Trial to Table
August 01, 2026 | 4 - 7 PM
Montgomery Sky Farm in Leicester, North Carolina
It feels perfect to kick off our 2026 Trial to Table event series at an awesome local farm, run by a James Beard Foundation-nominated chef, Taylor Montgomery!
Trial to Table, Addison Farms, 2025
What to Expect
Our August event is the first of three Trial to Tables in 2026. We’re excited to be hosted by Montgomery Sky Farms in Leicester, North Carolina. We consider Leicester our home and do a lot of hyper-local work here, so it feels perfect to kick off the event series with an awesome local farm, run by a James Beard Foundation-nominated chef, Taylor Montgomery!
We’ll also be joined by an incredible group of chefs and food creators to offer you delicious, creative dishes. At each event, we aim to include a range of vegetable-forward offerings.
These events are casual and relaxed with a strong focus on food that supports regional sustainability and resilience. Your ticket is an admission ticket that allows you to sample all the amazing dishes listed below. We generally have a short presentation partway through to highlight our work and allow the chefs to share their passions!
Produce
Chefs receive a Utopian Seed Project ‘Pantry List’ of crops and ingredients that we have in storage or in the field. We ask chefs to be inspired (not limited) by these ingredients and supply whatever they select from the list. We also work with local partners to purchase additional ingredients.
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MEET THE CHEFS
We get to work with some amazing chefs from our community. We introduce them to the crops; they visit our trial sites; they’re often tested to work with crops or varieties that are new to them. And the food they produce for you is stunning!
Chef Taylor Montgomery - Owner, Executive Chef, Montgomery Sky Farm
Chef Casey Ruiz - Executive Chef Mother
Chef Brett Suess - Executive Chef Stupid Events
Chef J Chong - Owner, Executive Chef, J Chong Eats
Chef Michelle Bailey - AB Tech Culinary Instructor (Former Executive Chef @ Smoky Park Supper Club)
Chef Beth Kellerhals - Owner, Executive Chef, Butter Punk
Trial Tasting Table w/ Chef & Farmer: Lettuce & Amaranth Leaf
Where to Find Us
Founded in 2018, Montgomery Sky Farm is 50 acres of purpose, passion, and possibility.
Helmed by Chef Taylor Montgomery, James Beard Award Finalist Best Chef: Southeast, and his wife, Fran, Montgomery Sky Farm is more than a working farm. It is an expression of intentional living, where regenerative farming, private dining experiences, and animal rehabilitation and rescue intersect to honor the land and all who share it.
Montgomery Sky Farm
340 Turkey Creek Rd
Leicester, NC 28748
