Monday, October 31, 2011
Events If You're Achin' For Eakin: Fido Dinner Benefits New School Garden
Posted by Chris Chamberlain on Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 8:50 AM
The only thing that might possibly give Randy the edge for my vote would be Chef Stephenson's distressing predilection for ee cummings-esque punctuation (or lack thereof) in his email blasts — which leads to a lot of extra work for my lazy butt when I share his menus with you. Just to demonstrate this, I'll leave the formatting as is for this example. But please don't let my humorous gripe diminish the impact of Stephenson's efforts or the importance of this upcoming fundraiser.
Chef John and his staff at Fido are putting on a dinner to raise money for a fantastic new program starting at nearby Eakin Elementary to create a new garden that will teach children about sustainable microfarming and educate them about where there food actually comes from. Mark your calendar for 7 p.m. Nov. 4, if you'd like to help out this effort and enjoy some incredible food.
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Eakin School Garden Fundraisersweet potato-habanero biscuits, pickled tomato, country ham
noble goat cheese, baby spinach salad, red onion
2009 Domaine de la Frutiere Chardonnay (Loire Valley)
local apple & cheddar tart, walnut, mache
apple vinaigrette, benton’s bacon lardon
2010 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc (South Africa)
tennessee freshwater tempura prawns
falls mills stone ground poblano grits
buttermilk crème fraiche
2010 Le Grand Noir Pinot Noir (France)
braised pork shoulder, caramelized fennel,
dates, poached egg, roasted garlic hollandaise, frisee
2007 Cavia Reserva Malbec (Argentina)
pot de crème, olive & Sinclair dipped paleta
all dishes utilize local ingredients whenever possible
Friday, November 4th, 7pm
$60 per person, $20 wine addition
Rsvp: events@fidocafe.com
