Charlie Trotter and his staff chose to come to the Chefs Garden and Culinary Vegetable Institute for there employee party this year! The staff included kitchen, wine, and service staff, the number came to 50! We were so excited to be the host of such a great occasion!
Our staff set up a large farm style BBQ down by the river. The family feel was incredible. Our staff and Trotters staff have been very close for years, it felt like a large family Reunion. We had corn on the Cobb, Lake Erie Perch, Pulled Pork sandwich's with the best baked beans in your life. Our good friend Chef Jeff Fischer came in for the weekend and helped with the menu development and being responsible for a large part of the food! THANKS JEFF :)
For dessert: Homemade Cherry pie and Blueberry pie (fresh fruit, like grandma made it), peach cobbler and homemade Vanilla Ice cream.
There were so many people that had to get down the the river, which was a 20 min walk from property, down a narrow, and muddy path...we used a wagon (above) to hall them! It was great fun, wish you were all there to see it. The weather was great all the way up until we had to bring everyone back to the building. IT STARTED TO POUR!!!! Picture this... 50 elite restaurateurs all in a wagon, getting drenched in their trendy and stylish Chicago wear! It was a mess at first but after they all looked around, you couldn't help but laugh. Our staff was muddy and wet also, trying to huddle our equipment under the tent before it was drifted away.
The event couldn't have been better, after a packed lunch for the ride ( 5 hours) and a dry T shirt, they all were on their way back home.
Thanks for choosing us, and I hope this becomes an annual event :)
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