Join us for Market-to-Table Tours and meals with some of New York's finest chefs.

Discover how Greenmarket ingredients influence chefs' menus, what they love most about the farmers markets, and, back at the restaurant, feast on a unique meal featuring Greenmarket's bounty.

Chef/Owner Jean Luc Kieffer of PicNic
Friday, October 2nd
97th Street Greenmarket Tour 10:30am, Lunch at PicNic at noon. 
Space is limited.  Tickets $50 (exclusive of beverages & gratuity), available at Brown Paper Tickets. 

Chef Mark Barrett & Owner Henry Rinehart of Henry's
Thursday, October 15th
Columbia University Greenmarket Tour 10:30am, Lunch at Henry’s at noon. 
Space is limited.  Tickets $45 (exclusive of beverages & gratuity), available at Brown Paper Tickets. 

Chef/Owner Craig Skiptunis of Bistro Ten 18
Friday, October 16th
97th Street Greenmarket Tour 10:30am, Lunch at Bistro Ten 18 at noon. 
Space is limited.  Tickets $50 (exclusive of beverages & gratuity), available at Brown Paper Tickets. 

Richard Scoffier of Nick & Toni's Cafe
Saturday, October 24th
Tucker Square Greenmarket Tour 11am, Lunch at Nick & Toni’s at noon. 
Space is limited.  Tickets $50 (exclusive of beverages & gratuity), available at Brown Paper Tickets. 

All proceeds from Chef Tours and Tastes Upper West Side benefit Greenmarket's Youth Education Project, which enables 5,000 NYC children to experience first-hand the value of regional farming and eating fresh, local, seasonal foods.

Past 2009 Chef Tours and Tastes included:

Chef Peter Hoffman of Savoy

Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Learn first-hand how New York's best chefs create their menus from the freshest, local ingredients available at Greenmarket, and how they are working together with farmers to preserve farmland and encourage sustainable agriculture. Chef Peter Hoffman and Greenmarket staff will be your expert guides, providing a behind-the-scenes perspective on the pleasures and benefits of shopping at the market. You'll begin with a personal tour of the Union Square Greenmarket with Chef Hoffman, then you will head to Savoy and be treated to a private 4-course lunch with wine pairings from the bounties of the day prepared especially for you.

Space is limited. For more information and tickets visit Brown Paper Tickets $125.00 + ( $4.12 service fee) = $129.12 (includes wine and gratuity.) A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.

Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern
Award-winning Chef Michael Anthony will be your guide on an illuminating tour of the world-famous Union Square Greenmarket, followed by a mouthwatering, Greenmarket-inspired lunch at Gramercy Tavern. Saturday June 6th, 2009 Tour 10am-11am Lunch  11:30am-1:30pm. Space is limited.  For more information and tickets visit Brown Paper Tickets.   Tickets are $125; a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible.     
Chef Anthony's Menu:
First Course Asparagus Salad with Egg and Radish, Sugar Snap Peas with Shrimp and Kohlrabi
Second Course Trout with Onions, Egg Crepe with Crab and Pickled Ramps
Third Course Chicken and Carmelized Carrots, Roasted Rack of Pork and Braised Pork Belly with Haqurei Turnips
Dessert Rhubarb Shortcake with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Strawberry Pie with Ginger Ice Cream
Read an attendee's blog post.

In 2008 we held nine Chef Tours and Tastes fundraisers with:

Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern
Chef/Owner Peter Hoffman of Savoy
Chef/Owner Colin Alevras of The Tasting Room
Chef Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter
Chef/Owner Bill Telepan of Telepan
Chef Galen Zamarra of Mas (farmhouse) 
Chef Marcellus Coleman & Owner John Tucker of Rose Water
Chef/Owner Saul Bolton of Saul

Photos by Kathryn Yu.