Tickets still available for harvest dinner

The first-annual Rainy River District “Harvest Dinner” is set to go this Saturday (Oct. 13) at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club and tickets are still available for the extravagant feast, which will showcase local foods.
“It’s going to be a really exciting evening,” enthused rural agriculture co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston. “And it will feature mouth-watering fare prepared by well-known chefs.”
The dinner is sponsored, in part, by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, and the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market.
Tickets are available at these locations, as well as at Tompkins Hardware and The Corner Closet in Emo.
“Tickets will be on sale right up until Saturday,” Cawston added, noting the cost is $50 each.
The event will be presented in a five-course meal, with a description of each course highlighting where in the district people can purchase the food and how to prepare it properly.
The appetizer will be bison rouladen on field greens with wild berries, goat cheese, and a balsamic reduction, followed by maple-roasted butternut squash soup with pimento coulis.
The fish course will feature walleye feuillete with saffron sauce and beet puree while the main entrée will be a trio of meat presentations, including French pork loin with smoked apple chutney, classic filet mignon with sauce bordelaise, and peppered escaloped of elk tenderloin.
For dessert, amaretto crème brulé will be served with fresh berries.
Cawston is expecting a good turnout for the dinner and stressed everyone is welcome.
“I hope people take this opportunity to partake in the amazing local foods that are available right in our district,” she remarked. “They will also have the opportunity to meet some of the producers and gather the information where they can access this food.”
She said by attending the event, district residents will demonstrate their support for the local producers and their products.
“Buying local makes good sense, both economically and nutritionally,” she stressed.
Cawston said she hopes the harvest dinner becomes an annual event used to showcase local foods.
“It’s going to be an elaborate meal and a great evening—a night to remember,” she enthused.