Chef Grant Cousar holds his French-inspired feast of beef carpaccio canapés, roast corn and potato vichyssoise, locally raised beef with roasted beet jus, and hazelnut meringue with fresh berries and cream, in the majestic mountains of Whistler, British Columbia.
For an island dinner just outside of Portland, Oregon, chefs John Gorham, Ben Dyer and Scott Dolich craft a meal of Frogmore seafood stew and pasture-raised goat.
Chef Laurent Saillard incorporates seasonal vegetables like collard greens, kale and sweet potatoes from a Brooklyn, New York community garden into his autumn feast.
On a homestead in the mountains of southern Vermont, Chef Jason Tostrup incorporates meat and produce from four farms and a cider mill to create a meal of tomato tarts, quail, beef, lamb and locally made cider syrup.
With saguaro cactus and a striking mesa as a backdrop, a desert feast held on Yavapai Nation land near Phoenix, Arizona, features dry-climate fare such as prickly pear margaritas, fresh dates and guarijio squash.
Chef Gail Hobbs' five-course meal of locally raised rabbit, chicken and pork, hand-crafted goat cheese and fresh-picked produce and raw honey takes in a lush vineyard in Virginia's Hickory Creek Valley.
Under the boughs of fruit trees at New Hampshire's Gould Hill Orchard, Chef Andrew Gruel creates a meal of venison, trout and produce gathered from seven local farms and a dairy.
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks, a picturesque dairy in the foothills of Vancouver Island's Mount Arrowsmith, is the perfect site for Chef Ronald St Pierre's delectable meal of locally raised pork, fresh-picked wild blackberries, seasonal greens and, of course, hand-made cheeses.
A ‘full moon feast’ held on a ranch in Northern California features beef raised on-site, winter squash and roasted beets, prepared by Chef Kelsie Kerr of the famed Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California.
At Baggenstos Farm, a third-generation family farm located in the verdant hills of Sherwood, Oregon, chefs David Machado and Vitaly Paley serve an Indian-influenced six-course feast, including samosas, curried corn bisque and braised lamb.
A central California feast highlights local seafood, lamb and pork served in a pasture amid the rolling hills of Arroyo Grande.
On a small-town farm in Massachusetts, Chef Michael Leviton crafts a fall harvest supper featuring root vegetables, autumn squash, oatmeal stout-braised Angus beef and seared sea scallops.
A California coastal feast on the Coleman family farm in Carpinteria, prepared by Chef Remi Lauvand, features sustainably caught black cod, fresh herbs and local heirloom tomatoes.
The beauty, bounty and diversity of Edmonton are all showcased on the organic farm of Chinese immigrants Eric and Ruby Chen, who along with other local family farmers like Spring Creek Ranch and Sylvan Star Cheese Farm, provide mouth-watering cuisine for Chef Blair Lebsack’s creative summer feast.
In summertime, the spectacular ski resort town of Whitefish, Montana is transformed into a paradise of beautiful mountain vistas and glistening lakes – the perfect backdrop for a feast of buffalo, huckleberries and other Wild West fare prepared to gourmet perfection by Chef Andy Blanton.
The movement to eat locally and sustainably is in its nascent phase in the Arkansas Delta, so when passionately devoted organic farmers Keith and Jill Forrester donate their farm and produce for a stunning fall feast, the region’s excitement is palpable.