Close to a hundred people were having a really good time on Saturday night. They were sipping on springtime cocktails and enjoying a farm-to-table dinner at FM150's first dinner series.
Yes, I know FM150 sounds like it's a radio station, but believe me, it's not. Instead, it's a really innovative dinner series that showcases local farmers within a 150 mile radius of Houston. Their goal: Raise money for Urban Havest and introduce people to green dining.
And this isn't just for vegetarians. Green dining basically means eating anything that is raised fresh on the farm. So while the produce is going to be mmmm....mmmm....good, there is also going to farm-raised meats, poultry and seafood from the Texas Gulf.
Each dinner event in the series will challenge Houston's top chefs to travel to these local farms to meet farmers and gather produce to create a fabulous family-style meal for the event's diners.
The first event was held on March 28 in Bellaire at the studio of photographer Ralph Smith. The venue was absolutely breathtaking. Tables were set up in the courtyard around a candle lit pond. It was intimate, cozy and a totally different experience from eating in a busy restaurant.
The meal, which consisted of locally grown produce, fresh seafood from the Gulf and farm-raised pork, was prepared by culinary star Randy Evans, the executive chef and owner of Haven Restaurant. Haven is scheduled to open this summer and be a green-certified venue. It will feature every "green" feature possible including a shade garden in the restaurant tended to by the staff.
In addition to the mouthwatering meal, guests enjoyed homemade desserts created by award-winning pastry chef Rebecca Masson and wines that were hand-selected by Cory Graf, the sommelier for Haven.
For more information visit:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/FM-150-Farm-to-Table-Dinner-Series/55991932838
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