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2025 Food Festival: January – Buckwheat Flour
This year, Chef Andrew Smith, Culinary Director, curated our Food Festivals and prepared some delicious recipes to help celebrate the ingredient! We’re kicking off with
Each month, our Great Performances menus feature seasonal ingredients. This month for the September Food Festival Recipe, we chose to celebrate corn with this Easy Seasonal Corn and Oyster Mushroom Salad Recipe.
It’s our way of celebrating the earth and bringing our special touch to every menu.
To get more seasonal ingredient tips, check out more recipes at Katchkie Farm.
Katchkie farm is a NOFA-certified organic farm in Kinderhook, New York, dedicated to building connections between consumers, food professionals and families and healthy, delicious local food.
¼ small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
¼ tsp sugar
4 tbsp olive oil, divided
Paprika
10 oz cooked corn, cut from the cob (cook on cob in salted boiling water for 3 minutes)
2 oz cooked wild rice (cook in salted water or vegetable stock until just al dente)
10 oz oyster or shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 oz arugula
Salt and pepper
1 pound pasta, shape of choice
Dissolve sugar and a pinch of salt in sherry vinegar in a medium bowl.
Add thinly sliced onion and combine.
Set aside for 1-2 hours to pickle the onion.
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in small skillet.
Add mushrooms, tossing until browned.
Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
Let cool.
Add a pinch of paprika and remaining 2 tbsp olive oil to pickled onion and combine.
Add corn, wild rice, mushrooms and arugula and toss gently.
Season with additional salt and pepper and serve.
To Serve garnish the top with a few pieces pickled onion and arugula.
Corn is rich in prebiotics, a type of fiber that acts as food for our good gut bacteria.
Keep your gut happy and healthy by including corn in your way of eating!
This year, Chef Andrew Smith, Culinary Director, curated our Food Festivals and prepared some delicious recipes to help celebrate the ingredient! We’re kicking off with
In celebration of Veganuary, Chef Solanki Roy has shared her version of the classic Indian staple, Aloo Gobi.
Bring back childhood memories: 0.5 oz Vanilla Syrup 3 oz Orange Juice 1 oz Coconut Cream Fill with Ginger Beer
A green tea twist with a floral touch: 2 tsp Matcha Powder (frothed in hot water) 0.5 oz Raspberry Syrup 1 can Kin Euphorics Bloom
A crisp, floral highball with refreshing cucumber notes: 0.75 oz Hibiscus Syrup 2 slices of Cucumber (muddled) 0.75 oz Lemon Juice 2 oz Club Soda
A creamy, fruity delight: 1 oz Almond Milk 1 oz Pomegranate Juice 0.5 oz Strawberry Puree Fill with Sprite
For a playful nod to nostalgia: 0.5 oz Chocolate Syrup 0.5 oz Orgeat Syrup (contains nuts) 0.5 oz Coconut Cream Fill with Root Beer
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