Slow Food at the Farm—A Table at Happy Hollow

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 Come Feast With Us

Sunday, September 29 

Join Slow Food Katy Trail and local-food enthusiasts for a delicious event at the farm of one of our area’s best organic producers, Liz Graznak. We’ll board a Mo-X bus in Columbia (a greener and safer transportation mode) for the 45-minute trip to beautiful Happy Hollow Farm, nestled in the rolling hills along the Missouri River near Jamestown.

Libations and hors d’oeuvres in hand, we’ll tour the farm with Liz, then gather around the table to feast on the Italian-inspired menu prepared by Josh Smith, executive chef at Les Bourgeois Blufftop Bistro. Happy Hollow’s delectable vegetables will be featured, as well as local meats, cheeses and wine. Zorya, an acoustic trio, will accompany the festivities.

Come dine with Slow Food members, friends, farmers and cooks as we toast the beginning of fall and the bounty of local food we all love. All proceeds will benefit Slow Food Katy Trail's “Harvest-of-the-Month” program and other educational projects.

Tickets: Available for purchase only through the Brown Paper Tickets website: http://slowfoodhappyhollow.brownpapertickets.com

Because of the expense involved in producing this event, tickets are non-refundable and will be considered a donation to our Harvest-of-the-Month program and other educational projects.

Price: $100, non-members; $85, Slow Food members. To join Slow Food or to renew your membership, please visit: http://slowfoodusa.org/ and click on “Donate.” Price includes round-trip bus transportation. Seating is limited; early ticket purchasing is encouraged. 

Transportation: Bus departs Wine Cellar & Bistro at 2:15 p.m. sharp; returns to Columbia by 9:15 p.m.

Alternate dinner venue in case of inclement weather: Les Bourgeois Blufftop Bistro at Rocheport

Even if you aren’t able to attend this event, please consider donating whatever amount you can to the Harvest-of-the-Month school program that this fundraiser supports. You may do so by visiting: http://donateslowfoodkatytrail.brownpapertickets.com

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Menu

Slow Food at the Farm—A Table at Happy Hollow

Sept. 29, 2013

COCKTAIL HOUR

Libations

Pinckney Bend Gin with Beet Juice, Ginger Beer and Orange Peel

LBV Brut with Watermelon Juice, Campari and Basil

Cicchetti

Eggplant Caponata on Crostini

Braised Beef alla Vaccinara on Crostini

DINNER

Antipasto

Sformato di Cavolfiore – Cauliflower Custard with Sweet-and-Sour Tropea Onions and Salted Pistachios

Insalata
Autumn Lettuce with Soft Egg, Fried Pork-Head Terrine "Croutons,” Mustard-Seed Vinaigrette and Pickled Sweet Peppers

Primo

Beet- and Red-Wine Risotto with Horseradish Crème Fraîche, Chives and Pickled Beets

Secondo

Porchetta – Central Italian-Style Boneless Pork, Rubbed with Herbs and Roasted Whole

Contorno

Braised Escarole with Beans

Formaggio

Fresh Goatsbeard Cheese, Pickled Watermelon Rind, Bacon Shortbread Cookie, Fresh Jalapeño

Dolce

by Jill Rostine, pastry chef, Les Bourgeois Blufftop Bistro

Les Bourgeois wine pairings throughout

Vegetarians will be accommodated

 

FARM TOUR TODAY IS STILL ON!

We're hoping to dodge the 30-percent chance of scattered showers today that the National Weather Service is reporting at the moment. Some of the farms will no doubt be soggy, so wear clothing and shoes that can take the mud!

Don't forget to download the flyer (click here), plot your course, and print out the Google map directions from one farm to the next.

(Note: You'll find a revised link to the pdf flyer below.) 

TAKE YOUR FATHER TO THE FARM ON FATHER'S DAY!

Slow Food Katy Trail to Host

Second Annual Self-Guided Farm Tour

Slow Food Katy Trail has asked a few local farmers to showcase their farms on Sunday, June 16, Father’s Day, during our Second Annual Farm Tour. It's a self-guided (drive-yourself-to-the-farms) affair, and a great opportunity for enthusiasts of fresh, local and seasonal foods to see where it all comes from.

This tour is designed to acquaint you with local farmers and give you an up-close look at their production methods and farming styles. Please feel free to ask them questions about how they grow their food.

Each farm will have different and interesting things to show and tell visitors. Among the sensory offerings will be frolicking baby goats, chickens that lay blue eggs, delicious samples, farm products for sale, entertainment and gorgeous scenery.

We encourage families to bring children and introduce them to life on the farm and the origins of food. It's free, it's educational and it's a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Visit one or as many as you like.

Also, don’t forget to bring your cooler to stock up on some of the farm products that will be for sale.

Please see all the details in the link below. Also, keep up to date on our Facebook page, where we'll be posting photos of some of our featured farms.

See you on the farm!

Here is a revised link to the pdf of the farm tour flyer. This link will take you directly to the pdf, and you'll be allowed to download without signing on through Facebook or registering a new user account.