Meet Your Farmer Dinners are a series of experiential dining experiences that pair the farmers and chefs of rotating local restaurants. The chosen chef prepares the meal using as many of the featured farmer’s products as possible, supplemented by other local ingredients. Diners are treated to a presentation from the featured farmer about his or her farm and the products that were used during the lovingly prepared meal. This program builds farm to chef relationships.
This is our first Meet Your Farmer dinner since 2020 and we could not be more excited to return with a bang at one of Bend's finest new restaurants. This is a fundraiser for Central Oregon Locavore Non Profit.
Multi-course dinner by Chef Isaac Bonnaventure featuring DD Ranch and Deschutes Gourmet Mushrooms
Nome Italiano, Bend
5:00pm
$110 Current Locavore Member / $120 Non Member
Optional Wine pairing by Richochet Wine Company additional $45
Menu
1st Course
Baked House made Ricotta, Sorrel, Blood orange gel, Lion's Mane Crunch
(Wine Pairing: TBD)
2nd Course
Home farm Foods Fresh egg yolk, Lemon Preserved Yolk, Dussel and Bone Marrow Raviolo. Beef Mushroom Pecorino Brodo
(Wine Pairing: Eola Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir)
3rd Course
Mushroom Pesto Skin-on Porchetta, Deschutes Gourmet Mushrooms,Barley risotto, Pickled Cauliflower mushroom
(Wine Pairing: Holmes Gap Vineyard Pinot Noir)
4th Course
Beef Short Rib, Garlic chips, Fontina Polenta cake, Spring Onion, Scallions Curls Oregon Truffle Gremolata, Beef Jus
What: Farm to Table dinner by Chef Steven of Barrio featuring Pioneer Ranch
Where: Barrio, Downtown Bend
Cost: $60 Current Locavore Member / $65 Non-Member
When: August 22nd, 6pm-9pm
Where: 10 Below at The Oxford Hotel
What: Gourmet farm to table dinner featuring presentations from the farmer
Cost: $65 Current Locavore members / $75 non-members (includes gratuity)
The Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series is a wonderful way to really meet your local farmers!
Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening's featured farmer.
About Joolz: Joolz is the result of an eclectic mixture of Chef Ramsey's history. Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon; to his mother Carolyn; an American cowgirl from a grants pass hop farm & his Lebanese father Najib who met at Cal Poly where Najib was studying agricultural methods to bring to the middle east. The family was raised in Lebanon with firm roots in both cultures.
About Crooked River Bison Ranch: The Crooked River Bison Ranch is located in the foothills of the Ochoco National Forest, just 9 miles south of Prineville, Oregon. We pride ourselves on being a small, local producer of grass fed bison. Our ranch consists of several hundred acres of open pasture and rangeland, with an abundance of native grasses and vegetation for our bison to feed on. We raise our bison in the most humane and ethical possible manner. Our bison receive a diet of native grass and are never given steroids or hormones to artificially stimulate growth. When it comes time to harvest, we only field harvest in small numbers to maintain a low stress environment.The extra care we put into our ranching practices ensures that the meat on your dinner plate is of the highest quality. We adhere to our strictly-defined ranching standards and practice the most ethical ranching methods so you and your family can enjoy the tastiest, most flavorful bison meat available.
Menu
Appetizer
Buffalo carpaccio sumac arugula and shaved pecorino bison on the range
Salad
course dukkah blue cheese, mesculin greens with indian fry bread
Entrée
Braised sirloin over smoky eggplant mashed potatoes and roasted tri-color carrots with feta and pepitas
Dessert
Wild huckleberry bake
Full bar including cocktails, beer and wine is available.
$55 Locavore Member, $60 Non-Member
Get your tickets soon, seats are very limited!
Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening's featured farmer.
This is a special event folks - for at this event you will meet the Distiller, not the farmer and all food will be prepared by CHOW of Bend.
A farm to table dinner featuring a short presentation by the farmer himself!
The Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series is a wonderful way to really meet your local farmers!
Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening's featured farmer.
About Barrio: Barrio is a Latin inspired restaurant serving lunch, dinner and happy hour in downtown Bend, Oregon. Here, you'll find bold, flavorful food, craft cocktails, daily specials, and friendly, approachable, service.
About Golden Eagle Organics: Golden Eagle Organics is the only producer of certified organic, 100% grass-fed lamb and chevon (goat meat) and one of the only producers of certified organic hay in Central Oregon.
Menu
TBA but guaranteed to be delicious!
$50 Locavore Member, $55 Non-Member
Full bar, beer and wine available
Get your tickets soon, seats are very limited!
*Due to the nature of this event, ticket sales are non-refundable. Thank you for your understanding.