Connecting the Community started as a conversation amongst The Space Force about how to bring the joy and passion we have for local sourcing and intimate hospitality to more people, in a way that lets us be as wild and creative as we want. The result is an attempt at a dinner series that doesn't just bring good food from a farmer to your plate, but an experience that reveals our mutual entanglement in each other, our neighbors, and the very land on which we live.
Each dinner will be a partnership with a local farm or producer and will consist of several courses. And these courses will involve some talking. We will walk you through our process, the particularities of the farm, the season, and the produce, and give you some historical and cultural information on the ingredients and cooking techniques. The best part? You are encouraged to talk back. We envision these dinners as conversations - a dialogue about our place in the political economy and the incredibly joyful, beautiful, and bizarre act of eating, of turning the world into us. Of the world becoming us.
The first Sunday in August we will have a 7-9 course dinner that gives a tour of some of our favorite local farms. We do a lot of sourcing from the local farmers markets for our regular menu, but this will be a chance to frolic in the absurd abundance of central Illinois. You'll be sure to see produce from Ben and Molly's, Sola Gratia, Nano Farm, and Moore Family Farm, cheese from Prairie Fruits Farm, and meat from Living Light and Triple S. Keep an eye on our socials and this page for an update on who and what will be featured.
The full price is $100: a $25 deposit holds your seat (we use it to start sourcing), and the remaining $75 is due at the dinner. That covers the meal. Your ticket will also help pay for one of the community meals that we give out to anyone who asks for food.
There will be an optional cocktail pairing available curated to match the rhythms and textures of this multi-coursed dinner. The pairing will enhance your experience of our local farms by showing what is possible in drinks of all kinds. $40 will get you our specialty cocktail pairing.
Connecting the Community Vol. 8: Farmers Market Edition
Sun, August 2nd @6pm
The Space. 1 E Main St. Champaign, IL 61820.
$100/person
+$40 for cocktail pairing/person
Connecting the Community started as a conversation amongst The Space Force about how to bring the joy and passion we have for local sourcing and intimate hospitality to more people, in a way that lets us be as wild and creative as we want. The result is an attempt at a dinner series that doesn't just bring good food from a farmer to your plate, but an experience that reveals our mutual entanglement in each other, our neighbors, and the very land on which we live.
Each dinner will be a partnership with a local farm or producer and will consist of several courses. And these courses will involve some talking. We will walk you through our process, the particularities of the farm, the season, and the produce, and give you some historical and cultural information on the ingredients and cooking techniques. The best part? You are encouraged to talk back. We envision these dinners as conversations - a dialogue about our place in the political economy and the incredibly joyful, beautiful, and bizarre act of eating, of turning the world into us. Of the world becoming us.
The first Sunday in August we will have a 7-9 course dinner that gives a tour of some of our favorite local farms. We do a lot of sourcing from the local farmers markets for our regular menu, but this will be a chance to frolic in the absurd abundance of central Illinois. You'll be sure to see produce from Ben and Molly's, Sola Gratia, Nano Farm, and Moore Family Farm, cheese from Prairie Fruits Farm, and meat from Living Light and Triple S. Keep an eye on our socials and this page for an update on who and what will be featured.
The full price is $100: a $25 deposit holds your seat (we use it to start sourcing), and the remaining $75 is due at the dinner. That covers the meal. Your ticket will also help pay for one of the community meals that we give out to anyone who asks for food.
There will be an optional cocktail pairing available curated to match the rhythms and textures of this multi-coursed dinner. The pairing will enhance your experience of our local farms by showing what is possible in drinks of all kinds. $40 will get you our specialty cocktail pairing.
Connecting the Community Vol. 8: Farmers Market Edition
Sun, August 2nd @6pm
The Space. 1 E Main St. Champaign, IL 61820.
$100/person
+$40 for cocktail pairing/person