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Community Table with Chef Michael Campbell of Pacific Pearl Cafe

August 30 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

$160.00 – $175.00

Join us for an edible conversation between a farm, a chef, and the community.

We are excited to welcome you to our Community Table all summer. This beloved event brings a renowned chef to our farm to design an ecological meal around our four seasonal rotations (market garden, milpa, fruit forest, cover crops) highlighting the bioregional cuisine of San Juan. By bringing these culinary artists back to the source, they have the chance to connect with new ingredients, unearth fresh inspiration in our bioregion’s historic foodways, and discover the rewards of relationship with the land.

Chef Michael Campbell holding out two plates

CHEF MICHAEL CAMPBELL

“I love that people at The Ecology Center are willing to be daring. We’re doing it for the right reasons, and that’s exciting”

The culinary creative behind some of Orange County’s most renowned cuisine, including that of his own Pacific Pearl Catering Co., Chef Michael Campbell is a leader in regenerative fine dining. With a background that ranges from working as executive sous chef for Michael Mina group to exploring classic Spanish and French techniques to the pristine farm-to-table model at Dan Barber’s Blue Hill, Chef Campbell uses The Ecology Center’s local seasonal produce to craft sublimely simple dishes that showcase unforgettable character and soul. Chef Campbell has made a culinary reputation as a true land steward in the fine dining world as a cocreator of the Sustainable Seafood Summit held in Portland Oregon in 2019 — to name one passion project. Inspired by past dishes like curry- and coconut-crusted carrots and wood-fired birria beans with charred chiles, Chef Michael’s pairing of rustic and refined techniques will bring out the best of our bioregion’s signature flavors.

FAQ

DIETARY PREFERENCES
Community Table dinners are fixed course, family-style meals. As such, we cannot accommodate every dietary restriction. Please email us with any dietary needs.  We will try to accommodate for vegetarian/vegan needs, gluten intolerance, and seafood/shellfish allergies but let us know if there are any specific dietary restrictions for any of your guests.  We will do our best to accommodate anything beyond the 3 listed. If there are any life threatening allergies we recommend emailing before purchasing tickets.

SCHEDULE
Community Table Dinners begin at 6pm, when we’ll start with drinks and a farm tour. We appreciate timeliness as the dinner is coursed intentionally with just one seating. Dinners typically end around 10pm.

REFUNDS
We can offer refunds up to one week before the dinner.  In the case that you need to cancel last minute, we would be happy to work with you to pass along your tickets to friends or family members.

MEMBERSHIP
If you are an active member of The Ecology Center, thank you so much for your support! As a token of our appreciation, we are pleased to offer you exclusive ticket pricing. If you are not yet a member but wish to take advantage of the discount, please visit our SUPPORT page to become a member today. If you’re unsure of your membership status, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], and we’ll be happy to assis

Details

Date:
August 30
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$160.00 – $175.00
Event Categories:
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Venue

The Ecology Center
32701 Alipaz Street
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 United States
Phone
(949) 443 4223

Organizer

The Ecology Center
Email
info@theecologycenter.org

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