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Slow Food Northern NJ Farm-to-Table Dinner

Farm to Table Dinner On Sunday August 23, 2009 from 4 to7 p.m. the second in a series of Sustenance on the Farm Dinners will take place in the scenic fields of Starbrite Farm in Andover, Sussex County. Organic farmer John Krueger will take the guests on a farm tour and chef Andrea Carbine, a James Beard Award semi-finalist and co-owner of A Toute Heure in Cranford, will prepare an elegant farm-to-table five-course dinner centered around Starbrite Farm’s organic and heirloom vegetables, as well as grass-fed meat and poultry from Plaid Piper Farm. For those desiring to eat low on the food chain an elegant all vegetarian dinner is available.
Dessert featuring the exotic ground cherries grown at Starbrite Farm, Native to Central and South America.will be prepared by Chef Diane Pinder of Donna & Company Artisan Chocolates. Organic and biodynamic wines that will be paired with each course. Jon-David Headrick, importer of earth-friendly wines, will join us and educate us about the wines paired with each course. Live music during the dinner by solo guitarist Paul Meyers will bring an acoustic infusion of Brazilian rhythms and Jazz.
The proceeds from this Sustenance on the Farm Dinner will support Slow Food Northern New Jersey’s earth stewardship and food justice programs.
Family-owned Starbrite Farm is a fine example of environmentally responsible management of a certified organic farm. Owner John Krueger, who has a degree in Environmental Sciences from Cook College, Rutgers University, has been farming for over 20 years. He came to Starbrite in 2002 guests at Griggstown event and took over the operation the following year, at which time he began working with the Bloomfield-Montclair CSA (community supported agriculture) and selling at NJ farmers’ markets. Since then, four new CSA groups have been added and currently Starbrite Farm CSA groups provide vegetables, fruits, and herbs to more than 300 member families.
Sustenance dinners take place in farm fields, orchards, and historic sites. The farmer takes the guests on a guided tour of the farm, and during dinner guests hear from the farmer, chef, winemaker, and food artisans about the connection between our palates, our plates, and our planet.
Sustenance on the Farm Dinner at Starbrite Farm

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Beet Recipes: Flank Steak with Horseradish Beets

roasted beets Oh what to do with all those ruby beauties being plucked from the earth right here in our own backyard. It wasn’t that long ago that I hated beets. I’m not sure when or how I crossed over to being a fan. Maybe it was the addicting Golden Beet salad with Goat Cheese served at the Shipwreck in Brielle (I guess I was the only one addicted to it because they took it off the menu and I will never forgive them.)

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New Jersey Food

So what is a “Jersey Bite” anyway? If you had to name the quintessential, unmistakable taste of New Jersey, what would it be? Growing up a beach town girl in south/central New Jersey, I didn’t realize until I was a teenager that Pork Roll (or Taylor Ham depending on your Jersey roots) was strictly a New Jersey phenomenon. It wasn’t until I ventured out of the state and tried ordering a pork roll, egg and cheese sandwich that I soon realized Debbie was not in Jersey anymore.