Dedicated to bringing locally grown food to NYC residents by working with local farmers and communities, Just Food is putting a face (faces) on its effort with A City Farmer, A Chef & A Host which will highlight local produce and talent and additionally raise funds for its good deeds on July 24, 2012.
If you take part in one of the 14 dinners on the program that day you will not have to stand in long lines for a small bite.
Just Food chose to stick with the 'small is beautiful' model as each dinner will welcome a maximum of 25 guests.
Here are the practical details
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Number of Dinner Locations: 14
Number of Dinner Guests: 12-25 per location
Dinner Locations: Private homes and meaningful food spaces
Dinner Preferences: Guests choose their top three preferences when purchasing a ticket. Event organizers will do their best to match guests to their top dinner choice.
Tickets: $500 per person
Amongst the 14 options:
Dinner 3:
City Farmer: Annie Novak, Eagle Street Rooftop
Chef: Howard Kalachnikoff, Gramercy Tavern
Host: The home of Frederic Rich in Battery Park
Co-host: Eric Sanderson, Author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
Dinner 14:
City Farmer: Lily Kesselman, Friends of Brook Park
Chef: Juan Carlos Landazuri, Alison Eighteen
Host: The home of Jenifer Lang on the Upper West Side
Co-host: Dorie Greenspan, Cookbook Author
Putting good food on NYC tables for Green Day # 230
Previously: Earth, Wind and Fire, Water Too at Isonzo Delta Natural Reserve in Friuli