THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT. OUR NEXT TRIAL TO TABLE WILL BE AT ADDISON VINEYARD ON SEPT 27.
Our August event is the first of three Trial to Tables in 2025, and we’re excited to be returning to The Mule in South Asheville, Devil’s Foot Brewing Co.’s beautiful event space. We’ll be joined by an incredible group of chefs and food creators to offer you some delicious and creative dishes. At each event, we aim to include a range of vegetable-forward offerings.
These events are casual and relaxed with a strong focus on food that supports regional sustainability and resilience. Your ticket is an admission ticket which allows you to sample all the amazing dishes listed below. We generally have a short presentation partway through to highlight our work and allow the chefs to share their passions!
Produce
Chefs receive a Utopian Seed Project ‘Pantry List’ of crops and ingredients that we have in storage or in the field. We ask chefs to be inspired (not limited) by these ingredients and supply whatever they select from the list. We also work with local partners to purchase additional ingredients.
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Chef Jamie Wade
Sand Hill Kitchen
Orange Marmalade Amaranth Biscuits
Country Ham + Watermelon-Husk Cherry Chutney + Sorghum Syrup + Peanuts
- Vegetarian option available -
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Chef Jamie Crone
Food Experience
Watermelon Sweet Pepper Glazed Braised Pork Belly
Confit Locally Foraged Mushrooms + Pickled Watermelon-Cucumber Relish + Basil
- Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan Option Available -
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Chef Nicolas Barr
Chai Pani
Blood Orange Watermelon Chaat
Compressed Watermelon + Curry Pickled Rind + Citrus Supremes + Black Chili Chaat Masala
- Gluten free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Vegan -
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Chefs Brittany Kroeyr-Brown & Matt Brown
Paperhouse Pizza
Field Day
Sourdough Pizza + Corn Sauce + Sweet Peppers + Smoked Mozzarella + Siracusa Basil + Watermelon-Chili Agrodolce
- Vegan option available -
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Chef Tie Whittaker
Buttermilk Boutique
Watermelon Carpaccio
Caramelized Japanese Milk Bread + Dry-aged Watermelon + Feta Anglaise + Watermelon Gremolata + Lime + Cardinal Basil
- Vegetarian -
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Jessica Weisman
Found Ice Cream
Marigold + Basil + Sourwood Ice Cream
Salted Watermelon - Husk Cherry Caramel Swirl
- Vegetarian -
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Okra Demo Station
Cathy Cleary, Bountiful Cities
Chef, cookbook author, farmer, seed saver, and community organizer, Cathy Cleary, will be joining us for a pickled okra demonstration table. Cathy will be available throughout the event to answer all your okra, cooking, and kitchen questions. She’ll also be offering a small pickle-okra inspired dish (recipe included). Our hope is that this will be an opportunity to learn how to use pickled okra as an ingredient at home!
During the event there will be two 10-15 minute Live Demos, where Cathy will lead us through the creation of her recipe and share some top tips for working with pickled okra.
Quick Pickled Okra & Pickled Okra Salads
Quinoa Salad + Pickled Okra Brine Dressing
- Vegan, Gluten Free option -
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Watermelon Trial Tasting Table
Utopian Seed Project
This year, Utopian Seed Project has been trialing a large collection of storage melons. We invite you to taste the melons and help us decide which ones to grow again!
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Organic Growers School
Community Showcase
