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CONTACT:
Amy Klein or Audrey Leduc at (518) 274-8685 or
info@cdcg.org
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, 10/28/08
www.cdcg.org
“An Autumn
Evening in the Garden” Brings Local
Farms and Top Chefs Together
CDCG benefit
helps increase awareness of NYS growers and features regions best
chefs
Capital District Community Gardens (CDCG) and
Chef Larry Schepici of Tosca hosted the 2nd annual
culinary extravaganza, “An Autumn Evening in the Garden” this past
Sunday, October 26th at Tosca in Troy, NY. The event
featured the talents of 15 of the best chefs from the area serving
tantalizing dishes with produce, meat and cheese from 20 local
farms.
More than 80
people attended the event raising $7,000 for CDCG’s urban greening
and growing programs. In addition, the event helped to broaden
connections between Capital Region restaurants and local farmers who
produce top notch products right in our own backyards.
Participating in the event were Chef Michael Cohen - Chez Mike,
Master Chef Luc Pasquier - Jack’s Oyster House, Chef John Marzilli -
Salty’s Pub & Bistro, Chef Mark Graham - MezzaNotte, Chef Yono
Purnomo - Yono’s, Chef Mike Nicoli - The Century House Restaurant,
Master Chef Swen Boehm – EATS Gourmet Marketplace, Chef Dominique
Brialy – The Epicurean, Chef Brenda Jean – MJ’s on the Avenue, Chef
Beth Duval – Illium Café, Chef Paul Dolan – Capital Region BOCES,
Chef Brian Palazzolo – Classe Catering, Chef AJ Jayapal – Albany
Country Club, Chef Jennifer Hewes - Café Madion, and Chef Larry
Schepici – Tosca.
Participating farms included Hawthorne Valley Farm, Threshold Farm,
Nettle Meadow Organic Farm, Hicks Orchard, Indian Ladder Farms, Mack
Brook Farms, Slack Hollow Farm, Little Field Farm, Tarbox Farm,
Pleasant Valley Farm, Mole Patch Farm, Denison Farm, Bornt Family
Farm, Morning Fog Farm, Roxbury Farm, Little Seed Garden, Wild Hive
Farm, Cool Whisper Farm, The Farm at Millers Crossing, Meadowbrook
Farms and Wiltbank Farms.
Exquisite
desserts were provided by Crisan Bakery & Edible Art Gallery,
spirits were provided by Franklin’s Tower, wine by Cascade Mountain
Winery and Brookview Station Winery, dance by Lorraine Michaels
Dance Studio and music by Neil Brown Trio.
For more information on Capital
District Community Gardens please contact us at 274-8685 or visit
www.cdcg.org.
Capital
District Community Gardens is a regional nonprofit community service
organization that has been helping local residents improve their
neighborhoods through community gardening and urban greening
programs for more than 30 years. CDCG is dedicated to growing
stronger communities through horticultural projects in the inner
city and currently manages 48 cooperative neighborhood food gardens.
The
Veggie Mobile, brings fresh produce, at an affordable price, into
low-income, inner-city neighborhoods in our community.
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