Annual Slow Food Farm Dinner
YOU'RE INVITED
Join us for our 4th annual Farm Dinner Fundraiser on Sept. 7th-an evening to celebrate our work, connect with community, and raise funds for the programs that bring good, clean, and fair food to all.
The 2025 Dinner
Slow Food Denver’s beloved Farm Dinner returns on September 7, 2025, at the beautiful Chatfield Farms. This year’s event features a seasonal, locally sourced menu co-created by Caroline Glover, the James Beard Award–winning chef and owner of Annette and Traveling Mercies, and Amy Cohen, co-owner of the beloved Stowaway Kitchen. Together, they will craft a unique dining experience that celebrates Colorado’s growers and culinary creativity. Guests will enjoy a vibrant cocktail hour, a farm-inspired meal in the Deer Creek Stables, live music, and—if attending as a VIP—an exclusive farm tour, appetizers, and a deeper connection to the story of Slow Food.
Set against the backdrop of a working regenerative farm, Chatfield Farms is home to the historic Hildebrand Ranch, a solar garden, and vital food access programs serving the local community. It’s a fitting location for an evening that celebrates food, land, and the people who steward both.
Caroline Glover is known for her elegant, ingredient-driven cooking rooted in Colorado’s seasons and strong relationships with local farmers. Amy Cohen brings a globally inspired perspective shaped by her heritage and years of cooking in Japan and Australia, expressed through her deeply community-oriented café, Stowaway Kitchen. We are honored to collaborate with these two visionary chefs for a one-of-a-kind dinner that highlights the beauty of local food and meaningful connection.
VIP guests will begin the evening with a private tour of the farm, early access to the space, and specially curated appetizers, cocktails, and music from a local band. All guests will enjoy a welcoming cocktail hour before sitting down for a multi-course meal inside the stables.
When you purchase a ticket to the Farm Dinner, you’re doing more than reserving a seat at the table. You're helping grow the next generation of food leaders through our Seed to Plate program, supporting hands-on learning through our FED Workshops, and fueling the day-to-day work that keeps Slow Food Denver’s mission alive.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of connection, flavor, and purpose, and help us continue to nourish our local food system, from the ground up as we work towards good, clean and fair food for all.
Meet the Chef: Caroline Glover
Caroline Glover founded Annette in the fall of 2016. She named the restaurant for her feisty and brilliant great aunt Netsie, a novelist and short story writer who lived in small town Texas. Netsie didn't teach Caroline to cook, though her tamales and martinis were exemplary. Instead, she taught caroline to have a strong opinion. That confidence in her own good taste has carried Caroline through more than 15 years in the restaurant industry.
The 2022 James Beard Foundation Award winner for “Best Chef: Mountain,” Caroline was nominated in the same category in 2020 and earned semi-finalist nominations in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, Annette was a semi-finalist in the “Best New Restaurant” category.
In 2019, Caroline was named one of the 10 best new chefs in America by Food and Wine magazine. In 2017, Annette was named one of the 50 best new restaurants in the country by Bon Appétit Magazine and was also was Eater Denver's restaurant of the year. Annette has been on 5280 magazine’s list of Denver’s 25 best restaurants each year since it opened.
Caroline and her husband Nelson also own the oyster, cocktail and wine bar Traveling Mercies, which was a 2025 semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Bar award and was named one of Esquire Magazine’s Best Bars in America in 2024.
Caroline is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. After school, she worked for two years at The Spotted Pig in New York City, a pioneering gastropub run by famed British chef April Bloomfield. She became a sous chef under Bloomfield and executive chef Nate Smith (now a Brooklyn restaurateur in his own right) before leaving to work on farms in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Colorado.
Meet the Chef: Amy Cohen
Amy Cohen opened Stowaway Kitchen with her husband, Hayden Barnie in 2015. Their breakfast and lunch cafe takes inspiration from their time living abroad in Japan and Australia as much as it comes from their personal heritage. Amy, half Japanese and half Jewish and Hayden, a New Zealander met while they were living in Japan experiencing a new world of cuisine and culture together. They then moved to Melbourne, Australia where Amy started working in kitchens and Hayden returned to the world of coffee. These two cultures had an immense influence on their ideations of Stowaway, showing them the importance of small business in communities.
For nearly 10 years of operating as a mom and pop restaurant, Stowaway has had the good fortune of growing with its community, collaborating with local artists, musicians, farmers and chefs who share similar values. The goal is to stay focused on the little ways we can contribute to nourishing our communities’ mind, body and soul.
Other Ways to Support This Event
A Look Back at Our 2024 Farm Dinner: A Record-Breaking Evening
Thanks to our incredible community, the 2024 Farm Dinner was our most successful event yet—and we're already looking ahead to 2025 with excitement and gratitude!
We Surpassed Our Fundraising Goal by Nearly 30%
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Our paddle raise and silent auction set new records
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Combined with ticket sales, sponsorships, and wine pull, we exceeded our financial goals
Our Largest Volunteer Team to Date
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Over 40 volunteers joined us from the Slow Food community, Escoffier Culinary School, and beyond
Powerful Partnerships Elevated the Experience
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We partnered with Rootstalk, Id Est, The Wolf’s Tailor, Staub, Pinemelon, Haykin, and Wodify
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