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Articles in this Issue
A Dinner to Die For
A Taste of the Silent Auction
Our Sponsors

 

 

A Taste of the Silent Auction
 In addition to the Live Auction, a Silent Auction of 40 baskets will be available for bidding - every basket is uniquely bundled that you will never find anywhere except the Grow Benzie Garden Party - a sampling, to whet your appetitie is shown below:

 

Bountiful Benzie Baskets

sox ticket basket  

 "Take Me out to the Ball Game Basket"

 

There will be 3 baskets, each loaded with goodies  and 4 tickets to the Sept. 13 Chicago White Sox vs the Detroit Tigers Game in Chicago.

 

gorgeous gardens  

 "Gorgeous Gardens Basket"

 

A delightful basket featuring consultation time with noted horticulture consultant Craig Schaaf, many gardening items from Crystal Gardens, 6 beautiful Gardening Stakes from the Benzie Crafters, and a handpainted gourd birdhouse.

 

  crystal mt. spa basket

 

"Spa- AAAHHH Basket"

A hand painted basket from Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa featuring such luxury products as a Spa Service, slippers, hair products, and a wonderfully soft and comfy robe.  Not to be missed.

* Other baskets not pictured include:

A week's stay in Santa Fe, NM

A wine assortment

Becky Thatcher Jewelry

"A Party to Go Down in History"

A gorgeous painting of Point Betsie

Rocki Gorman Jewelry
    
 
 
Our Sponsors




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  Edward Jones
 

"A Dinner to Die For" 
The Garden Party
August 4   5 p.m. 
at Grow Benzie

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Thanks to an array of dedicated chefs and restaurants Grow Benzie's Garden Party Saturday night will achieve a new standard of culinary excellence.   

Dinner will be served continuously from 5:15 forward.

 

The Menu:

 

Golden beet and sun gold tomato gazpacho and hay stacked smoked rabbit confit and pickled radishes

Mission Table, Old Mission Peninsula

Chef Paul Olson

 

Land of Goshen Chevre Croustade with Cherry and Apple Compote

Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa, 

Chef Glenn Noffsinger

 

Great Lakes Whitefish cakes with spicy remoulade and local greens

Coho Cafe, Frankfort 

Chef Doug DuFrane

 

Compressed Grow Benzie heirloom tomatoes and fresh Mozzarella cheese, basil, lemon infused olive oil and balsamic reduction

Arcadia Bluffs Country Club, Arcadia

Chef Brett Phillips

 

Northport Farms greens with roasted garlic-arugula pesto

9 Bean Row, Traverse City 

Chef Mathew Dykema

 

Smoked corn soup with chipotle shrimp, chive oil and spicy sunflower seeds

Lola Coastal Mexican, Denver CO 

Chef Duane Walker

 

Pork shoulder and heirloom bean ragout with grilled bread

Up North Big Pan Fun Kitchen and Levitation Society, In the Woods 

Chef Dave Query

 

Chicken, Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Jambalaya

Chimney Corners Resort, Crystal Lake

Chef Steve Tebo

 

Honey Gelato and lavender infused honey and Benzie berries

American Spoon Foods, Traverse City and Petoskey 

Chef Justin Rashid

 

Sampling of smoked Whitefish and Salmon Pate

Port City Smoke House, Frankfort

Master Pit Mike Elwell

 

Gin Rose' Water and peach rum Smash

The Bitter Bar, Boulder, Co 

Master Mixologist James Lee

 

Grow Benzie is pleased to invite you to enjoy dinner with this wonderful group of Chefs and enjoy their excellence.

 

Limited tickets to the Garden Party are still available at:

 

Weishaar & Co- Beulah

Book Store Ltd.-Frankfort

or
Buy them here:
  
Buy Now Single Ticket $65
Buy Now Basket of 10 tickets $500
 
Deb Query 231 352 4487 or any board member .
 
 
 
 

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Benzonia MI 49616 

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