Sunday Dinner with Vicia

Tara and Michael Gallina, Vicia Restaurant, St. Louis, Mo.

We welcome Vicia to the farm in late fall, for their debut farm dinner at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery. The restaurant’s name is derived from the plant genus Vicia, or vetch, an important cover crop used to restore soil health on many organic vegetable farms. Vicia, a 2018 James Beard Foundation semi-finalist for “Best New Restaurant,” celebrates vegetable-forward cuisine, shining a light on beloved and often underutilized vegetables. Chef Owner Michael Gallina spent four years as chef de cuisine at Dan Barber’s farm and restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County, New York, an experience that instilled a reverence for vegetables.  This will be a Sunday afternoon dinner (1-4 pm). $80/person (exclusive of alcholic beverages).