Twilight Supper 2025
PRESENTED BY PNC
Twilight Supper supports the growth of our nationally-recognized food-based education and community work across Birmingham and the state of Alabama.
6:00 pm
Cocktail Hour with Eric Essix
6:50 pm
Welcome Announcements
7:15 pm
Dinner in the Fields with La Cocina
Meet the chefs!
’til 11:00 pm
After Party with DJ Chocolate
PASSED HOR D’OEUVRES
fried chicken wing with caviar and crème fraîche
Fernay McPherson, Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement
late summer vegetable aguachile | DF, GF, V
Luz Dayana Blaquera, El Huarache Loco
grilled sweet corn tamale | GF
Alicia Villanueva, Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas
AT THE TABLE
amazake japanese milk bread rolls with aged chickpea miso butter
Mariko Grady, Aedan Koji Kitchen
shio koji pork belly, pepper, and onion kushiyaki | DF
Mariko Grady, Aedan Koji Kitchen
sautéed eggplant with sauce of nostalgia | DF, V
Mariko Grady, Aedan Koji Kitchen
smoked beef cheek and brisket barbacoa with local corn tortillas and salsas | DF, GF
Reyna Maldonado, Las Guerreras
barbeque chicken chipotle adobado | DF, GF
Alicia Villanueva, Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas
charcoal roasted sweet potatoes with mole ahumado | DF, V
Luz Dayana Blaquera, El Huarache Loco
roasted winter squash, okra, crispy shallots, and tomato jam | DF, GF, V
Fernay McPherson, Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement
harvest salad | GF
Reyna Maldonado, Las Guerreras
DESSERT
lemon olive oil cake, red wine poached pears, citrus jam, smoked sour cream whip, olive oil crumble
Victoria Lozano, Andina
by Kristine Brown
Spiced Old Fashioned
old bardstown bourbon, spiced piloncillo, peychaud’s, angostura bitters
Strawberry Hibiscus Spritz
tito’s vodka, hibiscus, strawberry, lemon, ginger, bitters, topped with tonic
Tequila Mai Thai
hornitos silver tequila, thai tea, triple sec, coconut, lime, mint
Spiritless Mai Thai | NA
thai tea, non-alcoholic triple sec, coconut, lime, mint
BUBBLY
Albariño Extra Brut, Carboniste ‘Gomes’, Central Valley, 2023
WHITE
Chardonnay, Cruse Wine Co. ‘Rorick Vineyard’, Sierra Foothills, 2023
Chardonnay, ‘Hirsch Vineyards’ Estate, Sonoma Coast, 2023
White Wine, Matthiasson Wines, Napa Valley, 2022
RED
Pinot Noir, Hirsch Vineyards Estate, ‘San Andreas Fault’, 2021
Red Wine Stratum, Hamel Family Wines Estate, Sonoma County, 2020
BEER
Alabama Beer Co. Light Lager
TrimTab Brewing Co. Paradise Now Berliner Weisse
Athletic Beer Co. Upside Dawn Golden Ale | NA
Jones Valley Teaching Farm
JVTF uses food as a foundation so young people can lead, create, and grow a healthy future for themselves and their community. Food is our foundation; people grow here.
We envision communities inspired by food and transformed by youth.
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GOOD SCHOOL FOOD
Launched in 2012 in partnership with Birmingham City Schools (BCS), Good School Food is a nationally recognized pre-K-12 education framework that results in academic engagement, economic mobility, healthier eating choices, and environmental stewardship. Through hands-on, food-based lessons that connect multiple subjects and align with state standards, students explore the relationships between food systems, environmental stewardship, health, and their community. Learn more about Good School Food.
YOUTH PATHWAYS & EXPERIENCES
JVTF’s Youth Pathways and Experiences (YPE) initiative offers Birmingham youth paid, work-based learning opportunities, training, enrichment experiences, and support services designed to help high school juniors and seniors explore and identify pathways to full-time employment or higher education. Learn more about YPE.
GOOD COMMUNITY FOOD
Good Community Food strengthens the Alabama food system by increasing food access, providing agricultural skills-based training, and sharing resources with urban growers and community gardens. Good Community Food programs include the Good Community Food Fellowship, free and reduced-cost community workshops, free seedling distribution, and free produce via JVTF farm stands. Learn more about Good Community Food.
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LA COCINA
“Not only has La Cocina been the most important food organization in San Francisco, but amid a changing landscape, it might also prove to be the key for San Francisco to remain San Francisco.” – The San Francisco Chronicle
For 20 years, La Cocina has provided affordable kitchen spaces, training, resources, and community to talented entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. A culinary scene rich with foods inspired by the chefs’ birthplaces has emerged, giving strength to the city and its families, neighborhoods, and generations to come.
Jones Valley Teaching Farm is proud to partner with this organization dedicated to lifting up the community through culturally significant cuisine. We look to build a future in Birmingham with youth who have the tools to build food-based entrepreneurial pursuits.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
PNC Bank
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Food & Wine, a People Inc. Brand • Medical Properties Trust • Pihakis Restaurant Group • Regions Bank
TABLE SPONSORS
Alabama Power • Altec • Baptist Health • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama • Bradley • Brasfield & Gorrie • Culver’s • Dunn Investments • EBSCO, Inc • The Goodrich Family • In Honor of Kathryn & Raymond Harbert • Hoar Construction • Jemison Investment Company • Joe Piper Inc • Kroger Delivery • Matthews • Milo’s Tea • Ruffner & Penny Page • Marjorie Perlman • Courtney & Jay Pigford • Prosper & Whiteboard Advisors • Protective Life • Lydia & Taylor Pursell • Shipt • Spire • Britney & Tony Summerville • Vulcan Materials Company
EVENT PARTNERS
Alabama Beer Co. • Auburn University Department of Horticulture • Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company United • Kristine Brown •Cruse Wine Co. • Decor To Adore • Evans Meats & Seafood• Freddy’s Wine Bar • Fresh Face Flowers • Hamel Family Wines •Hirsch Vineyards • Hornitos Tequila • Kroger Delivery • La Cocina • Local Link Bham • Matthiasson Wines • Cary Norton • Old Bardstown Bourbon • Pihakis Restaurant Group • Southern Company • The Breakup Cookie • Tina’s Market • Tito’s Vodka • Tre Luna Catering • TrimTab Brewing Co.