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| Lauren & Luca of Le Tre Lune at Glover Family Farm. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
These are my friends Lauren and Luca, who have a farm sort of near my house. And this is how they throw a dinner party on a glorious November Saturday afternoon.
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| Chef Ben McPherson and helper with the main dish. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
They invite Chef Ben McPherson, who arrives at 7 a.m. to roast an entire pig and prepare mouthwatering dishes using the organic produce from the farm. This is farm to table cuisine where the farm is literally steps away from the tables.
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| Harvest dinner at Le Tre Lune. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
While the piggy roasted and the vegetables were prepared, Lauren and Luca took us on a tour of the farm, which they call Le Tre Lune. It is on the grounds of the Glover Family Farm, which has been operated as an organic farm for more than 50 years.
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| Glover Farms. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Lauren at Le Tre Lune. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
Some of the beautiful produce we encountered on our tour of the garden...
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| Le Tre Lune produce from farm to table. Lucy Mercer/ A Cook and Her Books |
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| A few items from the menu. On left, short rib on crostini, above right are the shishito peppers and the brandade. Right bottom is the salad with pecans, goat cheese and roasted beets. |
Of course, we love our veggies, but if you're a meatatarian, it's hard to resist the smell of roasting pork. This is the Berkshire pig after nearly eight hours on the fire.
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| Roasted pig. Lucy Mercer/ A Cook and Her Books |
Glover Family Farms is a beautiful spot in west Georgia. I can think of no better way to end this evening and this story than with a few pictures of this lovingly tended farm.
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| Chickens at Glover Family Farm. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Beware of Angry Rooster sign. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Circles on fence. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Fence. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Fence. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Honey for sale sign. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Glover Family Farm. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
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| Glover Family Farm. Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books |
The menu for the evening:
Starters
Brandade Montadito
Blistered Shishito Peppers, Sea Salt
Roasted Baby Beets, Goat Cheese
Beef Short Rib Escabeche Montadito
Dinner
Whole Smoked Pig, Pickled Radish, Red Chimichurri
Salad of Field Lettuces, Fennel, Meyer Lemon, Olive Oil
Broccoli Raab, Garlic, Anchovy, Chili
Wilted Mustard Greens, Daikon Radish, Mushroom-Adobo Sauce
Variety of Fresh Winter Kimchis – Daikon Radish, Napa Cabbage
Wood Oven Roasted Winter Radishes, Brown Butter, Rosemary
White Balsamic Vinegar
Smoked Sweet Potatoes, Cumin, Skip’s Honey, Orange
And for dessert, Warm Sticky Apple Toffee Pudding
Lauren and Luca sell the gorgeous produce from Le Tre Lune at Atlanta area farmers markets and also offer a CSA. For more information about Le Tre Lune and Glover Family Farm, see
http://letrelune.org
