Southern Chefs Potluck
At The Farm
Sunday, October 26, 2025 October 26, 2025 Old Edwards Hospitality Group
Sit down for supper of true southern delights with Chef Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites in Lexington, KY, Chef Cory Bahr of Parish Restaurant, Standard Coffee Co. and Heritage Catering in Monroe, Louisiana, and Chef David Bancroft of Acre in Auburn, AL. They guarantee to please guests with a mashup of familiar Southern dishes, each reimagined with distinctive ingredients, herbs, and spices to deliver surprising and delightful bursts of flavor. Live music will help create a joyous ambiance for this Southern Chefs Potluck.
About Sam Fore
Sam Fore is a Sri Lankan-American chef and recipe developer based in Lexington, Kentucky. Her pop-up, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, crisscrosses the country to bring her Sri Lanka meets the South dishes to diners far and wide. Fore’s cooking reflects her Sri Lankan upbringing in the American South; her dishes include her spin on Southern classics and new riffs on her family's time-tested recipes. Her recipes can be found in multiple national publications and across the web — her take on tomato pie graced the cover of Food & Wine in 2019. In 2023, Fore was honored by the James Beard Foundation Awards as a Finalist for Best Chef: Southeast. Fore opened her Tuk Tuk Snack Shop in Lexington, Kentucky in the Fall of 2023.
About David Bancroft
Born in Alabama and raised in San Antonio, TX, David Bancroft’s passion for food began early. Bancroft grew up eating some of the best cuisines the South offers, including Alabama’s famous white sauce BBQ and bacon collard greens, along with Texas’ crave-worthy beef brisket and breakfast tacos. Bancroft parlayed his love of food into a passion for cooking, inspired by his family’s approach to home-style dining. Bancroft spent time on the Alabama family farm hunting and fishing with his grandfather and learning how to smoke brisket and barbecue while developing a deep appreciation and care for meat and its procurement process. Feeling confident in his experiences and looking for a way to utilize his self-taught skills as a farmer, forager, and chef, Bancroft opened Acre restaurant with his wife, Christin in August 2013.
About Cory Bahr
Bahr is a culinary and economic leader in Louisiana, deeply invested in the conservation methods for sustainable foods. He is a Culinary Ambassador for the state of Louisiana, named the “King of Seafood” at the 2011 Louisiana Seafood Cookoff and The Great American Seafood Cookoff, of which he now serves as a host for the yearly events. As an advocate for the sustainable seafood movement, he promotes sustainable consumption practices that create a more stable fishing industry for both Gulf fishermen and the future of Gulf seafood. Bahr has been recognized for his culinary talents both regionally and nationally. He was named to the Taste of the South's "Taste 50” in 2015, and in 2012, Bahr became a Food Network’s Chopped! Champion. He was also named to the list of Louisiana Cookin’ “Chefs to Watch” in 2011.
$225 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
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Please Note: This event is for guests 21 and older.
Dress: Mountain Chic
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