Friday, January 29, 2010

Our Second New England Game Dinner...


The New England Farm 2 Fork Project will host its second Game Dinner at Raven Hill Orchard on February 21st at 5pm. This 8-10 course culinary affair will feature some standard game items such as Vermont country quail, American plains tatonka (buffalo), wild boar, New Hampshire red deer, wapiti elk and pastured local duck eggs. Also some even harder to find game such as black bear, moose, and maybe even some turtle will find their way on to Chef Sebastian Carosi's menu. A made in Maine cheese social will kick things off at 5pm. Reservations required.

Please call the orchard direct for reservations 207.247.4455 (ask for sebastian)

Check out the media coverage of our last Game Dinner from the Portland Press Herald...
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=286349&ac=food

Friday, January 22, 2010

A Valentine's Day Candlelit Dinner to Die For


Chef Sebastian Carosi, founder of The New England Farm 2 Fork Project will be hosting a candlelit Valentine's Day dinner to die for... On February 14th @ 5pm at Raven Hill Orchard in East Waterboro.


The Menu Will Feature....



bleeding heart mimosas...


peeky-toe she crab bisque spiked with sherry and chives...


kennebunkport lobster pound mac-n-cheese with farmstead local cheddar...


organic baby greens and herbs tossed in a lemonade vinaigrette with orchard applewood smoked mountain trout, maine sea salt roasted heirloom beets and 'house cured' big bacon bits...


pepper seared 'grass-fed' beef tenderloin with wilted spinach, lobster mashed potatoes and smoked onion gravy...


molten center chocolate lava cake 'for two' with chocolate covered cherry hot chocolate sauce and smiling hill farms frozen creme fraiche mousse...


...happy valentine's day...

-eat local-


$36 per person. @ 5pm (reservations required)



Call the orchard direct at 207.247.4455 (ask for sebastian)


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

an antique apple symposium............


on sunday, october 18th from 9am-1pm tnef2fp will be hosting an antique (heirloom) apple symposium at raven hill orchard, where chefs, pastry chefs, restaurateurs, educators, winemakers, specialty food shop operators, cheeseshop owners, foodies, members of the media and all apple enthusiasts are invited to join us for a day of heirloom appleeducation, discussion and taste evaluation.................! raven hill orchard is a MOFGA certified organic apple orchard....... save the date- sunday october 18th, 2009 9am-1pm $18 p/p (including lunch) please RSVP by october 16th...... lunch will include farmstead local cheddar mac-n-cheese, the freshest mess of organic autumn greens with shaved organic antique orchard apple tossed in a switchel vinaigrette, orchard applewood smoked coffee and an apple crisp......... some of the antique apples being evaluated are: lodi . jersey mac . williams pride . gravenstein . maiden's blush . alexander . mcintosh . belle de boskoop . red st. lawrence . sweet sixteen . cortland . cox's orange pippin . ribston pippin . zabergau reinette . westfield seek no further . king of tompkins county . vartanian lightening , milden . spygold . pumpkin sweet , winter blush . hudson's golden gem . golden russet . keepsake . black oxford . black oxford . pink pearl . honeygold . stark . northern spy . baldwin . granspur . reinette simirenko . hubbardston nonesuch . arkansas black . roxbury russet................


please rsvp @ 207.247.4455 by oct. 16