{"id":113883,"date":"2015-03-13T20:24:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T02:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-chefs-plan-a-moveable-feast\/"},"modified":"2015-03-13T20:24:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T02:24:42","slug":"cortez-chefs-plan-a-moveable-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-chefs-plan-a-moveable-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortez chefs plan a moveable feast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Dakota Hall and Laurie Hall in front of The Farm Bistro, on Main Street in downtown Cortez. The Farm, Pepperhead, Stonefish Sushi, Loungin\u2019 Lizard and San Juan Coffee have joined forces to proved a moveable feast on March 22 that benefits the Cortez Public Library.<\/span>File photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Five area restaurants are joining together on March 22 to raise funds for the Cortez Public Library by hosting a \u201cmoveable feast\u201d with a themed gourmet menu and readings from notable works of literature woven into the program.<\/p>\n

The event started five years ago by Pepperhead owners Tess and Pete Monta\u00f1o as a way to use the creative talents of local foodies and restaurant owners to benefit community organizations. By collaborating with their downtown Cortez neighbors on how to use their skills to give back to area organizations, Montezuma\u2019s Table was born.<\/p>\n

The theme of this year\u2019s Montezuma\u2019s Table benefit dinner is gourmet literacy, which will allow guests will hear readings from library mainstays like \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web,\u201d \u201cTreasure Island,\u201d \u201cHarry Potter,\u201d \u201cCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u201d and \u201cRobinson Crusoe.\u201d One hundred percent of the proceeds goes to Cortez Public Library.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor them to select the library as the beneficiary is a great honor to the work that has been done here, and an acknowledgment of the important place the library has in the community,\u201d said Cortez Public Library director Eric Ikenouye. \u201cI also like to think of any contribution to the library as a challenge to us to keep working hard to meet the needs of our patrons.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the funds will be used to support children\u2019s programming and materials, as well to implement some adult and teen programming the library would like to get underway.<\/p>\n

The five-course dinner begins at 4 p.m. with Loungin\u2019 Lizard catering appetizers in the Sunflower Theater, then moves to The Farm for a salad course. Next stops are Stonefish Sushi for an entree, another entree at Pepperhead and ending San Juan Coffee for dessert, where equally creative literary-themed desserts and coffee await.<\/p>\n

Sonja Horoshko, a local graphic artist and owner of Art Juice gallery in Cortez has designed menus for patrons annually, which have become coveted keepsakes among attendees. The event has raised $25,000 since its inception.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is splendid to work on the project with the team of restaurateurs of such high caliber and large hearts,\u201d said Horoshko.<\/p>\n

Fifty tickets are available at $125 apiece and are available for purchase at Pepperhead.<\/p>\n

For more information call 970-565-3303 or find Montezuma\u2019s Table on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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If you go<\/h4>\n

Tickets are $125, and available for sale at Pepperhead 44 W. Main St.
\n Appetizers start at 4 p.m. at the Sunflower Theater, 8 E. Main St., Cortez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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