¡Cultiva! Harvest Dinner


Saturday August 3, 2013  5- 9pm

1630 Hawthorn Ave, Boulder


Join us for a lovely summer evening on the ¡Cultiva! farm. We will celebrate another year of the ¡Cultiva! Youth Project with friends and food as we enjoy warm breezes, nodding sunflowers and views of the flatirons from our 11- acre garden nestled in the heart of North Boulder .

Local chefs will prepare five courses highlighting freshly picked organic vegetables and herbs from our Cultiva garden, accompanied by locally raised meats, cheeses, and grains.

Our All-Star 2012 Chef Lineup: (stay tuned for our 2013 lineup coming soon)

Chris Blackwood- West End Tavern

Bradford Heap- Salt Bistro and Colterra

Antonio Laudisio-- Laudisio Italian Restaurant

Tim Payne and Melissa Newell- Terroir

Shamane Simons- Shamane's Bake Shoppe

Diane Starnick- Culinary Hearts Catering

Mike Trimmer- Brasserie Ten Ten




Our courses will be paired with organic wine, local beer and cocktails.

Entertainment for the evening includes live music, a silent auction and a video documentary of the ¡Cultiva! Youth Project in action.

$120 per person ($130 after July 26th, 2013)   

Garden Party Attire, Garden Friendly Footwear


Click here to reserve tickets


2012 ¡Cultiva! Harvest Dinner Menu


The cocktail hour: organic wine, Left Hand beer and cocktails including:

Martini's featuring Vodka 14

Mojitos featuring Papagayo Organic, Fair Trade Silver Rum

Dark and Stormy's featuring Papagayo Organic, Fair Trade Spiced Rum and Oogave Ginger Ale


Appetizers:

Paella ~ Antonio Laudisio

Alfalfa’s Market charcuterie and artisanal cheeses

Chilled orange carrot ginger soup sip garnished with either puréed or crispy carrots ~ Bradford Heap

Fava bean hummus with mint and pecorino ~ Bradford Heap

 

Soup and Salad: Mizuna greens tossed in citrus-horseradish vinaigrette with sugar snap carrots, sweet onions, Colorado corn, chives & toasted sesame sweeds

Chilled melon & cucumber gazpacho w/ pickled ginger ~ Michael Trimmer

 

Entrées:

Hardwood smoked spare ribs ~ Chris Blackwood

Bourbon cured beef brisket ~ Chris Blackwood

 

Colorado tilapia cakes with Colorado quinoa salad ~ Bradford Heap

 
 

Vegetarian Entrée:

Napoleon of panisse, eggplant, zucchini, tomato fennel compote, and summer pistou (vegan, gluten free) ~ Tim Payne and Melissa Newell

 

Sides ~ Tim Payne and Melissa Newell

Green beans with roasted heirloom carrots, potato, goat feta, almonds, and tomato-roasted garlic vinaigrette (gluten free)

Farro with cucumber, sweet corn, and heirloom tomato wrapped in swiss chard (vegan)

Sugar snap peas and snow peas with chilies and pumpkin seed gremolata (vegan)

 

Desserts

Plum raspberry galette with a honey wine sabayon ~ Shamane Simons

Vanilla bean peach upside down cake ~ Shamane Simons

Sunnie Chews ~ Diane Starnick

Seth Ellis Chocolates



 

 



A Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors: 

White Wave Foods, Silk, International Delight, Alfalfa's Market, Liquor Mart,
The Daily Camera, Fresh Pack Produce, Celestial Seasonings, Horizon Organic


Thank you to our food and beverage donors:


Abbondanza Organic Seeds and Produce
Air Works
Alfalfa's Market
All Event Rentals
Altitude Spirits
Bob Story
Cece Stalter
Culinary Hearts Catering
Eco Products
Eldorado Natural Spring Water
Fresh Pack Produce
Ginny Bell-Demos
Golden Temple
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
Horizon Organic
Left Hand Brewing Company
Liquor Mart
Madhava Natural Sweeteners
Moe's Bagels
Northeast Seafood
Olomomo Nut Co
Oogavé Organic Sodas
Rudi's Organic Bakery
Seth Ellis Chocolatier
Sushi Zanmai
Third Street Chai
Udi’s

 
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