Contact: Gail McWilliam Jellie

271-3788

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Barley House is Next Stop for

NH Growers’ Dinner Series

The 2007 New Hampshire Growers’ Dinner series continues on August 10 and 11 at the Barley House in Concord. This series of special dinner events highlights the use of local farm and food products at local restaurants. The Barley House Chef/Owner, Brian Shea, has planned a number of scrumptious dishes using New Hampshire grown ingredients.

Chef Shea grew up in western Massachusetts, attained a business degree from St. Anselm’s College in New Hampshire and worked in Boston’s financial district for a time. In pursuit of a lifelong dream of owning a restaurant, Chef Shea moved to New York to attend the famed Culinary Institute of America. He has worked in restaurants in Boston, New York and Hawaii and also was a professional beer brewer on a team that won numerous brewing awards and medals.

Chef Shea opened the Barley House on Concord’s Main Street in 2000. Customer satisfaction is his number one goal and he looks to deliver what he calls the “WOW” factor in quality and service to each diner.

For his Growers’ Dinner, Chef Shea has prepared a special menu of unique dishes featuring New Hampshire raised pork, buffalo, seafood, seasonal vegetables and berries. Fresh ingredients will be procured from local farm resources. Local wines and beers will also be highlighted at the dinner. Diners may enjoy this menu on either Friday, Aug. 10, or Saturday, Aug. 11.

Growers’ Dinner events are coordinated by the New Hampshire Farm to Restaurant Connection, a program linking New Hampshire farms with New Hampshire restaurants. The Growers’ Dinner at the Barley House is the third in the 2007 series of New Hampshire dinners being held from June to November.

Call the Barley House at 228-6363 for dinner details and reservation information. Also, visit www.thebarleyhouse.com to see a menu. For more information about the NH Farm to Restaurant Connection, contact Gail McWilliam Jellie at the NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food, tel.271-3788, email: gmcwilliam@agr.state.nh.us, or visit www.nhfarmtorestaurant.com.

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