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2009 Scholarship Dinner -- September 24th Did you know that Cornellians in the Buffalo area helped send 18 local students to Cornell last year? On Thursday, September 24th the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo is bringing you an opportunity to contribute to our students' success while dining with 50 other Cornellians with whom you already share a special bond. There's more. Do you know who wrote, "Food isn't just nourishment. And it isn't just politics. It's enjoyment; it's happy memories"? Hint: She's our featured speaker. Janice Okun '54, longtime food editor of The Buffalo News before retiring in March, will join us and share 'Confessions of a Locavore Restaurant Critic.' Take a peek at the menu below, it features the foods of Western New York in a Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards Five Course '100 Mile' Feast. Ingredients from nine farms within a 100 mile radius of Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards will be used to prepare your meal, each course paired with a wine selection just for the occasion. Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards are owned by Cornellians Oscar '79 and Melinda '79 Vizcarra. For more information, visit their website or peruse a recent article highlighting their food in The Buffalo News. Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:00 p.m. Reception and cash bar 7:00 p.m. Sit-down dinner $55 Per Person Becker Farms 3760 Quaker Rd Gasport, NY 14067 Register See Who's Coming Questions? Contact Matthew Nagowski '05, Club President, at nagowski@cornell.edu. Dinner Menu Spicy Cream of Carrot Soup served with Pyskaty Farms roasted garlic spread on Crostini with crumbly blue cheese Paired with Vizcarra Vineyards 2008 Rusty's Riesling. Stuffed Anaheim Peppers from Becker Farms Kitchen Garden and Yancy's Fancy's Buffalo Blues Artisan Cheese Paired with Vizcarra Vineyards 2008 Quaker Red Rougon Broccoli Salad with Sun Dried Raisins, Pumpkin Seeds,and Bacon from D.H. Cloy and Sons Paired with Vizcarra Vineyards 2008 Dusty's Diamond Wine. Breaded Pork Cutlets from Snyder Farms with turnip puree and roasted vegetables. Served with Concord grape sauce (With breaded eggplant rounds as a vegetarian option.) Paired with Vizcarra Vineyards 2008 Merlot Or Becker Brewing Company's Rooster Red. MacIntosh Apple Crisp a la mode Paired with Vizcarra Vineyards warm Spiced Apple Wine and Cornellian-Owned Ecoverde Coffee from the McCullagh Coffee Company With a complete list of sources provided upon seating.