On September 27th, 2008 at a little sustainable farm in northern Indiana, diners will be able to experience “local” food on a new level. Locavore chefs Jennifer Disler and Todd Downs will turn the seasonal harvest at Hawkins Family Farm into a meal to remember. Mad Anthony Brewery will provide expertly matched brews to compliment each course. The evening will be begin with a “gardeners treat”, freshly dug French Breakfast radishes served ice cold with organic butter and coarse sea salt on home made black bread. This treat will be served out in the garden, before the guests take a brief farm tour, as they make their way to the tables. There the family style service will begin with a multicourse sampling of everything a small sustainable Indiana farm has to offer:

• Cornish Rock cross pasture-raised chicken infuses a heavenly soup, garnished with baby leeks, or rainbow carrots, or baby pea shoots – you never quite know for sure what will be best until the day it is picked!
• Lovely fall greens, and beets, and local Sunny Meadow Farm Raw Milk Cheese will be the beginning of an inspired salad course…
• Entrée samplings will include grass-finished Jersey beef: brisket, rib roast, tenderloin…pastured pork finds it way into Blueberry BBQ, crisp maple glazed pork belly, roasts, and chops…
• Heirloom fingerling potatoes, broccoli, spicy Asian greens, garlic, and any other fall vegetable ready for the taking, will be converted into delectable side dishes…
• Just picked peaches, apples, and grapes might be enticed to mingle in a lovely, local honey infused, slow cooked “confit” garnished with a nutty crisp topping, and some beer-spiked ice cream…

The fun and excitement of cooking with the seasons and using products so fresh and close to home knows no bounds…come and join us for an adventure in the field!