Outstanding in the Field

Seattle is a featured again as a host city in this year's Outstanding in the Field dining series!

Chefs Dana Tough and Brian McCracken of Spur will be guest chefs for an Outstanding in the Field event at Oxbow Center with Luke Woodward and Adam McCurdy on Thursday, July 16th. To make your reservation at the table, please visit the Outstanding in the Field website.

Outstanding in the Field is the wildly successful roving culinary adventure that travels North America during the harvest season. The experience begins with a tour of the location - typically a local farm - then guests join farmers, producers, culinary artisans, and share the seasonally fresh meal set at a long table. The table is located outdoors at farms or gardens, on mountain tops or in sea caves, on islands or at ranches. Occasionally the it is set indoors: a beautiful refurbished barn, a cool greenhouse or a stately museum. Wherever the location, the consistent theme of each dinner is to honor the people whose good work brings nourishment to the table. Ingredients for the meal are almost all local and most come from the host farm. Meals are generally prepared by a celebrated chef of the region.

Outstanding in the Field has come a long way since 1999 when founder Jim Denevan first started convincing people it was valuable and interesting to dine 'out in a field' with the farmers. Even in the midst of economic difficulty, or perhaps even more so because of it, people want to get out there, take a look around, celebrate farmers and farming and sit together to share a meal. Learn more at www.outstandinginthefield.com.

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