Greens
Slow Food Nation has collaborated with non-profit organizations and more 45 local restaurants to bring Slow Food Dinners to the Bay Area from
Thursday, August 28th–Monday, September 1st. Dining events will offer the opportunity to converse with special guests like farmers, food artisans, community and political leaders, environmental advocates and health-care experts. Here's an option for each night; for a complete listing of all of the "Slow Food Nation '08: Come to the Table"
festivities, go to slowfoodnation.org.
On Thursday, Millennium hosts a dinner with SaveNature.org, presenting an animal-free menu void of any genetically modified foods (5:30–9:30 PM; $75; for reservations, call 415-345-3900 or go to opentable.com).
Recent newcomer Orson pairs with Nextcourse for a Friday night gathering that features community dining from a menu of gazpacho with tomato-corn dumplings and house-smoked bacon; seared skate wing with shelling beans, roasted peppers and basil pistou; aged beef ribeye, potato confit, grilled ratatouille; and a melon parfait with pistachio, white chocolate and yogurt for dessert (6 PM; $125 per person includes wine pairings and gratuity; 415-777-1508; purchase tickets).
A Saturday soirée at Greens showcases Marin Agricultural Land Trust and a family-style menu that starts with apps like heirloom tomatoes and mozzarella di bufala salad and twice-baked goat cheese with green-garlic soufflé, then moves to a signature entree created by chef Annie Somerville just for this event and finishes with a chocolate truffle tart with cardamom crème anglais and candied almonds (6:30 PM; $195; 415-771-6222; get tickets).
On Sunday, Slow Club joins Three Stone Hearth to present a four-course family-style dinner. The menu choices include Liberty Farms duck rillettes; grilled nectarines with prosciutto and mache; bison briciole with greens and tomato relish; and Scharffen Berger chocolate pot de crème (6:30 PM; $80; 415-241-9390; buy tickets).
And Monday night has the biggest ticket of the lot with a $250 dinner at Coi, which has paired with SAGE to offer a nine-course menu that highlights ingredients from Bay Area farms and producers (6 PM; 415-393-9000; purchase tickets).