Experience “the best ephemeral restaurant in Minnesota”; ephemeral because it only lasts one day each year, and that’s August 13th in 2011. Cafe mastermind Greg Reynolds, the preeminent organic vegetable farmer, has once again assembled an impressive roster of local chefs to design the menu and actually do the cooking throughout the day.
For the first time this year, The Great Scape will be open for BRUNCH! When the festival starts at 10:00 a.m., you can queue right up for delicious breakfast selections until 11:30*, when we switch to the scrumptious lunch/dinner menu. You’ll even be able to catch supper after the Local Wine Tasting, as the Cafe stays open right up until the gates close at 6:00 p.m.
Another change: The Great Scape is going alfresco! Dining will take place in The Wedge Co-op Local Foods/Local Arts tent, where you can take in a show and a cooking demo while you eat; half the stage is set aside for concerts, and the other half is The Eversharp Chef Demo Kitchen.
The Chefs
Here are just some of the local celebrity chefs who are consulting on the Great Scape menu and will actually be preparing the food, along with staff from their operations:
- Lori Valenziano, Lucia’s Restaurant, Wine Bar, and Lucia’s To Go
- Marshall Paulsen, The Birchwood
- Chris Sipiorski, Common Roots
- Bryan Morcom, Restaurant Alma
- Phillip Becht, The Birchwood
Come and taste the bounty at The Great Scape Cafe!
*Festival Vendors and Volunteers can actually get in on this before the gates open, with serving starting at 8 a.m.