The Californian initiative Outstanding in the Field creates establishments with a menu made from native foods, and in the background, gastronomic talks given by its producers.
“With each dinner, Denevan’s 150-person tablescape creates an otherworldly artwork: stretched across a ridge overlooking the Pacific on a ranch in Australia’s Byron Bay or arching through a golden pasture in Texas…”
Man in the Field Documents Artist & Chef Jim Denevan’s Relationship to Place
Sustainability is on the menu, the farm and the pier at L.A. Times fall dinner series
New Documentary Examines The Life And Art Of Jim Denevan
Saks Fifth Avenue and Outstanding in the Field Set the Most Incredible Table at a Benefit Dinner the Hamptons.
The Rise of the Roving Supper Club
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Events We Love: Farm-Table Dinners with Outstanding in the Field
A Mobile Office for Farm-Based Dinners Travels the Country
A Date with Outstanding in the Field at Flying Disc Ranch
Popular farm dinner series sets the table in Hawaii
This chef has put on pop-up dinners in 15 countries and all 50 states
In a technology-driven world, the founder of Outstanding in the Field understands the value of simple, face-to-face gatherings focused on good food.
How to Make Sure Your Outdoor Dinner Party Doesn’t Suck
These dreamy outdoor dinners with long, winding tables belong on your bucket list
After hosting events for nearly 20 years, Outstanding in the Field owner Jim Denevan has learned that nothing reconnects people to the world around them like a fantastic dinner party.
Not long after the invention of photography in the early 19th century, photographers began training their lenses on food.
Every summer, Jim Denevan fires up his bus and travels the country, staging elaborate dinners on farms, in parks, and on beaches, from Alaska to New York City. His goal is to free us from the cult of celebrity chefs and the limits of the restaurant experience. Count us among the believers
On the morning of Jim Denevan’s outdoor dinner party, finding a skiff topped a long list of problems.
Dining on the farm / Chef, farmer, winemaker and diners come together in a totally organic experience