All Demo Stage events will take place on Saturday, September 23rd. With three stages of demo action to choose from, there is no shortage of experts joining this year’s Farm-to-Fork festival showcase. Level up your home kitchen knowledge with fresh, seasonal recipes, witness the excitement of a butchering competition, learn from nationally recognized chefs, and celebrate local farms and ingredients.
UC Davis Health Stage (near 6th Street)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – What’s Growin’ On?: How Our Food Moves From Farm to Fork presented by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
12:30pm – 1:15pm – Restaurant Relay Challenge
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Healthy Kids Food Challenge presented by Golden 1 Credit Union
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – How to Build and Style the Perfect Charcuterie Board with Chef Kevin Cabrera
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Local Pear And Chicory Salad with Chef Adam Schulze presented by UC Davis Health
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. – Bogle Family Vineyards: Six Generations in the Tasting with Jody Bogle
5:30pm – 6:15pm – Drag Queen Cooking Challenge with DoMe Moore & Auroa Lot Moore presented by Outword
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – Soulful Cooking: Fried Oyster Salmon Deluxe Burger with Chef Tamar McCree of Colo’s Southern Café presented by Golden 1 Credit Union
SMUD Stage (near 7th Street)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Citrus and Olive Oil Delight: A Lavender Infused Dessert Adventure
with Chef Sean Dwyer presented by Cache Creek Casino Resort
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Induction Cooking Demonstration by SMUD
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Butchers of America Team Tryouts hosted by Taylor’s Market
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Butchers of America Team Tryouts hosted by Taylor’s Market
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Butchers of America Team Tryouts hosted by Taylor’s Market
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. – Induction Cooking Demonstration by SMUD
5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. – All Things Olive Oil with Chef Casey Willard presented by Cache Creek Casino Resort & Seka Hills
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – Local Roots: A Historical Food Tour of Sacramento with Dawnie Andrak of Local Roots Tours
James Beard Foundation Stage (near 6th Street)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Buffalo Creek Squash: A Demo and Discussion on Native Harvesting with Chef Crystal Wahpepah
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Black & Indigenous Foodways: The Ancestral Beginning of Farm-to-Fork with Crystal Wahpepah
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Eating with the Seasons with Chef Cheetie Kumar
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Chef Advocates & Their Impact on Our Food Systems with Diana Wu, Cheetie Kumar, Patrick Mulvaney, and Nina Curtis
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. – Chef Nina Curtis Recreates her White House State Dinner
5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. – Flavors for a Feast, Island Style with Chef Nelson German
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – From Havana to Everywhere: How to Please a Crowd with Chef Wanda Kruda
Check out all the action happening at the 10th Anniversary Farm-to-Fork Festival including a free live concert series, special ticketed events happening inside the festival grounds, and more.