Farm to Table Dinner offers Stanislaus-grown fare

Ticket sales have been extended through Sunday for the Farm to Table Dinner, an Aug. 5 fundraiser for the National Ag Science Center in Modesto.

The fourth annual event will include food raised in Stanislaus County and prepared by Greens on Tenth restaurant. It will take place for a second straight year on a research field at Stanislaus Farm Supply, south of Ceres.

The center runs the Ag in Motion trailer, a mobile laboratory for junior high school students, and other programs that teach people about farming and related ventures.

Wednesday, chef Ashley Milano provided the dinner organizers with samples of the menu. Guests next month can expect:

▪ Watermelon salad with greens and crumbled cheese;

▪ A main entree of chicken marbella, featuring olives, capers and dried apricots;

▪ One side dish of rice pilaf with almonds, another of sweet corn;

▪ Summer cobbler with vanilla gelato for dessert.

A predinner wine tasting will feature products from Bronco Wine Co. near Ceres, Delicato Family Vineyards near Manteca and d’Art Wines near Lodi. E.&J. Gallo Winery of Modesto will provide the dinner wines.

The event will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The $70 tickets can be ordered at www.agsciencecenter.org. Call 209-341-8506 for more information.

This story was originally published July 22, 2015 at 7:49 PM with the headline "Farm to Table Dinner offers Stanislaus-grown fare."