The inaugural Hill & Holler roving farm dinner—uniting farmers, chefs, and community eaters—took place outdoors at Blenheim Vineyards in Charlottesville, October 2011.

Anthony Restivo setting the table before guests arrive

Table set in upper fields at Blenheim Vineyards

Dinner menu

Dinner menu and everyone seated at the outdoor table

Raw beets and Caromont fromage frais crostini appetizer

Brasied duck, anson mills grits, fog mushroom jus

First course platter with bentons country ham, meadow creek Grayson, pickled green tomatoes and onion jam

Grapes from Blenheim Vineyard


Guests enjoying the dinner


Lanterns and a full moon lit the table after dark
Photography by Kendra Feather.