SOLD OUT - 3.10.24: Kitchen Table Dinner with Chef Sam Diaz: A Celebrated Homecoming!
SOLD OUT - 3.10.24: Kitchen Table Dinner with Chef Sam Diaz: A Celebrated Homecoming!
Our March Kitchen Table Dinner is a celebrated homecoming for Chef Sam Diaz, the former chef of Northwest Arkansas restaurant Berretto! Sam is coming all the way from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to dazzle our palates with Italian-inspired flavors. Join us for food that is fresh, fun and, more importantly, so good you'll take your time to savor each bite.
Featured Chef - Chef Sam believes that food brings people together and good food keeps them at the table. Raised in Miami, Sam was exposed to various food cultures but a strong love of Italian food was born working alongside Chef Mike Pirolo, first at Scarpetta and then joining him as he opened Macchialina in the heart of South Beach.
From there, Sam rose to be the chef at The St. Austere in Brooklyn, NY, the sister restaurant of Macchialina. After 6 years in Brooklyn, family and a change of pace led Sam to Northwest Arkansas where, after a couple of years, the small restaurant Berretto was born.
Although now back in Florida creating a fun pop up experience in Fort Lauderdale, we are thrilled that we caught Chef Sam on a NWA visit and have this opportunity to offer another amazing dinner experience!
About the Kitchen Table Dinner Series - Born out of a desire to build a community around great food, Apple Seeds' Kitchen Table Dinner series is designed to recreate the feeling of gathering around a dear friend's table. These dinners aim to bridge the gap often felt between the chef and diners in a typical dining environment, thereby creating a deeper connection to the food on the plate. Through intentional procurement of local, seasonal ingredients, the transparent preparation of the meal, and storytelling by the chef, each plate is transformed from food into an unforgettable dining experience.
Event Details:
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024
6:00-7:00 PM
Cocktail hour: Enjoy watching meal preparations or mingle in the garden.
7:00-8:30 PM
Multi-course dinner: Your chef will create a fresh meal with elements from the garden. Enjoy the food, farm & company.
The dinner takes place in the Apple Seeds Teaching Kitchen on the Teaching Farm.
Seating for this event may be located outdoors. These dinners are rain or shine. All Kitchen Table Dinner series events are fundraisers with limited seating; we cannot offer refunds for tickets purchased.
Your participation in Apple Seeds' events supports our mission to inspire healthy living through garden-based education for students around Northwest Arkansas and beyond!
Seating is limited. Please keep in mind that these events sell out. We are unable to offer refunds for this fundraiser.
Please contact mary@appleseedsnwa.org if you have any dietary restrictions or a vegetarian request.
Please arrive at 6 pm for cocktails. Dinner will be served at 7 pm.
The dinner takes place in the Teaching Kitchen, located at the Apple Seeds Teaching Farm in Gulley Park, Fayetteville.
Parking is available in the Gulley Park parking lot off of Old Wire Road. From there it's a short walk north to the gates of the Apple Seeds Teaching Farm. For drop-offs only, the address is 2648 N. Old Wire Road. Please note that there is no parking available in the driveway.
The Kitchen Table benefits Apple Seeds’ programs.
Apple Seeds is an education nonprofit based in Fayetteville, AR. For more than 15 years, Apple Seeds has been serving Northwest Arkansas. In that time, the organization has made great strides, positively impacting healthy eating in our community—student surveys show improved attitudes toward healthy food and heightened knowledge of nutrition. Apple Seeds provides a variety of programs, including Farm Lab, Farm to Table cooking classes, Cooking in the Schools, Food Ambassador, summer camps and school garden workshops. For more information visit www.appleseedsnwa.org