'Taste' 

winners

The winner of the recent Last Green Valley, Inc. Tastes of the Valley feast and fund-raiser is:  

Bella’s Bistro in Putnam,  as the “Best Cuisine of the 2014 Tastes of the Valley,” for its braised pork bellies over acorn and butternut squash chutney topped with apple slaw and a reduction of Hosmer Mountain root beer, Taylor Brooke wine and tomatoes.  Bella’s created its dish using products from 18th-Century Purity Farm, Buell’s Orchard, Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Hart’s Greenhouse, Lapsley Orchard, Hosmer Mountain, Taylor Brooke Winery, and Wayne’s Organic Garden.  

Honorable Mention was awarded to The Inn at Woodstock Hill in Woodstock, for its chilled peach & black currant soup and roasted vegetable salad with herb roasted chicken & goat cheese.  The Inn at Woodstock Hill created its dishes using products from 18th-Century Purity Farm, Buell’s Orchard, Chase Road Growers, Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Hart’s Greenhouse, Meadowstone Farm, Lapsley Orchard, Maple Lane Farms, and Wayne’s Organic Garden. 

TLGV raised more than $20,000 to support its programs, in large part due to its generous sponsors:  Platinum Level - Fiberoptics Technology Incorporated, Rebecca Harvey, and The Mansion at Bald Hill; Gold Level – Putnam Bank, Keith & Elaine Knowlton, and Savings Institute Bank & Trust; Silver Level – Titan Energy, Millenium Power, and Southbridge Savings Bank.

The “Best Beverage” competition resulted in a four-way tie between Black Pond Brews, Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Taylor Brooke Winery, and Westford Hill Distillers

Honorable Mention was also awarded to The Publick House in Sturbridge, for its pan-seared turkey with roasted blue hubbard squash, sauted lacatino kale, organic garlic and shallots, with a Taylor Brooke Autumn Raspberry wine reduction.  Their dish was created using products from Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Lapsley Orchard, Palazzi Orchard, and Taylor Brooke Winery.

 

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