Since January 2010, the Ivy Bake Shoppe has generously hosted this Main Street fundraiser which has become a wildly popular gastronomical event in Fort Madison!

 

The line-up for 2012 will be as follows:

Saturday, January 14, 6pm

Classic. American…That’s Fort Madison’s very own Mayor, Steve Ireland! Some may remember his creations from when he was at the Fort Madison Country Club. It was there that Ireland experimented and flourished in the art of fine dining.

On January 14, Ireland will be presenting his culinary skills to a crowd who yearns for the days of the Country Club. Spending years honing the techniques that were taught to him by his mother and grandmother, Ireland will offer you a classic menu of American cuisine at its finest.

 

 

Saturday, January 21, 6pm

Having graduated from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Portland, Kathy (“Chef Kat”) Fish’s training is in Classic French cuisine. The popularity of French cuisine ebbs and flows with overall global food trends. In recent years, it has seen a recent rise in popularity due to the Julie Powell novel (and subsequent movie) Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously.

“These days, more rustic, elemental French fare is the more popular presentation method,” noted Chef Kathy. “The elaborate formal French preparations that were popular for 1960′s dinner parties may have fallen out of fashion somewhat, but they are still unparalleled in style and taste.”

 

 

Saturday, January 28, 6pm

 

A Fort Madison native, Abby Siegel (formerly Garner) is a certified chef from Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York. She currently runs a personal chef  business called  Fiddlehead Foods which focuses on seasonal, local, and  sustainably sourced foods. Prior to  becoming a chef, Abby received a BS in Biology, an MS in Animals and Public Policy, and worked on sustainable food campaigns at the World Society for the Protection of Animals.

Siegel will present a four course menu that will include playful textures and be divinely seasoned with exotic spices. Join Abby for an evening that is sure to wake up your taste buds!

 

Make your reservations!

Seating is limited to 25 people at all three events, thus advance reservations are required.

$75 per person, per evening.

All proceeds will benefit the local Main Street program.

 Call Mary at 319-372-5471 to make your reservations now!

 

Click Here to download the full brochure for January 2012.

 

Gallery from January 2011