“AS IT GROWS” FARM-TO-TABLE CHARITY EVENT
On Saturday, September 13, “As It Grows” A Farm-to-Table event to Benefit Monmouth County Historical Association and The Parker Homestead-1665 will be held at The Parker Homestead-1665, 235 Rumson Road, Little Silver. The following farm-to-table menu, created by celebrity chef David Burke, will be served under a sweeping sailcloth tent:
Cocktail Reception: Bacon clotheslines with pickled carrot garnish; cheese ”Burker” sliders; quinoa sliders; pork rillettes; corn panna cotta jars; pig-trotter terrine spiced apple; house-cured lardo; garden conserva; country crostini; chicken lollipops.
Lusty Lobster Raw Bar: Wild-caught Sandy Hook Bay clams; wild-caught Delaware Bay oysters; jumbo shrimp cocktail; Jonah crab claws.
Sickles Market Cheese Table: assorted farmstead Jersey cheeses including Long Valley Shepherd, Bobolink dairy and Cherry Grove. Gourmet accompaniments and fruits.
“Local” Salad Station: Organic kale Caesar salad; shaved Brussels sprouts with apples; candied pecans, blue cheese, dried cranberries; fall market salad with fixins’; tomato burrata salad.
Fish Station: Barnegat Light day-boat scallops, parsnip, apple, chanterelle, and leek fondue.
Pork Station: Porchetta carving station, pineapple and mustard kraut, quince, lentils, roasted Brussels sprouts and cornbread stuffing, country potato salad.
Beef Station: Roast prime rib with au jus, horseradish, crème fraiche and David Burke steak sauce.
Pasta Station: House-made cavatelli, sheep-milk ricotta, butternut squash.
Dessert: Cotton candy, smokin’ hot doughnuts; peach pies.
Wines from 4JGs vineyards in Colts Neck will be served, and there will be rare, collectible wines donated from private wine collectors available at the Premium Wine Bar. Dance music will be provided by Rip Tide and the Bobby Lynch Band. Silent and live auctions filled with unique items will be led by Nicholas Dawes from Heritage Auction Galleries, New York City. Dawes is a regular on the popular PBS show Antiques Roadshow.
6:30 PM: $250. Both individual tickets and sponsorships can be purchased at asitgrows.org, or by calling 732-462-1466.
Parker Homestead
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