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| Beyond this gate...food geek heaven. |
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| The lovely Antonio Cerullo dishing out organic tomato and natural pastures bocconcini skewers. |
Feast of fields is literally just that; volunteers hand you a wine glass and a napkin and you stroll through the field, stopping at tents, sampling gorgeous food and drink. You could spot the FoF veterans as they came bearing their own cocktail plates with the handy wine glass hanger so they could eat and drink without juggling the spoils. The sun was blazingly hot on Sunday so I have to admit I did not sample as much drink as I might have liked lest I disintegrate into a bumbling, dehydrated mess. FoF was full of people I work with; not a great idea to start slurring your words in such company!
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| Smart people with their sun hats. I was not smart. |
Feast of Fields is the signature fundraiser for Farm Folk City Folk, a wonderful organization that promotes local agriculture and strives to bring together farm folk and city folk to get people talking, collaborating and working towards a more sustainable food system.
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| This really says it best. |
Some of my favourites at the Feast included Summerhill Organic Wines....
And the delicious caramel apple tarts from Cocolico. The tomato chips with creme fraiche from Bishops were divine as was the ceviche from Lolitas...so my husband tells me!
A little bit of food...a little bit of drink...and keep on walking....
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| T Tea Company...LOVED the iced teas! |
The lovely ladies from Krause Berry Farms, today's host, were grilling up fresh corn. In a land of little nibbles, the corn, drug through a large dish of butter was about as perfect as you could get.
The Vancouver Club brought these delicious ginger snap ice cream sandwiches....
Victoria spirits was there with their delightful gin, straight and in a refreshing muddled cucumber cocktail. And Terra Breads had some gorgeous local food pizzas.
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| More, please! |
But for me, the hands down winner of the day was The Pointe at the Wickininnish Inn from Tofino...
Because THIS is what they brought with them....
It was so delicious, that I had to have seconds....They managed to make a sweet thing savoury and complex. I was hooked. So now I will just sit back and dream of next year's feast. I might have to try and make it to two. My friend Lori was there filming her Good For You, Good For the Earth show. Be sure to tune in to see more from FoF.
Go Be Happy,
Desiree
2 comments:
This looks like such a fun and delicious event! Although I love anything where food is the main attraction! :)
Oh how I wish I could have been there. I always think about going, but forget, or can't afford the ticket. Le sigh. And the fact that Victoria Spirits were sampling my absolute favourite gin makes me even more sad.
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