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Whoo Cooks For You

Whoo Cooks For You Tickets Now On Sale

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I’ve now attended this  Extraordinary Benefit Feast for The Glen Helen Raptor Center several times and each year it just blows me away.   It will happen again on Sunday, September 9th from 4 to 8pm and if you’re a foodie- this is a don’t miss event!

Enjoy a culinary adventure that will bring together chefs, raptors and you, our stewards of the land and sky. Devour hors d’oeuvres and sip a signature cocktail while you tour the Raptor Center.

Then you move on to the  fine dining tent where celebrated chefs from the area’s top restaurants will provide a bountiful six-course feast, sourced from local area growers. Enjoy a live and silent auction, music, Ohio wine and beer, and close encounters with our education raptors, Glen Helen Naturalists, and our new Raptor Center Director, Rebecca Jaramillo.

End your evening with an exceptional decadent dessert that will melt your senses and send you home with the satisfied feeling that you have indeed made a difference in the rehabilitation and care of Raptors at Glen Helen.

The Menu:

Passed Hors D’oeuvres (At The Raptor Center)

Chef Maria Walusis, Watermark Restaurant

Mango salsa in cucumber cups

Caprese skewers with tomato-tortellini-mozzarella-basil-balsamic

Seared rare tuna on wonton crisps with avocado and Thai chili glaze

Honeydew-mint-cucumber gazpacho shooters

Plated Appetizer (At the Outdoor Education Center)

Chef Jenn DiSanto, Fresco Foods

Summer into Fall: Caramelized Leek Flan with Composed Seafood Stack

Salad Course

Doug McGregor, Seasons Bistro and Grille

Local Greens with Cherry-brined Roast Pheasant, Port-braised Onions,

Blue Jacket Dairy Chevre and Basil Vinaigrette

Main Course

Chef Liz Valenti, Wheat Penny Oven and Bar

And Elizabeth Wiley, Meadowlark Restaurant

Slow-Braised Duck Legs with Garlic, Rosemary and Cherries

Vegetarian/Vegan Main Course

Chef Carrie Walters, Dorothy Lane Market

Ratatouille with Local Eggplant, Peppers, Tomatoes, Garlic and Herbs on Warm Farro

Main Course Accompaniments

Chef Roland Eliason, Winds Café and Bakery

Root Vegetable Mash and Zucchini Vinaigrette

Cheese Course

Chef Carrie Walters, Dorothy Lane Market

A variety of cheeses, fresh local fruit and honey,  with DLM raisin-walnut bread, and their signature bread using specially-developed local turkey wheat

Dessert

Chef Dana Downs, Roost Modern Italian

Heirloom Carrot “Cake”

Sous Vide Patchwork Farm Carrot Coins, Pulp, Juice and Greens, Sweet Cream Cheese,

Walnut Crumble and Raisin Coulis

Seating is limited. Please order your tickets early to ensure your place at the table. For more information, please contact  Ann Simonson or call 937.769.1902.

If you can’t make it to the event, but would like to contribute to the Glen Helen Nature Preserve please visit our Giving page to make a donation.

Collaborative Chef Dinner Benefits Raptors

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In what is possibly my favorite culinary event of the year, seven of the Miami Valley’s most talented Chefs join forces to pull off a spectacular six-course meal, under a tent in the middle of nature, at the Glen Helen.

Whoo Cooks for You 2017 will take place on Sunday, Sept, 10th from 4-8pm.

The night starts off with passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while you tour the Raptor Center, an outdoor education space, filled with birds that are being nursed back to health, and some that are permanent residents due to handicaps or injuries.

And then dinner is called and we hike up the trail a bit to a large tent nestled amongst the trees for an over the top dinner, each course prepared lovingly by one of the area Chefs who has volunteered their time to render the locally sourced ingredients into a delightful dish to serve to the hundred or so guests that attend this annual event. Each chef describes their dish and after a fabulous meal, complimented by an array of Ohio wines and beers.  Coordinator Anne Simonson and her team often share some updates on the raptors being kept at the center.  If you’re really lucky there will be a rehabilitated raptor ready for release that night.  You’ll never be so excited to watch a bird fly away. Oh and this is a fundraiser, so bring some extra bucks for the silent and live auctions!

This event sells out every year so please order your tickets early to ensure your place at the table. For more information, please contact  Ann Simonson or call 937.769.1902.