Regular Meeting of the Nashville Farmers' Market Commission

January 26, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Regular meeting of the Nashville Farmers' Market Commission typically occurs on the 4th Thursday of each calendar month at 4:00pm in the meeting room upstairs at Nashville Farmers' Market next to the administrative offices. 

Click here to view the latest agenda. 

Kamikaze Chef Comes to Grow Local Kitchen

January 28, 2012 at 6:00 PM

 

Colleen Egan is a home chef who likes to entertain friends and family with tried and true recipes as well as experiment with unique flavor combinations. With no formal training, she's learned everything she knows from experimentation and watching the Food Network. She found herself getting inspired by programs to make new dishes with what she had in her pantry and fridge, but then ended up with full meals and no one to eat them! Now she cook for friends, family and  new faces in her home or in a host kitchen many times a year.

Colleen says...

I came up with this idea after watching years of the Food Network, trying my own recipes and hosting friends for dinner as often as possible. I wanted to turn it into something fun, something new and came up with The Kamikaze Chef.

Here’s how it works: my guests sign up to bring one item listed in the invitation, plus 1 beverage to share, and I promise a delicious meal and good company.

The items in the invitation are just food groups (i.e. protein, starch, vegetable, dairy, etc), so I don’t know exactly what they are bringing. I take their offerings and make a full meal, using all of the ingredients they bring, plus anything I have in my pantry or refrigerator. I get to plan one vegetarian entree and 2 appetizers, but I have to use everything they bring for the other courses and dessert.

We start the night early so I can figure out the menu while my guests start on beverages, appetizers and connect with old friends or make new ones. Guests can get very creative and the mystery ingredients range from the everyday rice and garden tomatoes to haddock filets and Japanese sweet potatoes.

I also get to pick a theme (Italian, Mexican, etc) before hand, but I don’t tell my guests what that theme is. That allows me to stock my pantry/fridge with the mandatory spices/aromatics I know I will need for that theme. One of my friends usually steps up to help serve as my sous chef and, as of right now, I have access to resources on the internet. If someone shows up with something I’m not familiar with, they’ll WANT me to find out how to prepare it.

This event is RSVP only, a fee-based event, and space is limited.  Contact http://thekamikazechef.com/  to get more info & sign up for these monthly dinners.

Swing Dance at the Nashville Farmers’ Market

January 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Sunday, Jan. 29th  1-4pm this FREE event is fun for all ages and held inside the Market House. No experience necessary--just a love of fun!

Swing Dance at NFM is a monthly event typically held on the third or fourth Sunday of every month. Visit the facebook page for more info!

Matt Bolus of Flyte Comes to Grow Local Kitchen for an "Offal Good" Class

January 30, 2012 at 6:00 PM

Join Matt Bolus of Flyte World Dining & Wine shows us how to work with off-cuts of meat.   This class is RSVP & registration-paid only & class size is extremely limited.   Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.

Meet 'n 3 w/ Local Artists, Food Trucks, Lightning 100, & NFM!

February 3, 2012 at 6:00 PM

 

Meet n’ 3 is the delicious blend of 4 of Nashville’s favorites— Local Artists, Local Food Trucks, Local Music, & Nashville Farmers’ Market. All 4 will converge on Friday, Feb. 3^rd from 6-9pm at Nashville Farmers’ Market.  This free to attend event will feature 10 of Nashville’s favorite Food Trucks (listed below), over 30 local artists (partial list below), local band, Striking Matches, & beer + wine sales* by DD Events. Sponsored by Metro Arts Commission, Nashville Food Trucks, & Lightning 100--Nashville's Independent Radio!

Meet 'n 3 Food Truck Lineup:

Riffs Fine Street Food

The Grilled Cheeserie

Hoss' Loaded Burgers

Smoke Et Al

Yayo's OMG

Jonbalaya Catering

Love Shack

Blackbird Heritage

Wrapper's Delight

The Latin Wagon

Local Artist Lineup: twenty local artists and crafters selling handcrafted jewelry, fine art, photography, sculptural objects and more. Artists include Ashwood Estates, Atelier 427, Bennett Art, Daniel Lowell Corban Handcrafted Furniture, DREGstudios! The Artwork of Brandt Hardin, Emma Klingbeil, Genevieve Joyner and Sara Thomas, HAGGARD STONE STUDIO, Kim Radford, Lindsay Farrer/Simon and Ruby, m.florita jewelry, Merry Beth Myrick/ Hardwear Merry, Shelley McCoy Art, Sheri Oneal/Inspiration Avenue Art, Barbara Gronefeld.

Special Thanks to Lightening 100 WRLT 100.1FM Nashville's Independent Radio for Media & Music Support!

*Must be 21 or older with valid identification to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.