TerraVita's Fall Fête to feature chefs from the mountains to the coast

Get a sneak peek of the menu for the Oct. 20 tasting event.

Posted 1:00 p.m. Oct 9, 2018 — Updated 1:00 p.m. Oct 9, 2018

Andrea Griffith Cash

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — From Oct. 17 to 20, the TerraVita Food & Drink Festival will host special dinners and classes with topics ranging from heirloom apples, craft spirits in the Southeast and fermentation to Instant Pot cooking and barbecue. But the ninth annual festival that takes place in and around Chapel Hill will wrap up, as it always does, under a big tasting tent at the Village Green at Southern Village.

This year, the Fall Fête, on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 20, will feature more than 40 chefs and food artisans from across the state of North Carolina – representing the coast, the mountains and everything in between. In addition, about two dozen beverage producers will offer sustainably-sourced beverages from across the globe, including microbrews, spirits, craft sodas, organic coffees, drinking vinegars, and biodynamic, organically-grown and natural wines.

Here’s a glimpse at the lineup and the menu (although not a complete list):

Crossroads Chapel Hill at The Carolina Inn – Red Wine Garlic Sausage with Pepperonata and White Bean Puree
Fearrington House Restaurant in Pittsboro – Pressed Smoked Chicken, Sunchokes, Salted Caramel and Savory Granola (vegetarian option: Confit Squash version)
Jolie in Raleigh – Duck Cassoulet with Buttered Apples and Rosemary
The Asbury in Charlotte – Winter Squash and Apple Textures, Squash Custard, Pumpkin and Squash Seed, Granola, Apple, Baby Ginger Reduction and Apple Chips
Centro in Raleigh – Seared Tamale, Short Rib and Mole Poblano
Mandolin in Raleigh – Beet Pastrami Reuben with Mizuna and Potato Chips
The Katharine Brasserie & Bar in Winston-Salem – Scallop Ceviche, Radish, Dried Corn, Potato Chips and Celtic Mustard
18 Seaboard in Raleigh – Smoked Pork Rillettes, Buttered Toast, Whipped Muscadine Spread, Pickled Mustard Seed and Micro Endive
Benny’s Big Time Pizzeria in Wilmington – Rigatoni di Grana Arsa, Carrots, Pistachio and Pickled Chili
Mission Pizza Napoletana in Winston-Salem – Pizza Napoletana with Tomato, Siano Mozzarella Fior de Latte, Parmigiano Reggiano, Basil and EVO
Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill – Fried Pork Dumplings
Green Valley Grill/Print Works Bistro in Greensboro – Smoked Brisket Sliders with Pickled Peppers and House-Made Ricotta Boursin
Saint Jacques French Cuisine in Raleigh – Firsthand Foods’ Lamb Merguez with Baguette, Dijon Mustard and Goat Cheese Sauce
Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham – Thieboudienne (fish, rice and tomato dish from Senegal)
Il Palio in Chapel Hill – Wood-Fired Grilled Crostini with Sweet Potato Mascarpone or Sausage Genovese
The Root Cellar in Chapel Hill – House-Smoked Summer Sausage with Beer Mustard, Grilled Onions and Pickled Apples on a Pretzel Slider
Counting House in Durham – Pumpkin and Caramelized Apple Opera Cake with Brown Butter and Cinnamon

Additionally, the Fall Fête will feature food from: Buxton Hall Barbecue in Asheville; Vidalia in Boone; Picnic in Durham; The Cortez in Raleigh; Jack Tar & The Colonel’s Daughter in Durham; East Durham Bake Shop in Durham; Mystery Brewing Public House in Hillsborough; La Farm Bakery in Cary; Ashten’s in Southern Pines; Oakleaf in Carrboro; The Pig in Chapel Hill; Union Special in Raleigh; Catch in Wilmington; Chocolatay Confections in Chapel Hill; Big Spoon Roasters in Durham; bu.ku in Raleigh; so.ca in Raleigh; Chapel Hill Creamery in Chapel Hill; Barrister’s at The Esquire in Gastonia; Whiskey Kitchen in Raleigh, and more!

On the beverage side, the participants include: Fullsteam Brewery, TOPO Organic Spirits, Haw River Farmhouse Ales, Queen of Wines, Durham Distillery, Crude Bitters & Sodas, Carrboro Coffee Roasters, De Maison Selections, Honeygirl Meadery, Old North Shrub, Joe Van Gogh, Cathead Distillery, Piedmont Wine Imports, Slingshot Coffee, Bacco Selections, Botanist & Barrel, Alley Twenty Six, Pisgah Brewing, Mystery Brewing, Sour Grapes, Wine Authorities, and more.

The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. For the VIP experience, guests can enter at noon and enjoy signature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by Hummingbird in Raleigh for the first half hour, then have the opportunity to enjoy the big tent 30 minutes earlier than standard admission. Tickets are $65 (no alcohol), $80 (alcohol included) and $100 (VIP). They can be purchased at www.terravitafest.com.

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