequila Herradura, beer provided by New Albanian Brewing Company, passed hors d’oeuvres, and a five-course plated dinner with wine pairings, courtesy of Horseshoe Bend Vineyard and Winery. Advance tickets are required and seating is limited to 150 guests. Visit
www.foodliteracyproject.org for online purchase; to pay by cash or check, please call (502) 491-0072.
Nine top Louisville chefs and mixologists band together with the help of local farmers to present this memorable, five-course meal.
Featured Chefs:
Chef Annie Pettry—Decca
Chef Dallas McGarity – Marketplace Restaurant at Theater Square
Chef Matt Durham—The Oakroom at The Seelbach Hilton Hotel
Chef Shelly Yoder – Corbett’s, An American Place
Chef Michael Hargrove – American Culinary Federation, Kentucky Chapter
Chef Patrick Roney—The Oakroom at The Seelbach Hilton Hotel
Chef Erica Parker – The Comfy Cow
Chef Dan Thomas – American Culinary Federation, Kentucky Chapter
Mixologist Allison Casale—Milkwood
Seasonal ingredients will be provided by Field Day Family Farm at Oxmoor, the Louisville 8-acre vegetable farm that plays host to the Food Literacy Project, along with Grateful Greens, Holden Farm, Capriole Goat Cheese, Inc., Louisville Fish Company, and Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Markets.
Proceeds from the Field-to-Fork Dinner will support the Food Literacy Project’s Field-to-Fork Programs, which engage local youth in touching, tasting, smelling, exploring, and finally cooking fresh vegetables in all stages of their growth. Participants experience fresh and healthful foods while they are still growing and in the ground, and become empowered to embrace healthy lifestyles.
You can unleash the power of discovering real food. Purchase your Field-to-Fork Dinner ticket today or donate to The Food Literacy Project at
www.foodliteracyproject.org.
Event sponsors include:
Kosair Charities
Foxhollow Farm
Louisvillehotbytes.com
Ernie’s Print Shop
Anchorage Farmers Market
Horseshoe Bend Winery & Vineyard
Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Markets
About the Food Literacy Project: The Food Literacy Project’s mission is to inspire a new generation to build healthy relationships with food, farming and the land. Established in 2006, the Food Literacy Project targets low-income youth with an increased risk of diet-related illness due to poor nutrition and inactivity. The Food Literacy Project has engaged over 22,000 children in becoming participants in a sustainable food system – by planting, weeding, harvesting, exploring, tasting, and cooking food at Oxmoor Farm. For more information, visit
www.foodliteracyproject.org.