Get your local eat on at Food Lust
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Food Lust is coming to Snohomish County for the second year.
The sixth annual feast, gala and fundraiser for the Cascade Harvest Coalition will be from 5 to 10 p.m. June 4 at The Fields at Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe.
Washington wine and beer will be served with appetizers during a silent auction starting 5 p.m., followed by a local-food feast prepared by local restaurant chefs at 6:45 p.m. in a decorated greenhouse.
A live auction and the annual Dessert Dash begin at 7:30 p.m. with a new auctioneer, Jason “JT” Haynes, also known as “The Mouth of the South,” who lives in the area but who has Kentucky and Alabama connections.
“It’s a very spirited event,” coalition spokeswoman Sheryl Wiser said. “You are at a benefit, but you’re also at a party.”
Food Lust, which is for ages 21 and older, concludes with a gathering with s’mores at the farm fire pit.
This year, New Forge, a Port Townsend band, will provide fresh takes on bluegrass, blues, funk and rock.
Guests are welcome to stroll the 50-acre working Willie Green’s farm and landscaped grounds, a venue for outdoor events.
Proceeds will benefit the Seattle-based coalition’s mission of sustaining local food systems for a healthy environment and community.
Participating restaurants, all based in King County, include the Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge, Herban Feast, emmer & rye, Taste at SAM, Cupcake Royale, Molly Moons Homemade Ice Cream, Blackboard Bistro and Hot Cakes.
Tickets are $85 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169491. Dress is down-on-the-farm formal.
The Fields at Willie Green’s Organic Farm is at 19501 Tualco Road, Monroe.
Call 206-632-0606 or see www.cascadeharvest.org for more information.
Bonus: If you’d like to see the venue but don’t want to attend the fundraiser, you’re in luck.
The Fields at Willie Green’s is hosting a free open house from 1 to 4 p.m. the next day, June 5, with music by Puget Sound DJ, event styling by Chad Burnworth, the creative director of Herban Design Studio, and a sampling of picnic-on-the-farm menus, including a pig roast by executive chef Dalis Chea of Herban Feast and Fresh Bistro of Seattle.
Though the open house is free, RSVPs are requested by May 24. Email marketfresh@herbanfeast.com or call 206-932-4717. See www.williegreens.org for more information.
Sarah Jackson: 425-339-3037, sjackson@heraldnet.com.
