Fresh Food Adventure: A Step Back in Time
Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 6-9:00 p.m.
Menu
Appetizers
Trustees Table Relish Bowls
Cheddar Pecan Wafers
First Course
Assorted Leaf Lettuces, Hot House Tomatoes, Shaved Sweet Onion, Cucumbers, French Dressing
Second Course
Joyce Farms Fried Chicken, Broadbent Country Ham, Parsley New Potatoes, Country Style Green Beans, Corn Sticks
Dessert
Shaker Lemon Pie
We're celebrating the incredible legacy of Trustees' Table Director of Dining Elizabeth Kremer. In 1968, Mrs. Kremer developed a menu with Shaker-inspired dishes and traditional “Southern” fare. She was a beloved figure in the region and known for her delicious fried chicken, tomato celery soup and Shaker lemon pie.
Join us for a multi-course dining experience where Chef Amber Hokams will pay tribute to Mrs. Kremer. Scroll down to view the menu.
Meet-and-greet author Deirdre A. Scaggs as she debuts her new book, Simplicity and Excellence: Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon Pie, a loving look at Mrs. Kremer's incredible life and legacy. Copies of the book will be available for purchase onsite as well as for pre-purchase with the link below.
Event Price: $99 per person
Each Fresh Food Adventure has an all-inclusive fixed dinner and spirits menu. Please communicate any special dietary restrictions in advance. Availability is limited and advanced registration and non-refundable prepayment required.
In order to receive your pre purchased book by June 29th, please order by June 15th.
Additional Event Information:
Fresh Food Adventures are communal dining experiences, and guests should expect to share their table with other dining enthusiasts.
Parties wishing to sit together and guests with special dietary considerations should email [email protected] at least one week in advance to ensure accommodations.
Please follow on-site directional signage to event location and plan on checking in 15 minutes prior to the event start time. Event tickets will not be mailed in advance.
Extend your visit with an overnight stay! Attendees to Fresh Food Adventures will receive a promotional code for a discounted room rate the night of your event.
For additional information, please call 859.734.5411.
About the Book
Born at the turn of the twentieth century in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Elizabeth Cromwell Kremer was a woman who strove for excellence in all things. Ever resistant to the constraints of social conventions, at a time when roughly 20 percent of the US workforce was female, Kremer worked her way up the ranks of the service industry. From the home economics classrooms of the University of Kentucky to the fine dining restaurants of Louisville and New York City, Kremer's tenacity, unconventionality, and dedication helped her build a legacy that celebrated the simplicity of good, traditional Kentucky country cooking.
In 1967, after taking a twenty-seven-year hiatus from work to raise her family, Kremer reentered the business world at the age of sixty-five to open a restaurant for Kentucky's newly restored Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. Under her guidance, what began as a small sandwich shop flourished into the iconic Trustees' Table restaurant at Shaker Village, which continues to attract guests from all over the world.
In Simplicity and Excellence: Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon Pie, authors Deirdre A. Scaggs and Evalina Settle compile the first-ever biography of this incredible woman. Each of Kremer's classic recipes is bookended by charming and inspiring stories of her life, drawn from oral history passed down by Kremer's family and friends as well as archival materials. A gastronomic history like no other, Simplicity and Excellence effortlessly paints a portrait of one of the most influential forces behind the preservation of Kentucky's culture through its cuisine.
