2025 Farm-to-Table Dinner – RCHS Members Event
2025 Farm-to-Table Dinner – RCHS Members Event
September 6 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Ramsey County Historical Society Members Event
Farm-to-Table Dinner at Gibbs Farm
2097 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights, MN 55113
Saturday, September 6, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
$100 per person
Catered by Chef Weston Smith and Chef Catherine Olsen of Local Effort
Ramsey County Historical Society members get a taste of the farm as we bid adieu to summer. A delicious three course dinner is provided by Chef Weston Smith and Chef Catherine Olsen with courses dedicated to a harvest directly from the Gibbs Farm garden.
Guests will be able to enjoy a happy hour with complimentary wine and beer in the courtyard with music provided by Chris Koza, followed by a staff-guided tour of Gibbs Farm.
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On Table
Pan Cristal served hot from the Local Effort pizza oven
Gibbs tomato paste, olive oil
Selection of pickled Gibbs vegetables – peppers, cucumbers, tomato
Melon and Apple
Salad
Gibbs tomato salad – confit tomato and oil, fresh sliced tomato, tomato vinegar
Gibbs summer squash – sliced thin, dressed in cider vinegar, local hard cheese, sunflower seeds, herb salad
Beets over labneh – roasted beets over labneh, dressed in citrus and hazelnut
Main
Smoked brisket or lamb shoulder – with selected accompaniments:
Romesco, polenta, braised greens, braised cabbage and apple, broccolini, grilled peppers
Dessert
Corn Brulé – corn custard, lemon oleo-saccharum, sweet tomato coulis, topped with panela and flamed tableside
Local Effort
Based in Roseville, Local Effort is led by chef team Weston Smith and Catherine Olsen. They cook for small events with a special focus on locally grown and produced ingredients, especially from Minnesota or Wisconsin.
Weston makes beautiful sourdough breads, pizza, bean-to-bar chocolate, and memorable meats like duck mortadella. He’s especially interested in nutrition and well sourced ingredients in home cooking. Catherine is a Minneapolis native and a local restaurant veteran. She makes fresh handmade pastas and beautiful cakes and pastry, and has a gift for thoughtful, sincere hospitality. Local Effort makes American food with midwestern ingredients, combining restaurant techniques with a home cook’s sensibility.