Farmers and Chefs Team to Serve Fresh Local Food

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Chef Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill in Chicago receives fresh local food including a mesclun mix from grower James Welch of Avalanche Organics in Viola, Wisconsin.
Chef Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill in Chicago receives fresh local food including a mesclun mix from grower James Welch of Avalanche Organics in Viola, Wisconsin.
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Frontera's managing chef, Tracey Vowell, left, and grower Rink DaVee, owner of Shooting Star Farm, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, unload a box of fresh watercress at the restaurant.
Frontera's managing chef, Tracey Vowell, left, and grower Rink DaVee, owner of Shooting Star Farm, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, unload a box of fresh watercress at the restaurant.
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Chef Susan Spicer of Bayona restaurant in New Orleans finds fresh tomatoes at the Crescent City Farmers Market there.
Chef Susan Spicer of Bayona restaurant in New Orleans finds fresh tomatoes at the Crescent City Farmers Market there.
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Grower Chris Covelli of Tomato Mountain Farm, Brooklyn, Wisconsin, unpacks his fresh produce at Chicago's Frontera Grill.
Grower Chris Covelli of Tomato Mountain Farm, Brooklyn, Wisconsin, unpacks his fresh produce at Chicago's Frontera Grill.
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Chef Susan Spicer selects a Louisiana-caught blue crab at New Orleans' Crescent City Farmers Market. Collaborative members serve only sustainably harvested seafoods.
Chef Susan Spicer selects a Louisiana-caught blue crab at New Orleans' Crescent City Farmers Market. Collaborative members serve only sustainably harvested seafoods.

Learn how farmers and restaurants collaborate to supply fresh local food to restaurants.

Farm to Restaurant Recipes and Shopping Tips

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Market growers and chefs are teaming up to serve fresh, local fare in restaurants across the country.

Fresh ingredients constitute the hallmark of great cuisine, and top-ranked professional chefs take them very seriously, going to

  • Published on Oct 1, 2003
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