A meal like no other returns to Shelburne Farms on Sunday, August 5th
The Vermont Fresh Network invites the public to a delicious
tour through Vermont’s finest food and beverages at their 22nd Annual Forum
Dinner on Sunday, August 5th. Vermont’s chefs and farmers will gather on
the shores of Lake Champlain to prepare a grazing dinner celebrating local
food.
Hosted in the Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, guests will begin the evening
with a 5 pm cocktail hour when the courtyard is filled with local food
producers offering dozens of food and beverage tastings. At 6 pm the doors to
the Coach Barn open for diners to enjoy a menu of small dishes prepared by
twenty Vermont Fresh Network chefs from across the state, including James
Beard semi-finalist Chef Cara Chigazola-Tobin of Honey Road and Vermont Chef
of the year Sigal Rocklin of the Reluctant Panther in Manchester. The sweet
ending of the evening is provided by the folks at Strafford Organic Ice Cream
with an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social on the lawn.
Tickets sales are limited to provide an evening with space for diners to talk
to chefs, food producers, and each other as they taste their way through the
night.
Attendees will be able to participate in crowd favorite contests including
“The Best Bite” and “The Best Sip.” And a Silent Auction offers an
opportunity to bid on a variety of food and farm themed items, from VIP
Dinner Packages in local restaurants to romantic getaways to brewery and
distillery tours.
Tickets are $60 for VFN members and $75 for non-members. For tickets and more
information, visit www.vermontfresh.net. Diners are asked to pre-purchase
their tickets; there are no ticket sales at the door. This dinner is a
fundraiser for Vermont Fresh Network all proceeds go to continuing
programming that helps bring more Vermont grown and raised food to the table.
Vermont Fresh Network thanks the generous sponsors who make this event
possible, including our gold level sponsors Farrell Distributing, Hotel
Vermont, Black River Produce, Foley Services, Shelburne Farms, Vermont First,
Dealer.com, Citizen Cider, and Zero Gravity Craft Brewery.
Vermont Fresh Network
The Vermont Fresh Network (VFN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,
building a strong local food system through the connections between farmers,
chefs, and consumers who value their contribution to healthy communities,
environment, and local economies. Since 1996, we have worked to ensure that
the farmer-chef connection is a strong part of agricultural development and
that consumers can support this work by where they choose to dine. For more
information on Vermont Fresh Network, visit www.vermontfresh.net. Follow
Vermont Fresh Network on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
The following are a list of 2018 Annual Forum Dinner participants:
Bar Antidote/Hired Hand Brewing Co - Vergennes
Bistro de Margot - Burlington
Bleu Northeast Seafood - Burlington
Butch + Babe's - Burlington
City Market - Onion River Co-op - Burlington
El Cortijo Taqueria - Burlington
Guild Tavern - Burlington
Honey Road - Burlington
Inn at Shelburne - Shelburne
Juniper Bar and Restaurant - Burlington
Leunig's Bistro - Burlington
Michael's on the Hill - Waterbury Center
NECI on Main - Montpelier
Pascolo Ristorante - Burlington
Reluctant Panther - Manchester
The Essex - Essex
The Farmhouse Tap & Grill - Burlington
The Great Northern - Burlington
UVM Dining- Burlington
Hatchet (To be confirmed) -RichmondO Bread - Shelburne
Champlain Valley Apiaries - Middlebury
Shelburne Farms - Shelburne
Cabot Creamery Cooperative - Waitsfield
Vermont Beekeepers Association
Shacksbury Cider - Vergennes
Citizen Cider - Burlington
Caledonia Spirits - Hardwick
Shelburne Vineyard - Shelburne
Hooker Mtn. Farm Distillery - Marshfield
Zero Gravity Brewery - Burlington
Artesano Mead -Groton
Mad River Distillers -Waitsfield
SILO Distillery - Windsor
Saxtons River Distillery -Brattleboro
Lincoln Peak Vineyard - New Haven
Eden Specialty Cider - Newport
Snow Farm Vineyard - South Hero
Champlain Orchards Cidery - Shoreham
Aqua ViTea Kombucha and Spirits - Middlebury
Maquam Winery - Swanton
Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits - Cambridge
Windfall Orchard - Cornwall
Vermont Salumi - Plainfield
Kimball Brook Farm -North Ferrisburgh
Joe's Kitchen@ Screamin' Ridge Farm-Montpelier
Vermont Fresh Pasta -Proctorsville
Ariel's Honey Infusions
Grafton Village Cheese Co - Grafton
Strafford Organic Creamery -Strafford
Brio Coffee -Burlington
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