Local Farmers Step Up to Support Olmsted Parks

[WNYresident]

Local Farmers Step Up to Support Olmsted Parks

For Immediate Release September 22, 2008 Contact: Joy Testa-Cinquino, Olmsted Parks Conservancy- 716.838.1249 ext. 17 Stew and Deb Ritchie, Native Offerings CSA- 716.257.3006 Christa Glennie Seychew, Feed Your Soul- 716.812.1615 Local Farmers Step Up to Support Olmsted Parks --Buffalo, New York Farmers from all over Western New York are lending their support to Buffalo ’s Olmsted Parks Conservancy. On October 5, 2008 , Feed Your Soul will present Dinner Afield: Hoyt Lake , a very unique event designed to honor the bounty of New York . A portion of the proceeds will benefit Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Dinner Afield: Hoyt Lake takes place along the curve of Hoyt Lake in front of the Marcy Casino in Delaware Park , one of Buffalo ’s most historically significant locations. The long table draped in white linen will sit just steps from the water, festooned with candles, china and autumnal décor. Guests are encouraged to dress casually as they enjoy a fine multi-course meal made almost entirely of local foods. Roughly a quarter of the evening’s diners will be the farmers, cheesemakers, breadmakers and vintners responsible for Buffalo ’s harvest bounty. It is rare that one is able to enjoy a sumptuous meal in the company of the skilled and dedicated people that produced it. The proposed menu for the evening notes the participating farms, winemakers and artisan food producers (subject to change without notice based on availability) Dinner Afield: HoyLake Menu Passed Hors d’oeuvres of Shaved Sirloin, Hot Italian Farm Cheese on Flatbread (Raisin Acres, Lapp Dairy Farm, Artful Table) Pumpkin and Apple Bisque with Handmade Crème Fraiche (Promised Land CSA, TomTower Farms, White Cow Dairy) Salad of Bi-colored Roasted Beets and “Feta” (Native Offerings CSA, Promised Land CSA, Lapp Dairy Farm) Spit Roasted Grass Fed Leg of Lamb (8 o’Clock Ranch) Roasted Root Vegetable “Hash” (Promised Land CSA, Native Offerings CSA) Turnovers of Caramelized Leeks, Apples and Aged Raw Milk Cheddar (Native Offerings CSA, TomTower Farms, Lapp Dairy Farm) Toffee Baked Apples and Bourbon Crème Anglaise served with Spiked Mulled Cider (TomTower Farms, White Cow Dairy, Pumpkinville) Wine for the evening provided by: Imagine Moore Winery Discounted tickets are available to members of Buffalo Olmsted parks Conservancy and Slow Food Buffalo. For more information, please visit www.FeedYourSoulBuffalo.com or call 716.812.1615 Links to farms and food artisans: Promised Land CSA Native Offerings CSA Tom Tower Farms White Cow Dairy Lapp Farm Dairy 8 o'Clock Ranch Raisin Acres Artful Table Pumpkinville Imagine Moore Winery

[mesue]

Price:

General

$150.00 ($154.74 w/service fee)

[Achbek1]

Price:

General

$150.00 ($154.74 w/service fee)

Whoah. Well, it IS Handmade Crème Fraiche.

[WNYresident]

Price:

General

$150.00 ($154.74 w/service fee)

Per person? Does the money basically go to park conservation?

[cookie]

I really LOVE this ideaand it's going to a great cause, but wow, that's alotta dough!!

yes res, per person!

[WNYresident]

I really LOVE this ideaand it's going to a great cause, but wow, that's alotta dough!!

yes res, per person!

Good cause as long as things get done at the parks....

[mesue]

Sorry, I was watching the Bill's game...

Price:

General

$150.00 ($154.74 w/service fee)

I knew it was expensive when there was no price mentioned in the announcement. I went to their web site. I couldn't even find out the price until I clicked on "order tickets"
It's a lot of money that the average Joe doesn't have.

[buffy]

Dinner afield Hoyt Lake includes:

whore d’oeuvres w/free cheese and clams galore
let tus feast on bi-colored interns w/turnovers of hot leaks
spit roasted pig w/free range bull ****
roasted root hack w/aged carmelized lollipop
yummy Hoyt creme' anglaise served w/spiked mulled character
whines served by Imagine More winery

[mesue]

Dinner afield Hoyt Lake includes:

whore d’oeuvres
...

(giggles like a 7th grader )

[therising]

Dinner afield Hoyt Lake includes:

whore d’oeuvres w/free cheese and clams galore

whore d'oeuvres with free cheese and clams?

I am so there.

[buffy]

Dinner afield Hoyt Lake includes:

whore d’oeuvres w/free cheese and clams galore
let tus feast on bi-colored interns w/turnovers of hot leaks
spit roasted pig w/free range bull ****
roasted root hack w/aged carmelized lollipop
yummy Hoyt creme' anglaise served w/spiked mulled character
whines served by Imagine More winery

86 the spit roasted pig
subsituting roasted rack of hack w/free range balls of bull

[buffy]

Whoah. Well, it IS Handmade Crème Fraiche.

Handmade creme fraiche? Sounds like something an intern would do

[Achbek1]

Handmade creme fraiche? Sounds like something an intern would do

OOOOOH NOOOOOO you did-n't!

[buffy]

Local Farmers Step Up to Support Olmsted Parks

All kidding aside; I hope the Olmstead Conservancy raises a lot of money at this event. It is a very worthwhile event. I, for one, am grateful to our former City Planners who commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead to design our municipal park system. I hope someday the park system returns to his original design.

I was just wondering, when did Hoyt Lake become Hoyt Lake and why?

[buffy]

OOOOOH NOOOOOO you did-n't!

Sam Hoyt's Intern Handbook

For the yummiest creme fraiche, each step in the handmade process requires undivided attention to producing and maintaining high viscosity ...the resulting creme de la creme will always have a bacterial culture w/a pH around 4.5 prodcing a creme w/a slightly sour taste. Simply yummy!