The information below is about The Village Feast 2019. Please visit again soon for updates on our 2020 event.
What is The Village Feast?
The Village Feast commences upon the closing of Saturday’s Davis Farmers Market —America’s Favorite Farmers Market—in celebration of September’s Sacramento-region Farm to Fork Month. Yolo County puts the “farm” in America’s Farm to Fork Capitol, and so we come together to enjoy and honor the bounty of our local farmers. Guests bring their own table settings, arriving with baskets filled with the necessary plates, silverware, glasses, and napkins, before aperitifs are served—with olives, nuts, and local light wines. With friends and neighbors gathered around, sharing a table and raising our glasses, we feast.
The communal meal on September 28th, 2019 at 1-4 PM will be held outside at Central Park in Davis, is a celebration for up to 350 people. Down the center of the tables stand jars of local flowers, bottles of Yolo County wines, fresh baguettes, and bowls of salt. The meal begins family-style, with passed platters of heirloom tomatoes drizzled with local olive oil. Steamed and grilled end-of-season vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, and bowls of garlic-scented aïoli follow the tomatoes. Next comes the grilled lamb. The bottles empty, the bread is eaten, and dessert is served—fruit tart, or as the French say, a galette. As the event winds down, guests drift off for coffee, to chat with friends, or to stroll around the park.
Who does it benefit?
Les Dames D’Escoffier, Sacramento, and Davis Farm to School have paired together because of a shared vision: both are charitable, tax-exempt organizations who work in support of early and continued education around food and agriculture. The Dames provide scholarships to women in food, wine, and agriculture, and Davis Farm to School provides garden grants, farm field trips and support for farm-fresh food in the schools. All proceeds from The Village Feast go toward these missions.
Individual and table (8 people) tickets are available now.
2019 Village Feast Sponsors
The Village Feast Food & Wine Partners
