Shake the Hand that Feeds You XVIII

PLEASE NOTE: Seating is assigned for this year's dinner, given the specific configuration of our event venue. Do make sure to check in with a member of the Board if you are unsure of which table you have been assigned to.

This year, we gather in celebration of good, clean, and fair food for all, and under the thematic line of "Global Flavors. Local Chefs." As the evening progresses, we will update this page to include more precise information about this year's menu. In the meantime:

Appetizer Hour (and a half)

1. Make sure that you take a tour of Mitchell Hall with Chef Tommy.

2. Check in with our chefs in the kitchen, and enjoy your appetizers!

   • Paul Millman | Littleton's Market

     • COLO jumbo shell-on black tiger prawns

     • North Market Spices smoked Spanish paprika and cayenne pepper

     • Shagbark Seed & Mill coarse corn grits

   • Laura Lee Di Cintio | formerly of Ajumama Cbus | savory dishes in dessert format

     • Lucky's Market sweet corn and basil cannoli

     • BelGioioso Parmesan panna cotta with Snowville Creamery heavy cream and whole milk

     • LM zucchini crisp with Emmentaler 

   • Amy Lozier | formerly of Omega Bakery

     • white bean gazpacho

     • croissant-dough-based “crackers"

   • Snowville Creamery cheese board

     • Snowville raw milk white cheddar and no lac jack

     • Good & Gather Fig & Olive mini artisanal crisps

     • 365 by Whole Foods organic blackberry fruit spread

   • Wine pairing: La Rousse Sauvignon Blanc 2025

3. Visit our silent auction at the front of the room and begin bidding!

Seated Dinner

• Dan Riesenberger | Dan the Baker - Toast Bar | Bread Service

  • Shagbark red fife wheat loaves

  • Snowville compound butters, made by SFC Chapter Leader Mark Anthony

    • NMS fleur de sel

    • NMS ras el hanout

• Po Cambo | Hot Sauce Boss | Amok Trey

  • Wine pairings: La Font de l'Olivier Grenache Blanc 2024, Terres Falmet Aramon Rouge 2021

• Dan Varga | The Hungarian Butcher | Magyar Lechon

  • Wine pairing: Domaine de Barroubio – Minervois, Cuvée Marie-Therese, Rouge 2019

• Tommy Tucker | The Mix | Apple + Brandy

  • Wine pairing: Domaine de Barroubio – Muscat de St Jean de Minervois 2019

COMMUNITY PARTNER SHOUTOUT

In addition to everyone who was able to join us at The Mix, we want to acknowledge here all of our community partners, who donated ingredients and/or financial support for this year's dinner, as well as partners we have closely worked with for co-sponsored events and special programming. Partners who were in attendance are marked with an asterisk. Finally, below is a list of former Slow Food USA delegates to Terra Madre e Salone del Gusto. (This website is currently live and undergoing edits; please do not hesitate if there is any information we may have inadvertently missed!)

Coastal Local Seafood (COLO Market), Ian Holmes

Copia Farm, Caitlin Bergman & Dan McLeod

Dan the Baker, Daniel Riesenberger

Golden Cloud Brand & Common Greens, Abbe Turner*

Growing and Growth Collective, Adrienne Williams*

Lasting Impressions, JP Fritz (SFC Board Member)

Lucky's Market Clintonville

North Market Spices, Ben Walters

Patrick Allen Selections, Patrick Allen*

Shagbark Seed & Mill, Michelle Ajamian*, Jon Doyle

Snowville Creamery, Celeste Bennett*, Tiffany Bradley, Emily Church

The Mix, CSCC, Tommy Tucker*

and a great big “thank you” to our silent auction donors:

Macelleria East Side Butchery, Phillip Clary

Costco

Mark Anthony Arceño

Harvest Pizza

Fox’s Bagels

Cherbourg Bakery

Worthington Farmer’s Market

Whole Foods Easton

Golden Cloud

Gramercy Books

Shawnie Kelley

The Mix

Shagbark Seed and Mill

Terra Madre e Salone del Gusto is Slow Food International's biennial conference, which brings together supporters of good, clean, and fair food for all, in Torino, Italy and the birthplace of the Slow Food Movement. This year, the conference will convene for the 16th time. (Word on the street is that there may be a Columbus contingency in the works for 2028...!) Past attendees — officially among the delegates selected to represent Slow Food USA — present at this year's Shake the Hand included:

Michelle Ajamian (2012)

Mark Anthony Arceño (2014)

Warren Taylor (2010)

Abbe Turner (2008)

We invite you to share your photos from this evening's dinner to THIS ALBUM.