Monday, April 13, 2009
Dallas Farmer’s Market Friends presents 2nd Annual Chef’s Roundtable Sunday, April 19
DALLAS — Amid the growing concern for safer, fresher foods, chefs from five top Dallas restaurants will meet with local growers and producers in a roundtable forum to discuss the benefits and challenges of 'buying local,' a concept that has grabbed the nation's attention.
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.
With an emphasis on how best to facilitate the farm to table connection of local, traceable foods, other anticipated topics will include how to identify locally grown ingredients, the growers' accountability and the threat the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 presents to local growers.
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).
Source: Dallas Farmer's Market Friends
