Capital District Community
Gardens and Chef Michael Cocca of Franklin Plaza thank you for attending

An Autumn Evening
In the Garden
A Culinary Extravaganza


We thank our region’s most talented chefs and local growers  for participating in this elegant evening of seasonally fresh foods and conversation amongst chefs, farmers and friends.  Click on individuals names to find out more about them.

Top regional chefs: Paired with our best local farms:


Chef Brian Bowden, The Ginger Man
Chef Michael Cocca, Franklin Plaza
Chef Michael Cohen, Chez Mike
Chef Mike Cunningham, Provence
Chef Mark Graham, MezzaNotte
Chef AJ Jayapal, Panza's on the Green at Normanside
Chef Scott Krause, Milano
Chef Mike Nicoli, The Century House
Chef Ric Orlando, New World Bistro Bar
Chef Yono Purnomo, Yono’s
Chef Larry Schepici, The Brown Derby
Chef Frank Tardio, Angelo's Tavolo

Delicious desserts,
exquisitely prepared by:

The Placid Baker, Troy
Coccadotts, Albany
Crisan Bakery & Edible Art Gallery, Albany

Coffee by:
Spill'n the Beans, Troy

Spirits by:

Capital Wine, Albany
Harvest Spirits, Valatie
Chatham Brewery, Chatham


Media Consideration Provided by:

Albany Times-Union


The Alleged Farm, Valley Falls
Bard's Farm, Schenectady
Bornt Family Farm, Troy
Cool Whisper Farm, Ghent
Denison Farm, Schaghticoke
The Farm at Miller’s Crossing, Hudson
Hand Melon Farm, Greewich
Hicks Orchard, Granville
Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont
Kipp Hill Farm, Sloansville
Little Field Farm, Argyle
Little Seed Gardens, Chatham
Local Ocean, Hudson
Mack Brook Farm, Argyle
Nettle Meadow Farm, Warrensburg
Old Chatham Sheepherding Co., Chatham
Pleasant Valley Farms, Argyle
Slack Hollow Farm, Argyle
CDCG Produce Project, Troy
Tarbox Farms Earth's Bounty, Troy
Threshold Farm, Philmont
Tilldale Farm, Hoosick
Witenagemot Farm, Schaghticoke

Music by:

The Neil Brown Jazz Trio

Fire Dancing by:
Shilly-Shally Fire Arts

Photography by:
Liz Lajeunesse