The School of Essential Ingredients: A Celebration of Food & Community w/ Author Erica Bauermeister

Field Hall Presents: The School of Essential Ingredients: A Celebration of Food & Community with Author Erica Bauermeister
Tuesday, June 23rd @ 6PM | Sunset Bar & Lounge
*Tickets $115 (Member Price) $140 (General Admission)
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Join Field Arts & Events Hall for an inspired evening combining literature and fine dining. NYT bestselling author Erica Bauermeister will offer live readings from her novel The School of Essential Ingredients, with each reading paired to a themed course and Marrowstone Vineyards wine.
Guests will transition from the reading space to the dining space between each reading and course, offering attendees the opportunity to mix and mingle with fellow readers. We invite you to celebrate literature, food, wine, and community in this innovative dining experience.
4-COURSE MENU
Inspired by The School of Essential Ingredients and paired with Marrowstone Vineyards wine
Chapter One: Pea Shoot Salad with Pine Nuts & Manchego
Locally sourced Pea Shoots, Red Beets, and Sweet Onions tossed in a house made vinaigrette and topped with imported Manchego cheese and toasted Pine Nuts. Paired with Marrowstone Vineyards 2025 Grenache Blanc
Chapter Two: Garden Risotto meets Claire’s Roasted Crab
Arborio rice, Dungeness Crab stock, Asparagus, Butter, Olive oil, white wine, Parmigiano Reggiano topped with roasted Dungeness Crab meat. Paired with Marrowstone Vineyards 2023 Sangiovese
Chapter Three: Tom’s Pasta Sauce
House made Pappardelle tossed with Tom’s Pasta Sauce. Tomato, olive oil, fresh garlic, red wine, Italian sausage, Parmigiano Reggiano, and a touch of cream. Paired with Marrowstone Vineyards 2025 Albarino
Chapter Four: Carl’s White Cake with Strawberry Mousse filling. Paired with Marrowstone Vineyards 2024 Mourvedre Rose’

THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS
The School of Essential Ingredients follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian’s Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen.
Students include Claire, a young mother struggling with the demands of her family; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer learning to adapt to life in America; and Tom, a widower mourning the loss of his wife to breast cancer. Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students’ lives.