07-28-2009

Local Food Fest: Join us next Tuesday, August 4 in Newport

Local Food Fest restaurants 2009Summer has finally arrived in Rhode Island and with it, flavorful rewards. Succulent peaches, juicy sweet corn and evenings spent enjoying the light breeze off the ocean. They all come together at our third annual Local Food Fest, which, hard for us to believe, is but a week away.

It’s an event inspired by Rhode Island’s rolling coastline, fertile inland soils and dedicated farmers who produce fine wines, succulent shellfish, plump fruits and delicate greens. In turn, these are the perfect ingredients for a cadre of inspired chefs who know how to craft the season’s bounty to thrill any palate.

Buy your ticket now and join us next Tuesday, August 4 at Castle Hill in Newport. Twelve talented chefs, paired with two dozen farmers and food producers will offer up a seasonal feast to benefit Farm Fresh RI. Each paired with a local farmer, they’ll offer a guided tour for the tongue that celebrates the harvest of the fields and waters of the Ocean State:

The farms: Allen Farms • Arcadian Fields • Aquidneck Farms • Baby Greens • Bally Machree • Blackbird Farm • Four Town Farm • Heritage Farms • Ledge Ends Produce • Lydon Family Tomatoes • Matunuck Oyster Farm • Reynolds Barn • Red Planet Vegetables • Robin Hollow Farm • She Sells Seaweed • Sweet Berry Farm • Young Family Farm

The vineyards and breweries: Greenvale Vineyards • Langworthy Farm Winery • Newport Vineyards • Sakonnet Vineyards • Narragansett Brewing • Newport Storm • Trinity Brewhouse

The cheesemaker, roasters, bakers and jam-maker: Blue State Coffee • Cory’s Kitchen • Narragansett Creamery • New Harvest Coffee • Olga’s Cup and Saucer •  Seven Stars Bakery

Buy your ticket online for a flavorful evening at Castle Hill in Newport. Taste the bounty and wide-ranging flavors of summer in Rhode Island.