The Druid City Garden Project is delighted to be the benefiaciary of this year's Swine & Wine Twilight Supperheld at Birmingham's Old Car Heaven on Sunday, March 25th. Now in its fourth year, this outstanding event draws chefs from some of Birmigham's finest restaurants and a few guest chefs from out of town. The idea is simple: the chefs get together to roast some pigs overnight, make some delicious side dishes, and serve a big family style meal. Oh yeah, and there's wine and beer... This year Birmingham's Avondale Brewery will be providing the beer and Bouchaine Vineyards from Napa Valley will be providing the wine.
It's a wonderful event helmed by the Cliff and Maureen Holt at Little Savannah. The local chefs featured are
- Cliff Holt of Little Savannah
- Jeffrey Hansel of Veranda on Highland
- Haller MaGee of Satterfield’s
- Chris Newsome of Ollie Irene
- Jonathon ‘Rusty’ Tucker of Rusty’s Barbeque
- Daniel Briggs of Daniel George
- Rob McDaniel of Spring House
- Chad Schofield and Mac Russell of Shindigs Catering and Food Truck
- Chris and Leah Harrigan of Stone’s Throw
- Ryan Haggeman of Whole Foods
- Steve LeMay and Bill St. John
Joining us from out of town, are these outstanding chefs:
- Stephen Stryjewski, Winner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation BEST CHEF SOUTH, of Cochon in New Orleans, Lousiana
- Jay Caputo of Espuma and Porcini House Restaurant in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware
- Rick Gresh of David Burke’s Primehouse in Chicago
There'll be music from the bluegrass band Lou Wamp & Swing Shift and a kids area with lots to do! This is a big family friendly event, and we hope you'll all come out to share a delicious meal together and help support the ongoing educational mission of DCGP!
UPDATE: PRE-SALES HAVE ENDED, BUY YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR!
We have three ticket options: $50 for regular admission, including food and beer and wine tastings, $75 inculdes food, beer and wine, with full service in a private seating area with access to the chefs and a private bar, and $25 for those between the ages of 13-20. Kids 12 and under are free! Every single ticket will go toward furthering the educational mission of the Druid City Garden Project. Thanks again for your support!
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You won't want to miss this exciting afternoon with Charlotte Hagood, seed-saver extraordinaire! Please join us for good food and conversation! Tickets are limited, so please act fast!
UPDATE 10/25 9 AM:
SOLD OUT!
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HOMEGROWN ALABAMA FARMER'S MARKET THIS SUMMER!
photo credit: Marion Walding
Come visit us at the Homegrown Alabama Farmer's Market, Thursdays from 3-6pm at Canterbury Chapel! We'll be selling our famous "University Place Hot Pepper Sauce", cut flowers, peas, and whatever else may be growing in the garden. The market will run through October, and feature a variety of local providers. Visit the Homegrown Alabama website for more information. Hope to see you there!
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Supper Club #1. You know you wanna eat some local produce with some local friends. Spaces limited...make your reservations ASAP. Details and directions sent on RSVP. Thanks for your support...
We have three levels of pricing, but each ticket guarantees the same exact meal. We want you to support us at whatever level you feel comfortable with, so we've devised a tiered pricing structure (named after the various cuts of the venerable swine). A limited number of tickets at each price are available, so ACT NOW!!!
The menu will include apps, a main, beer, and dessert. Trust me - the food is going to be better than anything else you'd get in Tuscaloosa that night...
A note about the PayPal button: We know a lot of you will be buying a ticket for two, so we've made it such that you can buy a single ticket (like "One Neckbone") or two tickets (like "Pair of Neckbones"). We are not computer savvy enough to figure out how to make Paypal sell various quanitities of multiple goods, so this is our not quite elegant work around. So, if you want to buy three tickets, you're going to have make at least two transactions. Sorry about that....
UPDATE, 11/16, 8am:
SOLD OUT!!!!!
Due to your overwhelming support, we've sold out of tickets to the first Supper Club. We'll have more in the future, so stay posted. We'll also keep you in the loop about other events and opportunities to come help at the garden. Thanks again for your support!
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SPRING FORMAL!!! The Druid City Drinking Club is graciously hosting a benefit for the DCGP on Thursday, April 22nd Saturday, May 1st, upstairs at the Mellow Mushroom in downtown Tuscaloosa. Click here to learn more.
