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THE 2005 SUMMER HARVEST SOCIAL
THE EVENT: SLOW FOODS ROARING FORK SUMMER HARVEST SOCIAL
THE DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2005
THE TIME: 6:30PM
THE PLACE: SIX89 
Slow Food Roaring Fork and an astonishing lineup of chefs from the Roaring Fork Valley, the North Fork Valley and Denver will team up at Carbondale’s Restaurant SIX89 downvalley on Monday, September 12th at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the state’s harvest with an astounding dinner. The price including dinner and wine is $75.00 for Slow Food members and $85.00 for non-members.
The fund-raising event will feature host Chef Mark Fischer and guest chefs Dena Marino of Ajax Tavern, David Von Holton of the Artisan in Snowmass Village, Frank Bonnano of Denver’s Mizuna and Luca d’Italia, Adrian Carpenter of Basalt's Dogwood Grill, Kelly Steinmetz of the Flying Fork Café and Bakery in Paonia and Patrick Walley of the Smith Fork Ranch in Crawford, Colorado. Wines for the event will be provided by North Fork Vintners such as Steve Rhodes of Hotchkiss-based S. Rhodes Vineyards and Alfred Eames of Alfred Eames Cellars in Paonia. The chefs will use product from the North Fork and Western Slope of Colorado as central elements, including peaches, cheeses, corn, tomatoes, lamb, mushrooms, and eggs, morphing all into a memorable tasting menu with wines matching.
The dinner is a benefit for the Slow Food Roaring Fork chapter. Slow Food is a worldwide, non-profit educational organization dedicated to ecologically sound food production; the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure and community; the preservation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; and to living life at a slower, more harmonious pace. There are currently some 150 chapters and 12,500 members in the U.S.
For reservations to this summer’s Harvest Social, please contact Restaurant SIX89 at 970.963.6890. For more information regarding menu and wines, as well as links to information about the North Fork Valley and the participating chefs, please visit www.six89.com.
The all-inclusive price is $75.00 for Slow Food members and $85.00 for non-members.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres begin at 6:30 pm with dinner promptly at 7:30 pm.
Restaurant SIX89 is located at 689 Main Street in Carbondale, Colorado.
For additional information about Slow Food, contact Slow Food Roaring Fork/Aspen, Box 3400, Aspen CO 81612, or visit the web site at www.slowfoodusa.org.
PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS & CHEFS
ADRIAN CARPENTER
THE DOGWOOD GRILL IN BASALT, COLORADO
WWW.DOGWOODGRILL.COM
FRANK BONNANO
MIZUNA AND LUCA D’ITALIA IN DENVER, COLORADO
WWW.MIZUNADENVER.COM
WWW.LUCADENVER.COM
DAVID VON HOLTEN
THE ARTISAN AT THE STONEBRIDGE IN SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLORADO
WWW.DESTINATIONSNOWMASS.COM/INDEX.CFM?PAGELINKID=1053
DENA MARINO
AJAX TAVERN IN ASPEN, COLORADO
WWW.AJAXTAVERN.COM
MARK FISCHER
RESTAUARNT SIX89 AND PHAT THAI IN CARBONDALE, COLORADO
WWW.SIX89.COM
WWW.PHATTHAI.COM
PATRICK WALLEY
SMITH FORK RANCH IN CRAWFORD COLORADO
WWW.SMITHFORK.COM
KELLY STEINMETZ
FLYING FORK CAFÉ & BAKERY IN PAONIA, COLORADO
WWW.FLYINGFORKCAFE.COM