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Fall Harvest Week

by TT on October 28th, 2011 | Restaurant News
Our final Harvest Dinner event is not simply one event but an entire week of dining.  Hosted by the SJ Hot Chefs (AKA South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association), Fall Harvest Week will take place from October 30th through November 4th.  With  more than thirty independently owned restaurants participating, it is sure to be an amazing week of food.

Each restaurant that participates will serve a four-course dinner, which will include a variety of locally sourced ingredients.  Some of the menu items available from these restaurants include:

  • Stuffed Bell Pepper- sweet sausage, fontina cheese, roasted tomato

  • Fall Harvest Vegetable Misto Fritti- mushrooms, eggplant
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

by TT on October 21st, 2011 | Restaurant News
Through our Harvest Dinner series, we have met many great chefs who are hosting dinners at restaurants and festivals.  This week we are pleased to feature another chef who is serving dinner in a different location.  Elise Johnson will be hosting dinner at her home for eighteen lucky dinner guests as part of the Guess Who's Coming to Dinner fundraiser that benefits the United Arts' Artists in the Schools program.  Elise is one of fifteen hosts to be chosen in Wake County, North Carolina.

Although the location is different, the theme of Locally Sustainable makes this dinner a perfect fit for
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ZAZU Restaurant, Monday Night Farm Suppers

by TT on October 14th, 2011 | Restaurant News
In this Harvest Dinner series, we've traveled from Nebraska to Georgia to Florida.  Our next stop is Santa Rosa, California, which is the home to ZAZU Restaurant & Farm.  Co-owners and chefs, Duskie Estes and John Stewart, opened the restaurant in 2001 and have been busy earning accolades ever since.

Like many of the other restaurants in this series, ZAZU provides meals created from locally sourced ingredients.  What makes ZAZU unique is that their harvest dinners happen on a weekly basis.  Every Monday from the end of May until the end of December a 3-course dinner is served to
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The Ritz-Carlton “Meet the Farmers” Dinner

by TT on October 7th, 2011 | Restaurant News
The third restaurant in our Harvest Dinner series is The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.  This "Meet the Farmers" Dinner will offer diners the opportunity to sample delicious dishes made from locally sourced foods and to meet the people who produced them, including local farmers, growers, and seafood purveyors.

The dinner will be held this evening, October 7th, at 6:30 p.m.  The evening will begin with a reception with the farmers.  During the reception passed hors d'oeuvres created by Chef de Cuisine of Café 4750, Garrett Gooch, will be served along with craft beer tastings.  The beer tastings are provided by
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Abattoir Fall Harvest Dinner

by TT on October 4th, 2011 | Restaurant News
The next Harvest Dinner to be highlighted at Think Tasty will feature a chef duo using only ingredients sourced in their respective states.  Chef Josh Hopkins of the host restaurant, Abattoir, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Chef Steven Devereaux Greene of Herons at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, North Carolina, will combine their cooking talents to prepare a delicious meal for their guests on Saturday, October 9th.

The meal will begin with a reception at 6:30 pm consisting of passed hors d'oeurves.  The six-course meal will be served at 7:00, and each course will be paired with
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