TABLE SPONSORS Mid-Winter Beekeeping Feast - A Taste of Mead & Honey

It is early February. Pink and white buds are just peeking on the burnished branches of the almond trees all over California. It is just the beginning of spring. Bees come out to bask in the warmth of the afternoon sun following the dark, cool winter days of December and January. They gather pollen and nectar to begin building their strength and their colony for the coming year. Each evening they return to the warmth of their hives.

Join us in the glow of candelight as we celebrate this beginning of the honeybee's season. We will start the evening with sparkling mead cocktails and end with a very special dessert: a mead flight with cheeses, guided by Darrell Corti, international wine judge. Music, a silent auction and great food will fill the evening.

Our dinner has been designed by Ann Evans and Mani Niall and will be catered by the Buckhorn, Winters, CA. Anna is the founder of Yolo County Slow Food, the Davis Farmers Market, the Davis Farm to School Program, beekeeper, illustrator/ author (with Georgeanne Brennan) of the Davis Farmer's Market Cookbook. Mani is the author of numerous cookbooks including 'Covered in Honey' and his latest venture, 'Sweet!'. He is the chief cupcake froster at Sweet Bar Bakery in Oakland, CA.

By reserving your table, you will receive special acknolwedgement in our dinner program. Thank you to all of our table sponsors and other donors for your generosity!

Menu

Appetizers
Cracked Dungeness Crab on Belgian Endive
Shitake Mushroom Soup Shots

Drinks
Sparkling mead, sparkling water & wine pairings with each course

Salad
Navel and Blood Oranges over Winter Greens
with Tupelo Honey Vinaigrette

Main Course
Roasted Lamb Shank with Dried Fruit and Rosemary-Infused Sage Honey
Polenta Squares with Tomato and Mushroom Ragout
Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Thyme Butter

Cheese Course with Honey Comb
Honey Comb paired with
Laura Chenel Orange Blossom Chevre, Point Reyes Blue and
Manchego cheeses

Dessert & Mead Flight
Three Select Meads
Haagen-Dazs Honey Vanilla Ice Cream
Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies with Pistachios