- April 23, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
Brian Morrow and Patrick Burke tasted some grits with pineapple jam.
A live band performed cover songs for diners.
Serkan Serbest, Doori Sung and Rhiannon and Walter Rogers entered Whisper Creek Farm together.
The evening event was hosted by the Highball & Harvest restaurant.
Marc and Kristen Manieri chatted with Chirag Kabrawala.
Farmers Gus Ramage and Marabou Thomas grew vegetables at Whisper Creek Farm.
Melissa Delvillar and husband John Mansour finished off some smoked short ribs.
Local chefs and artisans served all sorts of cuisine to hungry guests.
Fleet Farming director Lee Perry and program coordinator Caroline Chomanics were thrilled to see the support for local food.
Featured chef Kenny Gilbert, owner of Gilbert's Underground Kitchen, served smoked alligator ribs along with other cuisine.
Ether-Marie Harris and Kasie Wade won tickets to the event through a raffle.
Melinda Dransfield, Maureen Mandirola, Rob Flatley and Jeff Nalezny finished their meals during a long talk.
Marissa Arahory and Madie Sunberg perused the booths.
Olivia Iorizzo and brother Scott Eddy thought it was a beautiful night.
Tito's Vodka workers mixed in with the crowd.
Guests tried out different foods from an array of eateries.
Elizabeth Perotta and daughter Emily Grace, the junior teen Miss Orlando winner, had a ball trying out new foods.
Christina and Andrew Ewasko had a great date night.
Mike and Moreau and his wife chef Cristina Moreau thought the food was fabulous.
Highball & Homestead events coordinator Annie Flores and Ritz-Carlton food and beverage manager Lauren Eliott appreciated the cool weather during the first Homestead Harvest.
Guests were welcome to a smorgasboard of cuisines during the first Homestead Harvest event on Thursday, Oct. 26. The dinner, held at Grand Lakes Orlando's Whisper Creek Farm, offered meals cooked up from over a dozen different Florida chefs. Some of the food offered ranged from grits with pineapple jam to smoked alligator ribs, the latter served by the night's featured chef and Top Chef contestant Kenny Gilbert. The event benefited Fleet Farming, a nonprofit that encourages hyperlocal produce farming to reduce environmental damage. Much of the Grand Lakes Orlando's produce is grown at Whisper Creek Farm.
