Feed Your Soul

September 12th, 201o

–Join us for exciting food adventures with farmer-led field walks, tasty sampling and a catered lunch!

Take the tour over 50 of Buffalo’s top chefs have taken!

We love that what started three summers ago as a way to connect chefs to our local harvest has become an annual series not only well-attended by our region’s top chefs, but also by foodies, health practitioners, nutritionists, culinary students and everyday people interested in seeing another side of Western New York. It is no surprise that our region’s 8,500 farms (most of which are small and family-owned) are a major contributor to our country’s food supply. In addition to a large dairy, maple and produce industry, we are also home to two wine trails, talented artisan foodmakers and farmers raising a variety of livestock. Better yet, the day’s tour includes a great lunch prepared by Chef Bruce Wieszala featuring local foods (including breads from Five Points Bakery), farmer-led field walks, sampling and lots of food talk.

(Click through to a slideshow and tour dates.) Watch a video from WKBW about our Urban Farm Tour here.

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July 2010 – September 201o

SOLD OUT! (Would you like to be notified if we decide to add another Chef & Market in late Sept or Oct? Email us at feedyoursoulbuffalo@gmail.com and let us know!)

–A chef-guided tour of Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market followed by a lovely lunch.

Discover the beauty of one of our favorite urban farmers markets by joining us for one of the three Chef & Market Lunches offered by Feed Your Soul this summer.

We will start each adventure by meeting at the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market, where we will take a tour led by food writer Christa Glennie Seychew and one of her chef friends. During the tour we will meet some of the farmers and vendors, talk about their growing methods and seasonal offerings and sample some of their wares. The chef will be able to answer questions you may have about some of the more unique vegetables and fruits sold at the market, offering tips for both storing and preparing them.

Throughout the tour, the group, with the guidance of our chef, will gather the freshest of what’s in season (and maybe a few extra treats) before we make our way down the street to Delish, Elmwood’s favorite cooking demonstration school and bakery. At Delish, our chef for the day will then lead us through a simple and impromptu lunch preparation using all of our market purchases. Finally, we will sit with cold lemonade and our fresh, farmers market meal and enjoy one another’s company.

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