Culinary Institute Dinner In Hyde Park Highlights Importance Of Hudson

HYDE PARK, N.Y. – The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park will host five local chefs for a farm-to-table benefit dinner to highlight the connections between local agriculture and the health of the Hudson River, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

The Culinary Institute of America is to host a benefit dinner on Sept. 25 to highlight the connections between local agriculture and the health of the Hudson River. Photo Credit: *Facebook*

James O'Rourke

08/11/2016 10:00 a.m.

The Culinary Institute, the chefs and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater are all to play a part in the 4 p.m. dinner event on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the institute’s Hyde Park campus, 1946 Campus Drive, according to the Journal.

The benefit is to feature a menu created by chef Terrance Brennan, of Brennan Group Hospitality; chef Peter X. Kelly, of Xaviars Restaurant Group; chef John Lekic, of Le Express Bistro; chef Gianni Scappin, of Market Street Restaurant in Rhinebeck and Cucina in Woodstock; and chef Melissa Walnock, of The Culinary Institute of America’s Apple Pie Bakery Café, according to the Journal.

Individual tickets to the event cost $300, according to the Journal.

Click here to learn more about the dinner and to read the report from the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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