Breeding Barn

Adventure Dinner

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