2nd Annual Chef’s Roundtable

Presented by the Dallas Farmer's Market Friends, the 2nd Annual Chef's Roundtable is scheduled for 4 p.m., Sunday, April 19 at the Farmer's Market Resource Center at 1010 S. Pearl Expressway in downtown Dallas.

After an hour panel discussion, the meeting will be opened to Q & A from the audience. A mixer follows with Texas wines provided by the Dallas Farmer's Market Friends and hors d'ouevres prepared and served by members of the Dallas County Youth Village under the direction of Parigi Chef Chad Houser.

On the panel will be top chefs Graham Dodd (Bolsa), Jeffery Hobbs (Suze), David Uygur (Lola), Scott Gottlich (Bijoux) and Liz Baron (Blue Mesa). Representing the voice of the local growers are Rocky Tassioni of Tassione Farms (Stephenville, Texas), Connie Veldhuizen of Veldhuizen Farms (Dublin, Texas), Doug Robbins of My Rancher (Greenville, Texas), J.T. Lemley (Canton, Texas), and cheese maker Deborah Rogers of Deborah's Farmstead (Fort Worth, Texas).