Hello Foodies!

Today we are excited to share details with you about a number of exciting food events planned for October and beyond.

VOTE FOR NICKEL CITY Nickel City Chef's first season was such an amazing success! Thank you to all of you who supported us by attending one or more of our first four competitions at Artisan Kitchens & Baths. We are hard at work on Season 2, but in the interim, we're pleased to be in the finals for winning People's Choice Outstanding Event of 2009 through the Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals organization. If you feel that Nickel City Chef's first season was a unique, exciting and creative event, please support us by taking one minute to vote for us. We're thrilled to be in the running and appreciate your support! Vote Here! -------------------- FARM TO TABLE PERFECTION IN CHAUTAUQUA On October 24th, the beautiful and historic Athenaeum Hotel at the breathtaking Chautauqua Institution will host a unique culinary event. Although this is not a Feed Your Soul event, Feed Your Soul’s owner, Christa Glennie Seychew, is proud to be partnering with the owners of The Athenaeum in order to present WNY foodies with this fantastic opportunity. Dinner guests will celebrate the bounty of New York with a five course dinner utilizing only locally grown ingredients, complete with wine pairings. An excellent rate on an evening at the hotel is also available. Farm to Table Menu Rutabaga & Apple Soup with Nutmeg Crème Fraiche ~Fugi Apple Wine, Leonard Oaks Estate Winery – Medina, NY Roasted Beets, Soft Poached Hen’s Egg, Bacon Jam, Raindance Farm “Sun Cheese”, Chive Oil ~2008 Semi Dry Riesling, Arrowhead Spring Vineyards – Cambria, NY Pan-Seared Chicken Breast, Cauliflower Puree, Mustard Greens, Green Heron Grower’s Shiitake Mushrooms, Sautéed Grapes and Whole Grain Mustard Sauce ~Proprietors Reserve, Mazza Chautauqua Cellars – Mayville, NY Freeman Homestead Pork, Sage Spaetzle, Sautéed Brussels Sprouts, House Made Sauerkraut, Pork Jus ~Heinnieweisse Weissebier, Butternut’s Beer and Ale – Garrattsville, NY Roasted Pumpkin, Brown Butter Molasses Biscuit, Vanilla Yogurt Sorbet and Caramel Opaline ~Red Ipocras, Johnson Estate Winery – Westfield, NY $89.00 per person includes service charge and tax Accommodations are available for only $99.00 per night (double occupancy) plus service charge and applicable taxes and include a Country Style Buffet Breakfast on Sunday morning. FOR RESERVATIONS & MORE INFORMATION CALL 1-800-821-1881 or email bstanton@ciweb.org -------------------- A TASTE OF NCC IV We've had so many requests from people still hoping to purchase tickets to Nickel City Chef's Taste of Autumn Dinner on October 15th. And while we are completely sold out, we do have another great opportunity for anyone interested in sampling the talents of a Nickel City Chef. On Sunday, October 11th, Chef Adam Goetz will open the doors of his darling restaurant, SAMPLE, to host a special three-course meal featuring the items he prepared for the recent September Nickel City Chef competition. Other Nickel City Chefs will be on hand; it looks like it's going to be great fun! The dinner is only $45 per person, but reservations are limited, so make yours by contacting SAMPLE today. The secret ingredient for September's Nickel City Chef Challenge was five different varieties of potatoes raised by Oles Farm in Alden. Chef Goetz made use of this ingredient in a myriad of ways that will satisfy and delight guests. The menu is as follows: --Breakfast & Lunch-- Gnocchi "Cheerios" with Vichyssoise "Milk", Housemade Pork and Potato Sausage with Curried Slaw on Purple Frites --Potato Medallion-- Stuffed and Fried Scallion, Potato Jus, Mashed Potato Foam, Potato Vinaigrette, Parsley and Grape Salad --Batadada Cake-- Whipped Ricotta, Port Wine Blueberry Reduction, Mint Oil You can find SAMPLE's contact information on their website. -------------------- SAVE THE DATE! On Monday, November 2nd, Edible Buffalo Magazine will present a Food & Film Event benefiting Field & Fork Network. Guests will gather at Downtown Buffalo's Market Arcade Theatre for a screening of the award-winning documentary Tableland, which features the unique relationships that exist between chefs and farmers across North America. Afterward, a tasting fair will showcase the bounty and talent of WNY, with our area's best chefs partnering with local farmers to sample fine preparations which utilize locally grown ingredients. Tickets go on sale soon ($30 pre-sale, $35 at the door). We hope that you will come out and support this great organization and the chefs and farmers it serves! Stay tuned to ediblebuffalo.com for details. You can follow the link to read more about the sumptuous film, Tableland! http://www.feedyoursoulbuffalo.com

We look forward to seeing you at some of our events this fall.

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