Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County

Chef's Night Out Benefit-Carriage House Cafe

Enjoy a 5-course meal created by a team of 5 local chefs, to benefit Cooking Matters (formerly Operation Frontline), a program at CCE-Tompkins in which local restaurant chefs and our nutrition educators teach food preparation and nutrition to families with limited resources. Seating is limited. Cash bar 5:30-6:30pm.  Dinner tickets: $75/person, $195/series.  Special group reservation at $750 includes 8 tickets, a reserved table, and 2 bottles of wine (in addition to wines served with the meal).  Series ticket $195/person) covers all 3 dates:

• Tuesday, October 11 at The Hayloft at The Carriage House Cafe
• Tuesday, October 25 at La Tourelle Resort & Spa
• Tuesday, November 8, at Celebrations

Menus will be posted at: www.strength.org/ithaca as they are confirmed!!

Cooking Matters is offered in partnership with Share Our Strength, one of the county's leading national organizations helping to fight childhood hunger.  For more information, contact Jerry Dietz at (607) 277-6961 or jerry@cspmanagement.com.

Carriage House Cafe MENU & CHEFS

First Course: Roasted local tomato bisque with Lively Run Goat Cheese by Andrew Noyes of Northstar. Shiitake mushroom tamales with roasted tomatillo sauce, cumin corn relish, pumpkin seeds and fresh cheese, by Jen Irwin & Stan Walton of Just a Taste Wine & Tapas Bar.

Entree #1: Highpoint Farms grass-fed, braised beef shanks with red wine reduction, wasabi mash & pomegranate balsamic OR vegetarian option of braised wild mushrooms with red wine reduction and wasabi mash, by Kristian Woodall & Dominique Wrisley from The Carriage House Cafe.

Entree #2: Duck two ways (seared duck breast and confit duck legs) served with savory corn pudding and brussel sprouts, finished with a Cassis sauce OR vegetarian option of roasted zucchini summer squash, sauteed spinach portobella goat cheese between fried eggplant finished with a pomodoro sauce, by Rich Avery & Dean Zervos from Simeon's

Dessert: Ports of NY port poached Seckel pear stuffed with Roquefort cheese, served with raspberry sorbet & a ginger spiked lace tuille cookie, by Leslie Muhlhahn from Just Desserts.

DATES

Tuesday October 11, 2011: 05:30 PM - 09:00 PM

FEE

$75/person; $195/series of 3 dinners

LEARN MORE

http://www.strength.org/ithaca

LOCATION

The Carriage House Cafe
305 Stewart Avenue
Ithaca, New York 14850