New Farm Aid Benefit — and Savor reopens as a new venue
Farm to Fork, a benefit for Farm Aid featuring an all-star list of local chefs and farmers, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at Overlook Farm in the City. More on the event in a minute; the unusual item in the announcement is the venue.
Overlook Farm in the City is the Central West End restaurant formerly known as Savor. Overlook Farm is CWE (and Clarksville) resident Nathalie Pettus’ attempt to create a food-centric destination in Clarksville, including restaurant Clarksville Station, a pair of modernized vintage 19th Century B&Bs, and both an on-site vegetable and herb garden and partnerships with nearby farmers.
The benefit launches “Overlook Farm in the City” as a special-events venue.
Here’s the line-up: The event will include twelve or more farmer and chef Stations offering products raised locally, sustainably and in accordance with nature. Guests will have the opportunity to get to know the farmers and the chefs. Scheduled chefs include Timothy Grandinetti (Dr. Brownstone, formerly of the Renaissance Grand), Gerard Craft (Niche, Taste), Josh Galliano (Monarch), Kevin Nashan (Sidney Street Café), Lou Rook (Annie Gunn’s), Jim Fiala (The Crossing, Liluma, Acero, The Terrace View), Eric Kelly (~scape), Kevin Willman (Erato), Mathew Rice (Niche, Taste), Marc Felix (Albert Pujols’ private chef) and Eric Brenner (Moxy Bistro). Scheduled farmers include Mark Newman (Newman Farm), Mick Dickus (Hannahway Farms), Mike Brabo (Vesterbrook Farm), Nicola McPherson (Ozark Forest Mushrooms), Gerry Jones (Jones Heritage Farm), Joanna Duley (Claverach Farm), and Karlios Hinkebein.
Tickets are $125; information can be found at www.farmaid.org/benefit



Joe Bonwich has been the restaurant critic for the Post-Dispatch since 2002 and has covered the local food scene for various publications for more than 25 years. He does his best to maintain his anonymity so that he isn't recognized in restaurants (which is why his picture looks like it does).
Why would Tim Grandinetti–a non-St. Louis chef–get top billing? Makes no sense…
There’s a difference between a simple list and a ranked list. I think you’re reading too much into the construction of a press release.
Who gives a rat’s *ss about rankings. One of the greatest things I have ever heard was when Gerard Craft told me, “At the end of the day, we’re all servers.”
I hope I have the time to attend.