BREEDING BARN Adventure Dinner
THUR, SEp 26 | 5:30 PM
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT | To Benefit the Vermont Cheese Council
Shelburne Farms invited Adventure Dinner into their historic Breeding Barn for a multi-farm, multi-course FEAST!
Built at the turn of the 20th century, the Breeding Barn was the largest open-span wooden structure in America until 1939–and she’s still IMMENSE and beautiful! It’s a perfect backdrop for an evening showcasing and celebrating the produce and animals from FIVE Vermont farms, all members of the Vermont Fresh Network.
We gathered for our bountiful four-course meal expertly crafted by Adventure Dinner chefs featuring produce and animals sourced directly from our highlighted local Vermont farms. Guests learned directly from our featured farmers and Shelburne Farms about how a new generation of farmers and stewards are weaving sustainability into the future of the land.
The meal was punctuated by thoughtful wine and culinary cocktail pairings for each course (alcohol-free pairings available by request).
We wrapped up this magical evening with a sparkler ceremony right outside!
Producers + Partners
Shelburne Farms / host venue
Sas Stewart / host
Chef Eric Hodet / chef
Lauren Hayes / dir. of beverage and operations
Katie Palatucci / photographer
Tara Lynn Clayton / graphic design
MENU
AT THE KITCHEN
Roasted Beet Arancini, Boston Post Dairy Chevre, Green Goddess Cabot Yogurt
The Familiar
Calvados, Strega, Genepy, Lime, Tarragon Oil
mocktail: Green Apple Juice, Wilson Herb Farm Happy Belly Tea, Tarragon, OBW
2ND COURSE
Farmer Hil
Mixed Lettuces + Radicchio
Shaved Shelburne Farms Veggies, Pistachio Granola, von Trapp Farmstead x Jasper Hill Oma, Ginger Vinaigrette
Second Wine
2022 Iapetus Substrata
mocktail: Raspberry-Saffron Syrup, Pistachio, Ginger, Lime, Mint
3RD / MAIN COURSE
Coal-Roasted Chicken
VT Cranberry + Molasses
Potato + Celeriac Gratin
Herb Cream, VT Cheeses
Roasted Honeynut Squash
Pomegranate, Brown Butter Vinaigrette, Popcorn
Charred Farmer Hil Hearty Greens
Roasted Tomatoes, Maple
2022, Broc Cellars Got Grapes, California
mocktail: NA pinot noir
4TH COURSE
Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake
Champlain Orchards Apples, Cardamom Cake, Fat Toad Farm Goat’s Milk Caramel, Flakey Salt
Fat Cat
Brown Butter Tom Cat, Sherry, Butternut Squash Syrup, Cardamom Bitters
mocktail: Bengal Spice Tea, Butternut Squash Syrup, Lemon Wheel, Cardamom Bitters