“Beata Santora, editor at Conde Nast Traveler, said 21C’s(Proof on Main) received the country’s highest scores in three of five categories polled — rooms, DINING and overall design.”

This is an excerpt from an AP article released today… very cool, we don’t like to gloat, but this is a great distinction for my staff and we are very proud.

Here’s the link:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=8917387

Blu di bufala… Something besides mozzarella from buffalo milk

Rabbit pate, lonza, coppa

Bison pastrami, pickled peppers, caramelized spaghetti squash

The Hog and the Barrel Dinners

We just aquired three, 300 pound english black pigs for our first annual whole hog and bourbon dinner series coming in November… Details coming soon!

Thursday September 10th, 2009 6-8pm… tour our rooftop garden with me and Stephanie Tittle, the head gardener at Woodland Farm.  Have some garden influenced canapes and pick our brains(mostly Stephanies, shes the one with the brains) for info on how we are constantly learning to make our roof garden as useful as possible to do our style of roof to table cuisine.

$39 per person, food and open bar.  Call 217.6360 for reservations or check out more info on http://www.proofonmain.com/proof/events/events.aspx#urbangarden.

Our own woodland farm dried coriander seed

House pickled gherkins

First batch of nduja