Daniel Patterson (Coi), a longtime Soul Food Farm supporter, has chosen to use the farm’s chicken in a high-profile fundraiser with Manresa Chef David for the Bocuse d”or Foundation. From SF Weekly:
Patterson and Kinch to Team Up for Epic Bocuse d’Or Dinner
In December, the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation announced the 12 semi-finalists for the next [...]
The UK’s respected Financial Times newspaper has a delirious review of Frances, Melissa Perello’s new restaurant. Melissa is a highly recognized chef who also happens to be a staunch farm-to-table supporter.
From the review:
Named after the chef’s grandmother, it is a family effort. Perello’s father helped her with the walls and the wood finishing. Her mother [...]
Mark your calendars:
Monday Jan 25: Chez Panisse is having a special Soul Food-themed dinner downstairs featuring the chicken and cured olives that Eric did just for this, plus an egg dish and maybe some of the wild bay leaves and lemons from Pleasants Valley Road. Make a reservation
Saturday, Feb. 20: Alexis is doing a [...]
On December 1, chef Melissa Perello’s new restaurant, Frances, opened for business. In addition to being a star supporter of Soul Food Farm, throwing a benefit dinner at Sebo that raised several thousand dollars post-fire, Melissa is quite the star chef, with awards and accolades from Food & Wine and the James Beard Foundation. She [...]
Oct. 10: The auction is closed. I will notify winners shortly by email. Thank you to everyone for their support!
Sept 30 Update: We have just heard that the Cafe Rouge benefit dinner has been canceled, due to unforeseen circumstances and slow ticket sales. This is very disappointing — the menu looked great, and we had high hopes for raising funds from it.
To receive a refund for this event, contact 1-800-838-3006 or e-mail at [...]
It’s official! We’re having a fundraising party for Soul Food Farm at Pizzaiolo in Oakland on October 11 from 1-5 pm. [TICKETS]
Several restaurants like Il Cane Rosso are holding fundraisers, but we also wanted to do something affordable for all the other generous but cash-strapped fans of Soul Food Farm, like the kitchen crews of [...]
Soul Food Farm supporter and star chef Daniel Patterson is holding a fundraiser to benefit the farm at his restaurant Il Cane Rosso, cohosted by his other restaurant, Coi, on Sunday, Oct. 11.
There will be two seatings: the first at 5:30-6 p.m., followed by one at 7:30-8 p.m. The cost of the three-course menu (served [...]
Wow. I supposedly have a big vocabulary, but that’s the only word I’ve been able to utter, over and over. Ever since news got out that Soul Food Farm was in trouble, the response has just been overwhelming.
Here are the restaurants that have committed to hosting benefits and already settled on dates.
Saturday, Sept. 12: Mission [...]
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