DECATUR, Ill. — Join University of Illinois Extension and Richland Community College’s Culinary Arts Program for a one-of-a-kind dinner event featuring fresh, local ingredients expertly prepared and served by Chef Brian Tucker and students. This adult event will highlight farm-fresh meat and produce all grown and raised in Central Illinois. Farmers, growers and Chef Tucker will be available during the evening to discuss Central Illinois’ small farms industry.
The dinner is Saturday, July 28, 2018 starting with hour d’oeuvres at 5:30pm and dinner at 6pm at Bistro Five Thirty Seven at Richland Community College, located at One College Park Drive in Decatur. Cost is $30 per person or $50 per couple. Advance registration by July 23 is required by visiting go.illinois.edu/dmp or by calling 217.877.6042.
This event is possible due to a partnership between University of Illinois Extension Local Food Systems and Small Farms of DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties and Richland Community College’s Culinary Arts Program. For additional information, contact Dena Hyde at denahyde@illinois.edu or 217.877.6042. University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois’ 102 counties and far beyond. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas: energy and environmental stewardship, food safety and security, economic development and workforce preparedness, family health, financial security and wellness and youth development. For additional information about University of Illinois Extension, contact your local office.
— University of Illinois Extension
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