A Look at Asparagus Fest 2018

On May 6th, we held our first Asparagus Fest at Four Town Farm!

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for this fundraiser to support our nonprofit work in the local food system, and for coming out to celebrate spring with us!

We can’t thank Four Town Farm enough for hosting us and our guests, treating us to a behind-the-scenes farm tour, letting us loose in the fields to pick our own asparagus — and for providing all the delicious and truly fresh-from-the-field asparagus for the event. (We also tip our hats once again to Mother Nature: the asparagus harvest came in just in time, and despite the forecast, it didn’t rain on us!)

Thank you to the impressive group of Johnson & Wales University Chef-Instructors who donated their time and expertise to make inspiring dishes for us.

Rizwan Ahmed
Culinary Arts Instructor, Johnson & Wales University
owner Rhode Rage Food Truck, former chef/owner Hourglass Brasserie

TJ Delle Donne
Assistant Dean of Culinary Relations & Special Projects, Johnson & Wales University

Michael Makuch
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Johnson & Wales University

Neath Pal
Culinary Arts Instructor, Johnson & Wales University
Gracie’s Star Chef Series, former chef/owner Neath’s New American Bistro

Maureen Pothier
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Johnson & Wales University
Farm Fresh RI Board Member, former chef/co-owner Bluepoint Oyster Bar

Gilbert Stansfield
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Johnson & Wales University

Olga Bravo, with Becky Wagner
Baking & Pastry Instructor, Johnson & Wales University
former co-owners Olga’s Cup + Saucer

Russ Zito
Associate Professor, Johnson & Wales University
owner Z Culinary Services, LLC

Much gratitude to Campus Fine Wines who donated and expertly paired the wines with asparagus (a challenging pairing!). Beer was generously donated by Revival Brewing Company!

We were thrilled to have our friends Against the Green play for us throughout the event. Bravo! Brava!

The beautiful asparagus illustration used in our Asparagus Fest promotional materials was created by our very own Taylor Jones. We love it!