Each of our quarterly Local Chefs for Local Farms events features a spectacular 4-course dinner prepared by a Seattle-area premier chef. Maria Hines of Tilth Restaurant, a PCC Farmland Trust Board member, founded the Local Chefs for Local Farms series in order to raise funds and awareness for organic farmland preservation. Along with an exclusive menu that emphasizes local ingredients, each dinner includes wine pairings, and a panel discussion with a farmer,Trust Staff, and host chef.
Local Chefs for Local Farms seeks to deepen the connection between consumers and the source of their food and illuminate the benefits and challenges – social, economic and physical – of eating and growing local, organic food. Reservations are required. Cost is $85 per person and is paid via web registration. Please see event invitation for specific registration details. (Online registration opens about one month prior to each event.)
2012 Local Chefs for Local Farms
Chef Maria Hines
March 20 - Tilth
Organically certified Tilth features New American cuisine prepared with organic or wild ingredients sourced from local farmers. Executive chef and owner Maria Hines is a James Beard Award winning “Best Chef of the Northwest”, and serves on PCC Farmland Trust’s board of directors. [Click here to register.]
Chef Thierry Rautureau
June 19 - Rover’s
Rover’s uses traditional French techniques to tease out the many flavors of the Pacific Northwest’s best ingredients. Chef Theirry Rautureau is passionate about sourcing ingredients that are local, sustainable, organic and seasonal.
Ethan Stowell & Brandon Kirksey
September 23 - Tavolata
Travolata is about keeping it simple, using fresh ingredients, and allowing the food to do the talking. Chefs Ethan Stowell and Brandon Kirsksey will host the September 23rd Local Chefs for Local Farms.
Chef Jason Wilson
December 10 - Crush
Chef Jason Wilson’s vision is to deliver a dining experience that speaks to our place and who we are in the Pacific Northwest. Crush’s seasonal menu seeks to evoke emotion, and arouse the senses.
“We love the Local Chefs for Local Farms events! The food and company are always wonderful, but the best part is how each meal brings the connection between farm, chef, and eater vibrantly to life.” -Jeff & Erika Rice Scherpelz
