GRAND OPENING
of the
Southeast Minnesota Food Network’s
Distribution Center

June 12, 2008   5-8 PM
 55 East Main St., Elgin, MN 55932

Open House featuring Local Flavors Tasting from 6-8 PM

The Southeast Minnesota Food Network provides local, sustainable farm products to area restaurants, food co-ops and caterers. Representing over 90 family farms from 8 counties in southeast Minnesota, the network supports a healthy future for rural communities and a truly local food source for the community. The Southeast Minnesota Food Network, part of the Heartland Food Network, has been providing Minnesotans with 100% pastured meats, sustainably raised produce and farmstead cheeses for over seven years.

Join the Southeast Minnesota Food Network for an evening of good food grown on the farms of southeast Minnesota. 

Chefs will prepare a variety of gourmet dishes from vegetables, fruit,
meat, cheese, grains and other specialty products
grown on local farms for you to sample.

Participating Chefs:

Scott Pampuch of Corner Table, Minneapolis
J.D. Fratzke of the Strip Club, St. Paul
Marshall Paulsen of the Birchwood Café, Minneapolis
Chris Stevens of Blackbird, Minneapolis
David Jones of the Marsh, Minnetonka
Sean Jones of St. Paul College
Ron Huff of Slow Food Minnesota
 Linda Harding of the Kitchen Sage

Meet the farmers who raise the food and shop for delicious, local meats, cheeses, breads, produce, and specialty products. Tickets for the Local Flavors Tasting $6.00.

This release is available on the Southeast MN Food Network website at www.southeastmnfoodnetwork.com
CONTACT:  Linda Harding, Sales and Marketing, 612-964-9050