Slow Food Utah’s Feast of Five Senses

CIMG8972Some of Utah’s talented chefs will transform Utah produce and products into Slow Food Utah’s  10th Annual Feast of Five Senses.  It takes place Sunday, September 21 at the Memorial House in Memory Grove in Salt Lake. The evening will begin with appetizers, mingling and silent auction at 5 p.m., and will commence with dinner and chef presentations.

“This year marks the 25th anniversary of the photo (66)founding of Slow Food, a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment. This is also the 10th anniversary of Slow Food Utah’s Feast of Five Senses,” said Gwen Crist, President of Slow Food Utah, in a press release.

The Feast of Five Senses was created to raise funds for the group’s micro-grant program, helping to support local farmers and food artisans who are working hard to preserve and sustain our community’s food resources.

The theme for this year is “Heirloom: Celebrating our Food Heritage,” and will highlight ingredients and dishes that are part of our collective food heritage, our heirlooms from the past and for the future.”

Some of the chefs in the 2014 roster are:

  • Nathan Powers of Bambara
  • Jen Gilroy of Meditrina
  • Frederick Perez of Del Mar al Lago
  • Kali Matson of Caffe Niche
  • Wendy Robinson of Liberty Heights Fresh
  • Amber Billingsley Angelilli of Vinto
  • Emily Glassman of Em’s
  • Adam Kreisel of Chaia Cucina
  • Cheese Professionals of Caputo’s Market and Deli
  • Courtney McDowell of Finca
  • Francis Fecteau of Libation LLC will be pairing a wine with each course
  • Uinta Brewing will be providing beer pairings

Tickets will be available online August 21 at slowfoodutah.org or by mail to Slow Food Utah, PO Box 581213, SLC, UT 84158-1213. Cost for members to attend is $100 per person, with a $25 optional wine pairing, and $125 per person and $25 optional wine pairing for non-members. Seating is limited so early reservations are highly recommended. For membership info: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/what-you-can-do. There is a member discount for all Slow Food Utah events throughout the year.

This annual fundraiser allows Slow Food Utah to offer a wide range of programs and to fund their micro-grant program in order to fill gaps that they see in traditional funding sources for food-related projects, especially for small-scale food growers and producers, community innovators and educators.  In past years, Slow Food Utah has funded schoolyard and community gardens, Utahns Against Hunger’s Real Food Rising program and has helped small farmers build greenhouses and barns, purchase a tractor, and expand their livestock operations.

 

 

 

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