No-mayo potato salad, grass-fed mini burgers, crunchy swai with basil-goat cheese potato puree, curried pea soup, pickled rhubarb (etc.), white bean ragout, Italian sausage grill with gnocchi, leftover oatmeal pancakes, and cheddar chive buttermilk biscuits with extra creamy scrambled eggs.
An encore of last year’s sold-out after-hours event, Toast & Taste in the Gardens serves up samplings of in-season, fresh local cuisine from 18 specialty restaurants, livening up the already pleasant gardens of the Arboretum. Live music, cooking demos by Chef Brenda Langton of Cafe Brenda and Spoonriver, plus a beer garden. Wednesday, June 24, 7-9pm, tickets start at $80 for nonmembers.
