Homegrown Fort Collins is a month long celebration of our local food and agricultural roots. We hope you'll join us at the following Homegrown Fort Collins events!

Battle of the Burners - Sept. 25, 2010:

Six well known local chefs compete for best first, second, and third course using locally sourced ingredients. Attendees will enjoy plates of all six of the chefs’ creations, each paired with a great local beer.   

Adventures in Food - Sept. 18, 2010:

Join Chef David Daggett, owner of Tastebuds Epicurean Café, as he teaches you how to prepare the locally sourced, multi-course meal he’ll be serving you for dinner. Chef Happy, Scott Hapner, will cook lunch with your kids at Youth Adventures in Food.

Downtown Tasting Tours - Sept. 10-26, 2010:

Eighteen downtown restaurants offer custom menus highlighting foods prepared by local chefs, featuring locally sourced ingredients.

PARTNER EVENTS:

Sustainable Living Fair - Sept. 18-19, 2010: Featuring nationally acclaimed speakers, 250 exhibitors, and more than 50 workshops and demonstrations.

Harvestival - Sept. 11-12, 2010: Featuring live music, local food and drink, fun for the kids (hay rides, pumpkin bowling, straw bale maze), and farmer’s market.

 

Adventures In Food - Sept. 18, 2010

 

Join Chef David Daggett, owner of Tastebuds Epicurean Café, on a culinary adventure. Chef David will teach you how to prepare the locally sourced, multi-course meal he’ll be serving you. Enjoy live music and complimentary libations while you savor this one-of-a-kind dining experience at the Fort Collins Masonic Temple.

Featured Chef:

David Daggett, Tastebuds Epicurean Cafe

Tickets:

$65 or a table of 8 for $480 

Details:

Where: Fort Collins Historic Masonic Temple
When: 5:30-9:00pm

Menu items:

Tapas Skewers 

Roasted Fall Vegetable Tian – With Warm Fennel Coulis

Herbed Potted Duck –With Crabapple Chutney, Flatbreads

Homemade Creole Pork Sausage with Roasted Chile Pepper and Tomato Ragout on Butternut and Acorn squash

Chevre Cheesecake With Fat Tire Caramel Sauce

*Menu items may change based on availability of the freshest ingredients 

  

 

Youth Adventures In Food - Sept. 18, 2010

It’s okay to PLAY with your food and EAT it too. Children ages 5 and up can join Beet Street and a local chef as they learn how to prepare healthy, locally sourced and fun lunch box foods.

Featured Chef:

Scott Hapner, Chef Happy's Gourmet

Tickets:

$15, includes interactive cooking class, meal, and drinks

Details:

Where: Fort Collins Sustainable Living Fair (click here for details)
When: 11:30am - 1:30pm

  

 

 

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