JAMES
BEARD-NOMINATED CHEF DEAN JAMES MAX
ANNOUNCES
2015 “FARM-TO-TRUMBULL” DATES
Parallel Post’s 3rd Annual Interactive
Dining Series Kicks-Off Thursday, June 25 Featuring an Exclusive Author Book
Signing Event
to Celebrate the Locally Anticipated Launch of The Connecticut
Farm Table Cookbook
Parallel Post
announces the return of its 3rd annual three-part culinary
dining series, Farm-To-Trumbull, rolling out on Thursday, June 25 at 7:00
p.m. Inspired by the season, the event
was designed to provide an intimate experience for 30 guests led by James
Beard-nominated chef Dean James Max, Executive Chef Chris Molyneux, and newly
appointed Chef de Cuisine Erik Waybright.
As part of this year’s
exciting kick-off event, Parallel Post is thrilled to announce their
partnership with local Connecticut-based authors Tracey Medeiros and Christy
Colasurdo, who will be available for a meet and greet and book signing, to
honor their official national book launch of The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook. Featuring Parallel Post and
Chef Dean James Max’s famous Homemade
Pasta with Norman Bloom Connecticut Lobster, The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook is
much more than a regional cookbook packed with 150 recipes from the area’s top
chefs and local farmers. It's a window into the world of Connecticut’s
local farm-to-table movement, brought to life through vivid farmer and chef
profiles, regional lore, and stunning photographs.
For $110 per person
(including tax and gratuity), guests can whet their palate with welcome
cocktails sponsored by the locally-renowned Fishers Island Lemonade; sampling
of small bites; a family-style dinner ripe with the season’s finest local
ingredients; wine pairings presented by their resident mixologist Greg Genias
aka “BootlegGreg;” an all-you-can-indulge dessert bar; and a personally
autographed copy of The Connecticut Farm
Table Cookbook. For couples seeking an exclusive dinner package including
the dinner and one personally autographed copy of the cookbook, the ticket will be priced $200 per couple
(including tax and gratuity).
The
menus for the series - much like Parallel Post’s weekly-changing restaurant
menu – focuses on localism, following the philosophy that natural and
sustainable products, and responsible farming, are the key components in
ingredient selection. The menu will be
inspired by the farms’ fresh offerings of the day and as such, patrons will be
invited to embrace their adventurous side with the Farm-to-Trumbull menu being
revealed that evening including dishes infused with the refreshing spirits of
Fishers Island Lemonade.
Parallel
Post believes in strengthening the farming community and engages local
purveyors for a majority of its ingredients – seafood from Norm Bloom &
Sons in Norwalk, Conn. and Foley Fish in Boston, Mass.; meats from Ox Hollow
Farm in Roxbury, Conn.; dairy products (including cheese, milk and ice cream)
from Farmer’s Cow in Lebanon, Conn.; and greens from Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens
in Westport, Conn.
Dates for Parallel Post’s Farm-to-Trumbull 30-person dinner series include:
Thursday, June 25,
Sunday, August 9 AT GILBERTIE'S HERB FARM in EASTON CT,Thursday, October 29.
Tickets to the 3rd annual
Farm-to-Trumbull dinners are available for advance purchase at $110 per person
or $200 per couple. To RSVP for the June 25 dinner, please e-mail our partner
Fairfield U Bookstore at FairfieldUBookstoreEvents@gmail.com
or call Nancy Quinn at Fairfield U Bookstore at 203.255.7756 ext. 501. For
guests seeking to purchase additional copies of The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook that evening, representatives
from Fairfield U Bookstores will be available on-site at Parallel Post.
ABOUT PARALLEL POST
Chef Dean James Max
returns to his farm-raised roots in his latest venture, Parallel Post at the
Trumbull Marriott Merritt Parkway. Offering a bold and flavorful menu featuring
modern American cuisine with Northeastern regional flair, Parallel Post brings
an unseen level of quality and creativity to the culinary landscape of
Trumbull, Connecticut. The intimate, yet casual eatery uses seasonal, local
ingredients prepared with contemporary, healthy techniques. The
menu is comprised of a wide array of options from snacks to small plates, large
entree, and a multi-course tasting menu. Parallel Post serves breakfast Monday through
Friday from 6:30 to 11:00 a.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.; lunch Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Saturday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and dinner daily from
5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Parallel Post is located at 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, Conn.
For more information please visit www.ParallelPostRestaurant.com
or call 203.380.6380.
ABOUT THE CONNECTICUT FARM TABLE COOKBOOK
Authors
Tracey Medeiros and Christy Colasurdo take you on a culinary journey from
the shores of Greenwich in the southwest, to the rolling hills of Litchfield to
the northwest to the backcountry roads and charming small towns of the
northeast. Their travelogue shines a light on Connecticut’s cherished food
producers including the Nutmeg State's most
celebrated chefs, James Beard Awarded finalists such as Bill Taibe of
Westport's leFarm and The Whelk in Westport; and perennial favorites such as
Carole Peck of the Good News Café in Woodbury, whom The New York
Times dubbed "the Alice Waters of the East Coast."
Bringing you seasonal, local recipes made with love, the book will whet your
appetite for the exciting options on Connecticut's local, sustainable dining
scene—from seafood and sugar shacks to four-star farmhouse restaurants.
A
culinary celebration of the very best the great state has to offer, The
Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook is also a gorgeous coffee table book that
captures Connecticut’s rich agricultural history and native food traditions
through rustic images, personal stories and signature dishes from dozens of
farmers, food producers and chefs whose mission is to re-connect people to
local farmlands. No matter where you
live, you’ll want to make The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook your
guide to good eating, Connecticut-style, where dinner is only as far as your
nearest farmers’ market, farm stand, fishmonger, butchery or bake shop. For more information, please visit www.connecticutfarmtablecookbook.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Tracey
Medeiros is a food writer, food stylist, and recipe developer and tester. She
writes, "The Farmhouse Kitchen: A Guide To Eating Local" column
for Edible Green Mountains Magazine.
Medeiros is also the author of The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook (The
Countryman Press) and Dishing Up Vermont (Storey Publishing) honored
as 2010 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist and 2009 Best Books Award
Finalist (USA Book News). She travels regionally as a guest-cooking
instructor, sharing her commitment to the sustainable food movement while
providing skillful cooking demonstrations. Medeiros lives in Essex
Junction, VT, with her family.
Christy
Colasurdo is the former Special Sections Editor at New York Magazine,
an award-winning writer, and co-founder of a farm-to-table food delivery
company. Colasurdo writes regular features for Westport, Fairfield
Living and other regional magazines, and is a contributor
to CTbites.com, the definitive guide to
the CT food scene. She is also the author of Restaurant 2000 and Bar
Excellence (Rizzoli). She lives in Westport, CT, with her family,
and serves on the Board at Wakeman Town Farm & Sustainability Center.
ABOUT FISHERS ISLAND
LEMONADE
Fishers
Island Lemonade originated at The Pequot Inn, Fishers Island’s only bar, which
was established over 100 years ago.
Originated by a family recipe, the craft cocktail contains whisky,
natural lemon and honey flavor at 9% ABV.
Whether on the beach, the ferry, the 7th green, sailing, or
at your favorite watering hole, this classic summertime giggle water will
quench your thirst during any occasion.
For more information, please visit www.filemonade.com.
