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Join The Modern Gentleman And The Beekman Boys For A Sophisticated Evening

Luxist's own Jason Tesauro, The Modern Gentleman, is teaming up with Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, the founders of Beekman 1802 and stars of the Planet Green television series: "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" for a unique evening in Chicago on November 10.

The C & Be Seen event at The Chicago Illuminating Company is a night of many of our favorite "c" words: cocktails, caviar, cigars, champagne, cheese and conversation. The evening will begin with a dramatic champagne sabrage and a Petrossian caviar tasting. Hors d'oeuvres will feature the Beekman 1802 Perfect Cheese Platter paired with cocktails. Tickets for the event are $150 each or $275 for a pair. Presented by The BlackBook Group.

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Sotheby's Will Auction Off Rare Vegetables

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Auctions, Events

Sotheby's New York is often the site to buy fine art and collectibles but for one night it can be where you buy your vegetables. The Art of Farming benefit on September 23 will turn Sotheby's Manhattan showroom into a very fancy farmers' market with heirloom vegetables including Turkish Orange Eggplant, Lady Godiva Squash and Pink Banana Pumpkin up for sale for $1,000 a crate. The Wall Street Journal reports that the auction is the first of its kind by Sotheby's and that the McEnroe Farm in Millerton, New York is growing some of the rare veggies. Beekman Farm, the farm seen on the Discovery Channel's "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" is also growing some of the items. Other foodie-friendly auction lots including celebrity chef dinners and produce shares in local farms. The event includes a cocktail reception and a four-course dinner created by celebrity chefs.

Proceeds from the event benefit GrowNYC New Farmers Development Project and the Sylvia Center, a program that teaches children to eat well. At the end of the auction attendees will be asked if the want to donate $1,000 for one of 10 crates of the mixed heirloom vegetables. The contents of the crates then will be donated to two local food pantries. People can buy vegetables for themselves through a silent auction. Tickets to the auction and reception are $250 and gala dinner tickets are $1,000.

The event is part of Eat Drink Local week running in New York between September 26 and October 6.

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Beekman 1802 Blaak Cheese

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

It's easy to see why the first artisanal cheese produced from the goats from the Beekman Farm has been given the name Blaak. It wears an edible black rind of ash. The ash helps mellow the acidity and promote ripening. The result is an Italian-style semi-hard cheese made from a 60:40 mix of goat and cow milk. The blend combines the best of both worlds, the slight tang of goat cheese with the delectable creamy mouthfeel of cow's milk cheese. The cheese is aged four months in the Beekman 1802 caves and is coated with ash at each turning to promote the ripening of the wheel. It's available at various purveyors in New York including Murrays Cheese, Garden of Eden, Stinky Brooklyn and Marlow & Daughters or you can order it online for $45 for a 2-3 pound wheel.

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