Dinner w/Michael Pollan in Atlanta

Thought this sounded wonderful! Posting just in case someone can make the trip.

Deb

Come to the Table:
share a meal with friends of
Slow Food Atlanta

What: Join Slow Food Atlanta for a very special Spring
Supper. Enjoy a convivial gathering with Michael Pollan,
Dan Imhoff and other friends of Slow Food as we
celebrate the bounty of sustainable southern fare.

We'll begin with cocktails in the Oakhurst Community
Garden, and move to the Solarium for a multi-course
meal prepared by some of the finest (and Slowest)
chefs from throughout the southeast. (See below for a
complete list of chefs and event sponsors).


Place: Decatur, GA
Day: Friday, March 20


Time: Cocktails in the Garden
6:30 pm at The Oakhurst Community Garden

Slow Sustainable Supper
8:00 pm at The Solarium


Cost: $150 Slow Food & Georgia Organics members

$250 Non-members


Visit Brown Paper Tickets to purchase a ticket online.
Slow Food member discount code is "eat slowly"
Or mail checks to: Slow Food Atlanta
c/o Julie Shaffer
4148 Kings Troop Road
Stone Mountain, GA
30083-4725

Visit Slow Food USA to become a member!
For More Information call: 678.485.4941 or visit
the Slow Food Atlanta chapter website




Guest Chefs

Alisa Barry, with Bella Cucina in Atlanta, GA.
Zach Bell with Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach, FL
Cathy Conway with Avalon Catering, Atlanta, Georgia
Scott Crawford and Butch Raphael with Whole Foods, Atlanta, GA
Shaun Doty, with Shaun’s in Atlanta, GA
Ron Eyester with Food 101 in Atlanta, GA
Kevin Gillespie with Wood Fire Grill in Atlanta, GA
Carvel Grant Gould with Canoe in Atlanta, GA.
Linton Hopkins with Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta, GA
Mike Lata with FIG in Charleston, SC
Phoebe Lawless with Scratch Baking in Durham, NC
Margot McCormack with Margot Café in Nashville. TN
Todd Mussman with Muss & Turners in Smyrna, GA
Mihoko Obunai and Joe Truex with Repast in Atlanta, GA
Eric Ottensmeyer with Leon’s Full Service in Decatur, GA
Matt Palmerlee and Eddie Russell with farm 255 in Athens, GA
Scott Peacock and Steven Satterfield with Watershed in Decatur, GA
Anne Quatrano with Bacchanalia in Atlanta, GA
Andrea Reusing with Lantern in Chapel Hill, NC
Jonathan St. Hilaire with Trois in Atlanta, GA
Andrew Smith from Atkins Park in Atlanta, GA
Mark Williams with Brown-Forman in Louisville, KY

It does sound great - I will admit I clicked excitedly because I thought Deb had had dinner with Michael PALIN in Atlanta.

Me too! I thought, "now come on, she wouldn't do that..."

Revised menu for the dinner with Michael Palin:

Starter:
Parrot w/Meuniere sauce

Salad:
Wilted Wild Greens with Spam
Pairing: Cardinal Fang Red Wine

Main:
Grilled Wanda Fish with Egg & Chips
Pairing: Spiny Norman White Wine

Dessert:
A duo of Lumberjack confections : Real Man's Rum & Raisin and Girlie Strawberry Flavoured Fudge

( Several of these are real- see http://www.dailyllama.com/spam/miscellany/food.html)

Deb