Tickets selling for Village Feast
Attendees toast to the fun, friendship and good food at last year’s Davis Village Feast in Central Park. Tickets are on sale for this year’s event, planned for Saturday, Aug. 23. Proceeds from the dinner will go to Davis Farm to School Connection, which supports food education for area youths. (Sue Cockrell/Enterprise file photo)Tickets are on sale for the Fourth Annual Davis Village Feast on Saturday, Aug. 23, at The Davis Food Co-op in Davis and at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/36529 or http://www.slowfoodyolo.com.
The Village Feast is a late summer celebration of Yolo County food, wine and agriculture in the tradition of a Provencal Grand Aioli, with 300 people around one long table under the shade of the Sycamore trees in Davis Central Park.
This year the menu will feature local lamb cooked three ways, paired with Yolo County summer vegetables to go with the traditional bowls of golden aioli, and of course the signature fresh fruit tarts that signal the end of the slow leisurely meal.
The Village Feast benefits the Davis Farm to School Connection, which supports programs within the Davis schools such as school gardens, second-grade farm visits, recycling programs and local produce in the school lunch program. The event also includes a one-of-a-kind silent auction of regional foods, wines, and art - and includes a cooking behind the scenes opportunity with the chefs at Chez Panisse in Berkeley. The cost is $70 or $55 for Slow Food members. Advance reservations are required.
More information is available at (530) 219-0831, www.slowfoodyolo.com or www.davisfarmtoschool.org.
