Thank You For a Memorable Night!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Autumn Evening! Your support helped make this year’s event an incredible success. We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, farms, chefs, beverage purveyors, partners, volunteers, and community members who made it possible. Together, we’re building a healthier, stronger community.
A Farm-to-Table Celebration of Community & Impact
This elegant tasting event brings together the Capital Region’s most talented chefs, local growers, and makers for an inspired farm-to-table experience. Set against a backdrop of seasonal fare and live music, Autumn Evening is a tribute to the partnerships that have powered our mission for 50 years.
What to Expect:
Masterfully crafted dishes by celebrated local chefs
Locally sourced drinks from regional farms and artisans
Live acoustic music and a warm, welcoming atmosphere
The company of friends—both old and new
Event Details:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:00PM-9:00PM
The Hilton Garden Inn
Thanksgiving Feast for 10 Raffle by Crafted Catering & Events
Congratulations to our winner, Stacey Finegan!
Thank you to Crafted Catering & Events for providing this generous donation. We encourage you to support businesses that support our community!
Photos of Autumn Evening by Liz Lajeunesse
Liz Lajeunesse Photography
Community Advocate
Champion Grower
Family Farmer
GIG IT Services | Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP
KeyBank | Picotte Companies
Trudeau Architects PLLC | U.S. Light Energy
Cultivator
Arrow Bank | Capital CFO+ | Center for Internet Security
Crisafulli Bros. Home Services | John Ray & Sons Inc |
M.J. Engineering & Land Surveying P.C. | Greenbush Tape and Label
KPMG | NightRider Janitorial Services | OneDigital
Rivers Casino & Resort | The Rosenblum Companies
Featured Chefs
Chef Jasper Alexander, Madison and Pearl Catering
Chef Caroline and Paul Barrett, Capital Cooks Cooking School
Chef Harley Bleitzhofer, City Squire
Chef Michael Cocca, Franklin Plaza Ballroom
Chef Paul Dimm, Scarlet Knife
Chef Mark Graham, Private Chef
Chef Dale Hajdasz, Pretty Pig Provisions
Chef Matthew Joyce, Prime at The Plaza
Chef Jinah Kim, Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen
Chef John LaPosta, Innovo Kitchen
Chef Deborah Lynch, Simply Caribbean
Chef Luis Medina, The Flour Bender
Chef Ian O’Leary, Yono’s
Chef Melanie O’Malley, O’Malley’s Oven
Chef Jaime Ortiz, Angelo’s 677 Prime
Chef Michaela Schermerhorn, Prime at the Plaza
Chef Leah Stein, Leah’s Cakery
Chef Corey Urquhart, Hilton Garden Inn
Featured Farms
Blue Star Farm
Chicory Creek Farm
Dagele Farm
Denison Farm
Featherbed Lane Farm
Fox Creek Farm
Gade Farm
Grab Farm
Hudson Harvest
Indian Ladder Farmstead
Juniper Hill Farm
Laughing Earth Farm
Lucky Cat Farm
Mack Brook Farm
Pleasant Valley Farm
R&G Cheese
Row by Row Farm
Samascott Orchards
Schoharie Valley Farms
Sindoni’s
Tilldale Farm
Yonder Farm
Beverage Purveyors
Alias Coffee
Brown’s Brewing Co.
Chatham Brewery
Gold N Go Cocktails
Indian Ladder Farmstead Brewery & Cidery
Key Seltzer
New Scotland Spirits
Nine Pin Cider Works
The Warbler Brewing
Special Thanks
Arlene’s Artist Materials, Inc.
Engelke Farm
Liz Lajeunesse
Orgin Organics
Pleasant Valley Flowers
