2010 Trend: Farm Dinners

Locavore chefs are leaving their restaurant kitchens and serving special dinners at their favorite farms.

Creamery Dinner

When he cooked at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, Paul Virant of Vie in Western Springs, Illinois, made a Prairie goat-cheese mousse.

Barn Dinner

For a recent dinner in the red barn near the goat pasture at Whitmore Farm, Top Chef contestant Bryan Voltaggio of Volt in Frederick, Maryland, served pork with green-tomato marmalade.

Field Dinner

Michael Schwartz of Miami's Michael's Genuine regularly prepares meatless suppers at Paradise Farms, which specializes in microgreens.

More Great Content:

Dinner Party for a New Decade

Tomato Dishes from Chef & Farmer Andreas Viestad

Farm-Fresh French Recipes

2010 Trends

• Artisanal Breakfasts
• Farm Dinners
• Better Butter
• Great Frozen Foods
• Hot Dog Heroes
• Takeout Style
• Sommelier Challenge

Published January 2010