Last week we were privledged to host a dinner in honor of Mr. Gary Nabhan, author, historian, and local foods champion of the southwest. This dinner followed an event at UVA with the UVA Food Collaborative , where Mr. Nabhan spoke and signed copies of his new book.
We tried to show him some of the best foods of the central virginia region…
- hh farms pork belly & shank, creamy & puffed grits, crispy sweet potato
- rag mountain trout stuffed with shrimp
- trout, sauteed grits cake, brussels, bacon butter
- polyface farms chicken wrapped in homemade chicken chorizo
- polyface chicken served with “scritti di lucca” beans and butternut puree
as usual, i forgot to get a picture of the dessert…
warm banana bread pudding, maker’s mark hard sauce and caramel
many thanks to all who attended and helped along the way!




