Details are limited but mark yourself as “busy” for August 20th now. Summit Founder Mark Stutrud will be at The Lake House in Forest Lake for a beer and food taste sensation. Details on price, menu and time will be posted as they become available.

Ngon Vietnamese Bistro will be having a 5 course dinner paired with Lift Bridge beers on Tuesday July 21st on the new garden patio. The menu will consist of ingredients from local farms and markets. The dinner will start at 6pm and seating will be first come first serve. There will be a social hour from 5 to 6pm with happy hour drinks specials. Seats will be limited to 44 and will cost $50 per person.

Menu:
House cured Wild Acres duck prosciutto with swiss chard, snap peas, and Minnesota Tan Vinaigrette
Fischer Farms bacon & daikon cake, sliced radish, & anise cured Salmon with a cilantro sauce
Wild rice crusted Star Prairie Trout with grilled asparagus a rhubarb mango chutney
Thousand Hills short ribs braised in our pho spices with wasabi potatoes and five spice sauce
House made Lift Bridge Biscotti™ ice cream with a currant cookie

We will supply a tap and cask beers from to accompany the dishes above.

When: Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Social hour @5PM, Dinner at 6PM.
Where: Ngon Vietnamese Bistro, 799 University Ave, St. Paul, MN
Tickets: $50.00 per person. Seating is first come first serve.

Clarification: Call Ngon to make your reservations. It is only the seating that will be on a first come, first serve basis.

Ok, this one is for you foodies and beeries.

Join us on June 27 as we gather to toast the summer and the delicious local food it brings with it!

The evening begins with a motorcoach ride out to the beautiful, rolling hills of Cedar Summit Dairy Farm in New Prague, Minnesota. You’ll be welcomed by the entire Minar family and a glass of wine from Alexis Bailly Vineyard. After you have a chance to get acquainted with your fellow diners, you’ll be escorted on a walking tour of the farm, where you’ll have a chance to learn firsthand about organic and sustainable farming. A long table in the middle of the green field awaits you at the end of your tour. Your tastebuds will tingle as JD Fratzke, one of the area’s most talented chefs, creates an unforgettable five course dinner, using many ingredients from the farm itself. They will keep you hydrated during the feast with Summit beer and local wine and you’ll have a chance to speak with many of the people who worked so hard to produce it. As dinner is winding down and dessert is being served, a high-energy local bluegrass band will be warming up to entertain you as the sun finally sets over the horizon.

Please visit www.dinneronthefarm.com to reserve your seat at the table. Buy now, tickets are limited!

The $150 ticket price includes transportation to and from the farm from central locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Slow Food, a non-profit organization celebrating good, clean and fair food.