The Gourmet Local Dinner at Braeburn Farm on May 17, 2008 was a great success!

It was a beautiful spring day on the farm and all 160 attendees and volunteers enjoyed amazing local food, drink and music.  We are very thankful for the wealth of local products and services in our area and especially want to recognize the local businesses that supplied this event with everything from the bouquets on the table down to the goat cheese truffle!

A Better Bean – Burlington
Blessed Earth Farm – Graham
Braeburn Farm – Snow Camp
Cane Creek Farm – Snow Camp
Carolina Brewery – Pittsboro
Cottle’s Tip Top Farm – Rose Hill
Digital Graphics and More – Mebane
Eastern Carolina Organics – Pittsboro
Goat Lady Dairy – Climax
Irongate Winery – Mebane
Iseley Farm – Burlington
Maple View Creamery – Hillsborough
Perry-Winkle Farm – Chapel Hill
Weaver Street Market – Carrboro
Wild Hare Farm – Cedar Grove

The hors d’oeuvres and four course meal were prepared by Adam Rose, Executive Chef, Il Palio Restaurant, Siena Hotel, Chapel Hill and assisted by Chuck Keg, Chef d’Cuisine, Guglhupf, Durham and Chef Andrew Forster.

Many thanks to all the individuals that purchased tickets to this event and these sponsors who purchased 5 or more seats:

Alamance Eye Clinic
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Charlie Sydnor
Kernodle Clinic
Mid-Carolina Bank
NAA Life
Sam Moore
Sharon Dent
Trust Company of the South
TSDesigns
Wayne White

And also a big thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this event such a great success:

Rebecca Meacham, Shara and Kimball Partin, Charlotte Straney, Martha McKinney, Marianne Janssen, Jan Henry, Lara Katz, Darrell Coble, Martiez Taylor, Brian O’Shea, Cecelia Vassar, Bill Grizzle, Anne and Jim Chanas.

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