City Council member Karyn Adams, left, and Sara Houchins, a staffer at Big Ears and a member of the Nourish Knoxville board of directors, at the reception Monday night.
From now until Sunday, 31 local restaurants and bars are featuring special menu items. If you purchase any of those items, a portion of the cost will be donated to Nourish Knoxville, the non-profit group best known for organizing and managing Market Square Farmers Market and New Harvest Farmers Market.
To kick off Restaurant Week, as it is called, folks from Nourish Knoxville held a reception for supporters on Monday night at Maple Hall showcasing a number of the special items that are being offered. Here’s a look at some of them. For a full list of the participating eateries and drinkeries (is that a word??), click here.
And look for Alan and me when you are out there participating in this worthy — and delicious — fundraising endeavor!
This tower of cookies was produced by Little Bird Macarons and features ingredients from Old Bailey Farms and Mountain Meadows Farm. It’s made from honey lavendar macarons and peaches and cream macarons. Yum!
From left, Knoxville City Council member Matthew DeBardelaben, Fiona McAnally, and Alan Carmichael. Fiona is president of the Nourish Knoxville board of directors.
These delicious sweet corn galettes are from Small Comforts Kitchen and feature ingredients from Huff Farm.
Megan Venable, left, from VIP Knoxville magazine, and Nourish Knoxville’s chief executive officer, Charlotte Tolley.
Gazpacho from Potchke Deli featured produce from Mountain Roots Farm and Zavels Family Farm.
From left, Tyler Janow, Lila Honaker, and Anthony Wilson. Lila is on the Nourish Knoxville board.
These veggie pie tamales from Good Golly Tamale feature mushrooms from Extraterrestrial Fungi.
Nick Evans was enjoying a Garden Party G&T served Monday night. It also is Maple Hall’s signature cocktail served for the rest of this week with proceeds benefiting Nourish Knoxville.
Refreshing watermelon wedges from Myers Brothers Farm.
Mary Campbell and Cullen Wojcik, a member of the Nourish Knoxville board.
Basil mozzarella flatbread from Maple Hall featured produce from Spring Oak Farm.
Some of our favorite folks! From left: John Niceley, Martha Kern, and Stuart Cassell.
It was a family friendly event.
Loved the fresh flowers on all the tables!
OK, time time to head to the restaurants!
Looks yummy–and for such a good cause!
Gay: Everything we tried was delish! I especially liked those sweet corn galettes!