Celebrate the Flavors of the Santa Monica Farmers Markets
with 30 of LA’s Leading Chefs Paired with 30 Farmers at
Localicious on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Farm to Fork At Its Finest- Benefiting FamilyFarmed.org

WHO:
Localicious will serve as the culmination of the Good Food Festival & Conference on Sun., Nov. 4, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Guests will savor the freshest and best of the season with signature dishes prepared by 30 of Los Angeles’s leading culinary talents, paired with 30 farmers from the Santa Monica Farmers Markets including Coleman Farms, Coastal Organics, Weiser Family Farms, Harry’s Berries, Schaner Farms, Gloria’s, Garcia Farms and Tutti Frutti. Confirmed chefs include Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger from Border Grill, Akasha of Akasha, Nyesha Arrington of Wilshire Restaurant, John-Carlos Kuramoto of Michael’s Santa Monica, Jeremy Strubel of Rustic Canyon, Christina Olufson of Lucques/AOC/Tavern, Ray Garcia of FIG, Roxana Jullapat and Dan Mattern ofCooks County, Josie Le Balch of Josie, Gianfranco Minuz of Locanda del Lago, Paul Shoemaker of Savory, Bradley Miller of Inn of the Seventh Ray, Matt Dickson of FEED, Vardan Abgaryan of Public Kitchen, Collin Crannell of The Lobster and Joe Miller of Joe’s/ Bar Pinxto. For a complete list of Chefs and Farms, visit http://goodfoodfestivals.com/localicious .


WHAT:
Localicious, an intimate wine and food tasting fundraiser celebrating the flavors and personalities that make up the Santa Monica Farmers Markets and serves as the culmination of the Good Food Festival & Conference. The GFFC is a nationally significant event connecting the NGOs, businesses and individuals who are driving the Good Food Movement. Net proceeds benefit FamilyFarmed.org whose mission is to expand the production, marketing and distribution of locally grown and responsibly produced food in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental health of our communities.

WHEN:
Sunday, November 4 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.


WHERE:
Annenberg Community Beach House 415 Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica, CA 90402


COST:
$125 per person In addition to General Admission tickets of $125, Localicious will offer an array of VIP and premier ticket packages including reserved seating and an exclusive meet-and-greet lounge where guests can engage with the participating chefs. For VIP ticket information, contact Rosalind@settingLA.com.

TICKETS AND MORE INFO:
http://goodfoodfestivals.com/la/localicious


About the Good Food Festival & Conference
The Good Food Festival & Conference begins with an "Urban Barn Raising" with pioneering urban farmer Will Allen on Friday, November 2 at John Muir High School, continues with The Good Food Conference, a day of informative panel discussions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) featuring Will Allen (The Good Food Revolution), Van Jones (Rebuild the Dream) & Evan Kleiman (Good Food/KCRW) on Saturday, November 3 and culminates on Sunday, November 4 with Localicious, an evening of fundraising on the beach with 30 chefs and 30 farmers at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Programming will focus on Good Foodissues that matter to Californians, such as community building, safe, healthy and economically viable food jobs and the California GMO labeling measure, Proposition 37. For tickets, visit http://goodfoodfestivals.com/LA.


About the Santa Monica Farmers Markets
The Santa Monica Farmers Markets are committed to promoting healthy eating and sustainable agriculture in California by providing fresh agricultural products direct from small farms to urban customers, thereby building community and preserving California farmland. It has since grown to be one of America’s leading farmers market programs with four weekly markets. An estimated 900,000 shoppers visit the markets each year.


About FamilyFarmed.org
FamilyFarmed.org’s mission is to expand the production, marketing and distribution of locally grown and responsibly produced food in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental health of our communities. FamilyFarmed.org is nationally recognized for “growing the market” for local and sustainable food and works with many of the country’s largest buyers of local and sustainably grown food. The Good Food Festival and Conference was created to link some of the best local farmers and family-owned producers of food and farm products with the public, trade buyers and leaders in the field to foster relationships that facilitate the growth of local food systems.

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