The Village Feast

What is a Grand Aïoli?

The Village Feast follows the tradition of one of the great, late-summer feasts of Provence, France, where vast amounts of pungent aïoli—the golden garlic-mayonnaise that is a symbol of Provençal cuisine—unites people and food for a gastronomic celebration. The Sacramento region and Provence share a rich agricultural bounty owing to our Mediterranean climates. All that is needed for a feast—olives and olive oil, vegetables, nuts, wines, lamb, and more—is cultivated from the soil of our region.

In the spirit of a Grand Aïoli, please bring your own table settings, plates (salad, entrée , and dessert plate), silverware, water glasses, and napkins so you can enjoy this communal meal.

The Menu

Aperitifs include olives, nuts, and local rosé wines. The meal is served family-style, with accompanying local wines placed on the tables, starting with passed platters of heirloom tomatoes drizzled with local olive oil and freshly made baguettes. Steamed and grilled local vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, and bowls of garlic-scented aïoli follow the tomatoes. Next comes the grilled lamb and summer white bean salad. The bottles empty, the bread is eaten, and dessert is served—fruit tart, or as the French say, a galette. Catering is provided by Buckhorn Steakhouse of Winters.

The Auction!

As you know, we moved our in-person silent auction to an online auction, using the Auctria auction platform. This year, we will continue with holding the auction online.

Follow this link (coming soon) to view our collection of one-of-a-kind silent auction items including food and drink, fabulous experiences, get-a-ways, and arts and crafts.

Registering to bid is easy, just click the link provided on the auction's home page.

You can also download the Auctria app so you can check updates and bid from your smartphone. Download the app here to get started: https://www.auctria.com/blog/auctria-mobile-app/

The auction goes LIVE, Sunday September 28 at 12 am. All of the bidding will close after our in-person Feast on October 12 at 8 pm. All bidding will occur online, through Auctria, so be sure to register to bid.

Who benefits from this fundraiser?

Les Dames d’Escoffier Sacramento chapter and Davis Farm to School are working together to support education programs around food and agriculture. Davis Farm to School provides garden grants, farm field trips and support for farm-fresh food in the schools. The Dames provide grants for women with children in the Saint John's Program for Real Change (a residential shelter with a culinary training program), women enrolled in the Alchemist Community Development culinary programs, as well as scholarships to women in food, wine, agriculture, and hospitality. All proceeds from The Village Feast go toward these missions.

Pricing is $150 (single seats w/o reservation), $1,050 (EARLY BIRD reserved table seats 8 - available August 1 to August 30), or $1,200 (reserved tables of 8 beginning September 1).

Planning to stay overnight? Visit Davis has put to together and excellent list of area accommodations. https://www.visitdavis.org/stay