Max Chef to Farm Dinner "Ode to Tomatoes"

Celebrating 12 years of MAX CHEF TO FARM!

LOCAL | SUSTAINABLE | CONNECTICUT GROWN

We start with the Farmers. They tell us what is at peak perfection each day and we build our menus around that day’s harvest. Our Chef to Farm dinner series is an opportunity for our guests to enjoy the freshest foods and produce in the sublime beauty of our celebrated farms.

Your evening begins with a reception then you’ll head out for a tour of the farm to see the fields and learn about the farm’s history, operations, and products. Your tour concludes in the tented area where tables dressed in linen and candlelight offer a view of the al fresco kitchen. Each dinner is cooked from scratch and showcases that day’s best produce. The ingredients are sourced daily from local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen.

Our menus vary and are dependent on the day's harvest and the inspiration of the Chef. Prepare yourself for an incredible dining experience with the most local, fresh and flavorful foods available.

no pit,
no husk,
no leaves or thorns,
the tomato offers
its gift
of fiery color
and cool completeness.

Neruda's "Ode to Tomatoes" says it best. What can be better than vine-ripe tomatoes fresh from the farm? Only this: Savoy Pizzeria and Max a Mia come together as Pizziolo Derek Anderson and Chef Stephen Lundgren join forces to celebrate the height of Tomato Season. On Thursday, August 29th, we'll enjoy a tasting menu that revels in all things tomato. Our mobile pizza oven, the Savoy Road Show, will be on the farm, as we wax poetic about the perfect summer food: The Tomato. Live music by Take 2.

Total ticket price is $109, inclusive. This covers your dinner, hors d’oeuvres and reception, multi-course meal with wines/beer, farm tour and live music. By purchasing this ticket, you are also making a donation to the CT Farmland Trust.

Seasonal Menu to follow as we get closer to the event date and know what bounty is available to us.

All dietary needs must be communicated upon purchase. If you surprise us with a food restriction upon your arrival, we will do our best to accommodate you but we may not have the resources available.

QUESTIONS AND THE FINE PRINT

If you would like to purchase using Max Vantage points, please contact Max Customer Service at 860.566.8360.

If you have questions about this event, please call Max Catering & Events at 860.566.8366.

This is a ticketless event - all ticket sales are through Eventbrite.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

For Max Chef to Farm Festivals - Eventbrite fees are included in the total upon check-out. Tickets are refundable up to one day prior to the event, and this can be done via Eventbrite. Within 1 day of the event, refunds will be issued in the form of a Max Restaurant Group Gift Card for future use at any MRG location. Please contact Max Customer Service.

For Max Chef to Farm Dinners - all taxes and fees are included in the ticket price. Ticket purchases can be refunded up to 48 hours prior to the event (6:30pm August 27th). Within 48 hours of the event, refunds will be issued in the form of a Max Restaurant Group Gift Card for future use at any MRG location.

In the event of inclement weather and the event has to be post-poned, the event will be rescheduled and all ticket purchases will be honored for the new date. MRG reserves the right to cancel or host the event, and final decisions on all refunds. We apologize, but Eventbrite fees cannot be refunded for cancellations within 24 hours of festival events, or 48 hours of dinner events.