Sandra Keros
Anything one can do to help a small farmer in need is a good deed indeed. Especially when great food is involved.
Il Cane Rosso, a casual rotisserie and sandwich shop in the
Ferry Building, hosted a special fundraising dinner last night to help
Soul Food Farm in Vacaville get back on its feet after a
devastating fire in September.
On the menu: an ingenious Bloody Mary Salad (heirloom tomatoes topped with celery-horseradish vinaigrette) to start, followed by a perfectly roasted sliced top sirloin by
Prather Ranch, comfort-lovin'
Heirloom Organics potato gratin, and
Dirty Girl Farm tomato-braised romano beans with a glass of
Dumol 2006 Pinot Noir from Sonoma. Many of the farms came together to donate the food; and portions were so generous I had enough leftover to take home (but I ended up giving it to a homeless man outside the Muni station).
At the end I savored a couple bites of fresh warm
Devoto Gardens apple cake while oohing and aahhing over the entire dinner experience with the folks next to me. Having quality farm fresh food, excellent wine, and great convo with food-lovin' folks is a wonderful way to toast to the farmers and the chefs who support them so that we all can keep enjoying real food grown and raised the right way. And for 50 bucks in San Francisco, this was a great deal, especially as a
fundraiser.
For more dinners like these to support
Soul Food Farm,
check out their blog here.
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Cheers,
Sandra