This summer, spend an evening dining alfresco at The Morton Arboretum. On Thursday, August 14, savor a five-course menu that highlights fresh and flavorful ingredients from Midwest Midwest farms and food artisans. Courses are expertly paired with beers from local craft brewery Noon Whistle Brewing—including their signature collaboration with The Morton Arboretum, Golden Leaf Lager.
Event Highlights
Throughout the evening, guitarist Jim Perona will perform works from a repertoire that spans flamenco, classical, baroque, and contemporary styles.
Small-scale artisanal producers featured in the Farm-to-Table Dinner menu and vegetarian menu include Heaven’s Honey, Inc. (Elmhurst, IL), Maytag Dairy Farms (Newton, IA), Noon Whistle Brewing (Lombard, IL), and Slagel Farms (Livingston County, IL).
The Farm-to-Table Dinner will take place in the Firefly Pavilion, a sustainably-built three-season event venue with a scenic patio.
Ticket Details
Tickets must be purchased online and in advance. Tickets will be available Thursday, July 1.
Cost: $108
Member cost: $98
This event is for adults aged 21 and older. No children, including infants in strollers, will be permitted.
Your ticket purchase helps support the Arboretum’s vision of a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.
Farm-to-Table Dinner Menu
Soup
Chilled Michigan Peach Gazpacho (GF) (NF) (VG)
Grilled South Haven Michigan peaches, cucumber, garlic, red pepper, micro cilantro
Appetizer
Sweet Corn Fritters (NF) (V)
Heaven’s Honey Farms amber honey drizzle, whipped goat cheese
Paired with Noon Whistle, Fuzzy Smack Sour Ale
Salad
Spring Salad (NF) (V)
Spring mix, heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, cucumbers, Maytag Dairy Farms bleu cheese, white balsamic dressing
Paired with Noon Whistle, Cozmo Pale Ale
Entrée
Pan-Seared French Chicken Breast (GF) (NF)
Slagel Family Farms chicken breast, cherry and bourbon glaze, sweet corn and summer squash succotash, tricolor roasted rosemary fingerling potatoes
Paired with The Morton Arboretum’s signature beer collaboration with Noon Whistle Brewing, Golden Leaf Lager
Dessert
Citrus-Scented Olive Oil Cake (NF)
Heaven’s Honey Farms honey-infused strawberry rhubarb compote
Paired with Noon Whistle, Gummylicious Hazy IPA
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GF–Gluten Friendly NF–Nut Free VG–Vegan V–Vegetarian
Farm-to-Table Dinner Vegetarian Menu
Soup
Chilled Michigan Peach Gazpacho (GF) (NF) (VG)
Grilled South Haven Michigan peaches, cucumber, garlic, red pepper, micro cilantro
Appetizer
Sweet Corn Fritters (NF) (V)
Heaven’s Honey Farms amber honey drizzle, whipped goat cheese
Paired with Noon Whistle, Fuzzy Smack Sour Ale
Salad
Spring Salad (NF) (V)
Spring mix, heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, cucumbers, Maytag Dairy Farms bleu cheese, white balsamic dressing
Paired with Noon Whistle, Cozmo Pale Ale
Entrée
Grilled Baby Eggplant (GF)(NF) (V)
Cherry reduction, truffle potato puree, grilled zucchini and summer squash, lemon thyme butter
Paired with The Morton Arboretum’s signature beer collaboration with Noon Whistle Brewing, Golden Leaf Lager
Dessert
Citrus-Scented Olive Oil Cake (NF)
Heaven’s Honey Farms honey-infused strawberry rhubarb compote
Paired with Noon Whistle, Gummylicious Hazy IPA
Icon Key
GF–Gluten Friendly NF–Nut Free VG–Vegan V–Vegetarian
