Taste of the Town

We slipped away from the farm last Sunday to check out the Taste of the Town . This is the third Taste which was organized by Andy Goddard formerly of our favorite local bar, Andy’s. She and a crew of volunteers organized this tasting to showcase the talented chefs in Chestertown. We were enticed by the veal sliders from Chef Kevin McKinney of Brooks Tavern. Served on a potato roll and topped with a cheese sauce and pickled onions, these little delights certainly showcased our veal. We each had two!
The Brooks Tavern blog has great photos of the event and descriptions of the other tidbits offered.
And as if the event was not already tons of fun we had some luck too. Brooks Tavern had a drop your name in a hat offering for potential winning of a 5 liter bottle of Banfi wine. We won!

What in the world am I blogging about this time? Founded on Oyster Shells is the feature name for this weekend’s fund raiser in New York City for the New Amsterdam Market. For previous readers of this blog you may remember that last summer we participated in regional food market at the former site of the historic Fulton Fish Market in lower Manhattan. Click here for a glimpse of that adventure or see the July blog post.
The New Amsterdam Public Market Association is trying to preserve the market in NYC with goods supplied by vendors and farmers from the region. The New Amsterdam Market site is in constant battle with developers to change the landscape forever. Resources to develop a monthly purveyor's market dedicated to regional agriculture are certainly more difficult to find than funds for new buildings. This weekend the organizers of the New Amsterdam Market have planned a benefit dinner and auction to help sustain the market.

We were invited to contribute to the auction and decided to participate with the donation of a St. Brigid’s Farm meadow veal calf, custom cut and processed by Haass’ Family Butcher Shop. The meadow veal is embellished by weekend stay at St. Brigid’s Farm, touring of colonial Chestertown, and lunch for two at Brooks Tavern.
The event looks like great fun and we’d love to attend but with many cows due to calve right now we’ll be close to home. For our friends nearby NYC consider the event for Saturday evening excitement. Hannah, Curt, Pepe', Maria, Kaila…? For the rest it is simply fun to peruse the event menu, donors, and donated items. For the area chefs reading this list please support the market through the on line bidding. If your not interested in the weekend stay on the farm we'll be glad to deliver the veal to your restaurant in exchange for the farm lodging!