This is the place to be for food lovers in and around Seattle. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend, as I will be in Texas at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), San Antonio campus for the CIA’s 5th Annual Latin Flavors, American Kitchens Symposium, an annual invitation-only event that focuses on the world heritage of Latin cuisines, their future on American menus, and the advancement of Latin American culinary professionals.

The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance is hosting its eighth annual fundraiser, “An Incredible Feast – Where the Farmers are the Stars!” on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Swanson’s Nursery from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.

You can purchase your tickets on Brown Paper Tickets.

Created by noted Seattle Chef Tamara Murphy, this event helps fund the NFMA’s low-income programs, free community events, local food education, and farmer advocacy. This event also provides critical support for the NFMA’s Good Farmer Fund, which helps local farmers with disaster relief in the event of extreme weather and other hardships.

An Incredible Feast features an astounding cornucopia of local food prepared by 23 of Seattle’s top chefs, with raw ingredients provided by market farmers. A silent auction will feature unique, exclusive opportunities to win local farm and gourmet food experiences – plus games with plenty of prizes, live music and local wines and microbrews.

CHEFS this year include:

Philippe Thomelin ‐Olivar
Lisa Nakumura ‐Allium
Taichi Tikamura ‐Tamura
Tamara Murphy ‐Terra Plata
Dylan Giordan – bin on the lake
Seth Caswell ‐emmer and rye
Jason Wilson – Crush
Michael Easton – Il Corvo
Dustin Calery – La Boucherie
Karen Jurgensen/Jennifer Gardner – Seattle Culinary Academy/De la Ferme Catering
Daisley Gordon ‐Marché and Café Campagne
Renee Erickson ‐Walrus and the
Carpenter/Boat Street Café
Chester Gerl ‐Matt’s In the Market
Jacky Lo – Wild Ginger
Dezi Bonow – Palace Kitchen
Autumn Martin ‐Hotcakes
Phil Lehman‐Carmelita
Wiley Frank ‐ Little Uncle
Zephyr Paquette – Skelly and The Bean
Matthew Lewis ‐Where Ya At Matt?
Charles Warpole – The Blind Pig

FARMERS participating:

Alm Hill Gardens
Amaranth Urban Farm
Bluebird Grain Farms
Cascadia Mushrooms
Collins Family Orchard
Five Acre Farm
Growing Things
Hama Hama
Hayton Farms
Jerzy Boyz
Kittitas Valley Greenhouse
Let Us Farm
Local Roots
Loki Fish
Nash’s Organic Produce
Nature’s Last Stand
Olsen Farms
Pipitone Farms
Rama Farm
Rents Due Ranch
River Farm
Rockridge Orchards
Sea Breeze
Skagit River Ranch
Tahoma Farms
Tiny’s Organic
Tonnemaker Family Orchard
Whistling Train Farm
Willie Greens Organic Farm