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Cocktails and Grub at 431 Delaware

This could be fun/delicious: The 431 Delaware space in Albany and the Chefs Consortium, a group dedicated to highlighting local sustainable food, are hosting cocktail party March 18 featuring local food, wine, and art. From the blurbage:

The collaboration of artists and chefs in the historic 431 location will bring together the individual talents and mediums of different Albany artists while chefs prepare clean and inspiring food with the freshest, local, seasonal, and organic foods that New York has to offer.

Cocktails and Grub at 431 will display the stunning local talents of Albany artists while providing sustainably and locally sourced food, wine and beer from local farms, wineries and breweries. Many of the farmers, vintners and brewers will be on hand to talk about their farms, wineries and breweries, and how their products are incorporated into the reception.

Among the chefs participating: Noah Sheetz, whom you might recognize from his "day" job -- he's the executive chef at the Governor's Mansion. He's been an advocate for local food.

Tickets are $20. Reservations are required. You can sign up through the Chefs Consortium site, or by calling 914-204-9628.

Full release with details after the jump.

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Cocktails and Grub at 431

The Baptist Church turned creative space at 431 Delaware, in association with the Chefs Consortium, will host a cocktail reception on March 18, 2010 from 6-8pm that will feature local food, wine, beer and artists from the Albany area.   The reception will promote awareness of locally produced food, wine, beer and art, and will feature live music by the Red Haired Strangers. Locally renowned artist Chip Fasciana, founder of the Albany Underground Artists, will be co-host of the event with the Chefs Consortium while enlisting the participation of fellow artists and food artisans.

The collaboration of artists and chefs in the historic 431 location will bring together the individual talents and mediums of different Albany artists while chefs prepare clean and inspiring food with the freshest, local, seasonal, and organic foods that New York has to offer.
The Chefs Consortium, an organization of Professional chefs in the Hudson Valley who advocate for sustainable farming and food production practices, buying locally, and nutritional education for students, parents and government, includes:

Noah Sheetz, Hudson Valley chef and local food promoter; Rebecca Joyner, Food Service Director at Darrow School; Nicole Cagan, The Ulster County farm-to-school initiative, "From the Ground Up"; and Jeff Loshinsky and John Peterson of Jeff Loshinsky Catering in Hudson, NY. The Chefs collaborate for the sake of fun, food, and sustainable farming and donate their skills and creativity to promote awareness of local food and regional talent. Other prominent Albany chefs will also be featured at the reception.

Cocktails and Grub at 431 will display the stunning local talents of Albany artists while providing sustainably and locally sourced food, wine and beer from local farms, wineries and breweries. Many of the farmers, vintners and brewers will be on hand to talk about their farms, wineries and breweries, and how their products are incorporated into the reception.
As one of the largest agricultural producers in the nation, New York provides an amazing bounty of local ingredients. The farms in the counties that surround Albany produce a diversity of the highest quality ingredients available in the nation, including local produce, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cereal grains and flours, wild mushrooms, lamb, game, and grass and grain finished beef. Buying food and art locally supports New York's economy and the prosperity of New York residents - every dollar spent locally gets re-spent locally.

Tickets for Cocktails and Grub at 431 are $20. Reservations are required.  Tickets are available now through the Chefs Consortium website or by calling 914-204-9628