Contact: William P. Heubel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 707-295-7454
email: [email protected]
FARM DINNERS ARRIVE IN NAPA VALLY THIS SUMMER
New Organization Aims to Support Local Farmers, Help Rebuild Local Food Systems
Beyond The Kitchen, a newly formed organization in Napa Valley, challenges participants to get reconnected with the sources of their food. Chef and Founder William (Bill) Heubel has recruited several top local farmers and food artisans to create a summer series of ten different farm tour dinners that invite you to dine out, way out, as events take place directly in the fields of where your food was just harvested. Some of the notable farms participating in this premier season include the likes of Big Ranch Farms and Boca Farm (both in Napa), Full Table Farm in Yountville, and A Preservation Sanctuary in Calistoga featuring the exquisite Buckeye Chicken. Local food artisans include Clover Stornetta Farms, Rancho Gordo, Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company, and Model Bakery. The venues are always changing as diners are introduced to different farmers and their philosophies.
Highlights include an exclusive farm tour by the host farmer, farmstead made Italian cream sodas, local wine from some of the best wineries, French pressed locally roasted coffee, and an open kitchen that allows participants to watch and engage in Heubel’s four-star preparations. A total of five courses will be served family style, all prepared by this Bay Area chef. As dusk approaches, kerosene lanterns will be lit to carry the early evening into the night.
When asked why he wanted to start such an organization, Heubel replies:
“There’s a general disconnect between people and their food sources. We don’t know who grows our food or where it comes from. It’s my genuine desire to bridge that gap and introduce diners to the fantastic, hardworking people who cultivate our land and sustain us. It is these people who are the heroes. These are the people that deserve our recognition and through purchasing direct from them, we help sustain a healthy local food system and support our local family farmers.”
Tickets are $125 per person per dinner and can be purchased online at www.beyondthekitchen.net. A portion of the proceeds generated from Beyond The Kitchen farm dinners will go to support Connolly Ranch, a Napa based nonprofit organization that connects local area youth with nature through hands-on environmental education and nutrition programs.
A native of the California Bay Area, Heubel earned his Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Culinary Arts from the California Culinary Academy in 1993. He has over 20 years of four-star restaurant experience.
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If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with William Heubel, he can be contacted at 707-295-7454 or emailed at [email protected].
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