Enjoy a Magical Meal Under the Stars On Sugartown Strawberry Farm with Restaurant Alba’s Chef Sean Weinberg
Organic. Farm-to-table. Locally-grown. Everybody’s saying it. But who’s really doing it? Sean Weinberg, chef/owner of Malvern’s Restaurant Alba believes that people need to know where their food comes from. He goes to great lengths to make sure that he intimately gets to know the farmers that grow his fruits and vegetables and the people that raise his pigs, fowl and beef. In fact, Sean has built his restaurant in Chester County to be close to the very farmers he buys his food from. That’s how he knows what’s organic. And that’s why he’s decided to host Farm Feasts; a series of seasonal dining events formally served under the stars and designed to introduce diners to his food sources.
Guests can talk to the farmers about growing and chat with the chef while he cooks a five-course feast over a bonfire in the fields. They’ll get to savor each farm-fresh dish on a white tablecloth set with silver, china and stemware. A portion of the proceeds will go to Hives for Lives, a local charity that raises money to help cure cancer.
The last dinner of the Farm Feasts series will be held on Sunday, September 12th at Sugartown Strawberries Farm (650 Sugartown Road, Malvern, PA). A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, September 19th. The cost is $95 per person. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary glass of Sangria served under a 300-year-old oak tree. Then diners will hop on a hayride for transportation to the table. Seating is limited, so reservations are a must. BYOB. For reservations or information, call 610-644-4009.
Restaurant Alba is Chef/Owner Sean Weinberg’s casually elegant Italian restaurant located in Malvern that serves only the freshest, most seasonal ingredients supplied by local and sustainable farmers. Open for Lunch on Thursdays and Fridays from 11:30 – 2:00 p.m. Dinner is served on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30-9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5:30-10:00 p.m. For reservations, call 610-644-4009. 7 West King Street, Malvern, www.restaurantalba.com.
Sugartown Strawberries Farm is located on Willisbrook Farm, approximately 230 acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Farmer Robert Lange runs this 114-year old farm that grows strawberries, asparagus, pumpkins, corn, tomatoes and many more seasonal items. 650 Sugartown Road, Malvern, 610-647-0711, www.sugartownstrawberries.com.
Hives for Lives is a charity organization started by two beekeeping high school students who lost their grandfather to cancer. One day, they realized they could sell their honey to donate to cancer research and have since raised $160,000 for their Local Honey, Local Money program to contribute to funds like the American Cancer Society, the Fox Chase Center, St. Jude’s and the Susan G. Komen for a Cure foundation. For more information, visit hivesforlives.com.
