Mint Creek Farm Tour and Dinner June 22, 2013

Guest Chef – Alan Lake



Come on out to the farm to learn how rich soils and perennial grasses combine to create our wonderful meat. Enjoy a relaxing tour around the farm and then sit down with fellow farm supporters for a delicious dinner.



2:30 pm: Meet the trolley at Greenhouse Bed and Breakfast and join farmer Harry Carr for a tour of Mint Creek Farm. There will be plenty of time to visit all the animals living on the farm including cows, chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and goats.

Dinner: The trolley will circle back to the B&B for dinner. Awarding winning Chef Alan Lake will be our extraordinary guest chef tonight. He has made his mark across the globe including: Chicago, Los Angeles, South Florida, Phoenix, Maui, Paris, Las Vegas, Provence, Canada, Japan and Zurich. Jazzfood is his brand of creative improvisational cooking that has won him numerous competition awards.


Menu
Trio of Apps
-Andouille with Red Beans and Rice
-Savory Blue Cheese-Black Walnut Torte,Nectarine Herb Salad, Fennel Pollen
-Levantine Lamb Kibbe, Allepo Peppers, Heirloom Tomato-Oil Cured Olive Relish, Labne, Za’atar Flatbread

Lamburger Feta, Mint, Cucumber-Radish-Watermelon Salad

Crispy Pork Belly, Kimchi, Peanuts, Gala Apple – Celeriac Puree

Grilled Double Lamb Chop, Asparagus, Sweet Corn, Fava Beans, Morels, Fermented Black Garlic

Rhubarb-Strawberry-Sorghum Crumble Ala Mode, Pistachio Gelato

Bring your favorite bottle of wine to complement your dinner. Iced water with lemon and herbs will be included.

Event: Adults $100.00 Children under 12 $50. Seating is limited and ticket sales end Tuesday, June 18.

To order tickets go to http://mintcreekfarm.com/events-2/june-22-tour-dinner/

Giving this thread a bump. I met Harry and his daughter Raya of MInt Creek Farm @ Green City Mkt when I was doing a consult for Pensiero. I wanted lamb that tasted like lamb, not beef lite, which is harder to find than you'd think. After sampling numerous purveyors I settled on Mint Creek and have been doing biz w/them since. An excellent product that l also used in the lamb stew w/porcini and root vegs over Guinness roasted barley @ Chief O'Neil's.

That said, If you like lamb and want to get out of the city for the day, it should make for an excellent adventure.

Hi- I was at the Evanston farmer's market yesterday, and I noticed that they were there. I have never seen them there before. I noticed that they were selling grass fed beef, and I commented that I heard that grassfed beef is not that common around here, and he said that only 5% of the cattle around here is grassfed. I noticed that they had boar for sale, and he informed me that he sold out on that. Anybody had any of their boar? Hope this helps, Nancy

Hi- I just checked their website, and Mint Creek is going to be at the Evanston market every other Saturday, and so that means they will be there again on 6/14.