Two thousand Akko of blooming flower . Two hundred guests . One 200 - metrical foot dining table . Thousands of stem turn of stock , dahlias , delphinium , larkspur , Bells of Ireland and Queen Anne ’s Lace .
That ’s just a hint of what guests at the Sept. 7 American Grown Field to Vase Dinner at Ocean View Flowers in Lompoc savour . Perhaps celebrity florist Debi Lilly enunciate it best as she stomach in Acre of blooming stock : “ Our heart explodes technicolor rainbow confetti ! ”
It was a joyous evening where guests din in fields bursting with flowered color at a mesa of 200 alike - apt heyday buff . Photo by Danielle Honea Photography .
Guests go far to an expansive floral archway run over with pinkish , purple and lily-white stock , and a view of an tremendous residential area dining mesa .
As guest walked past a bulwark of Queen Anne ’s Lace , they came upon this hidden and arresting site . Photo by Danielle Honea Photography .
They receive flush farmer Frank Costa and din on creation by culinary artist Clark Staub of Full of Life Flatbread . And they sipped vino , beer and spirit from Calwise Spirits Co. , Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards , Sweetzer Cellars , Montemar Wines , Foley Wines , Kessler - Haak Vineyard and Wines and Solvang Brewing Company .
Chef Staub ’s menu boast farm - refreshed ingredients thanks to the California Milk Advisory Board , Las Flores Apiaries love , Hibbits Ranch walnuts , Tutti Frutti and Babé Farms . And what a menu it was : chilled melon vine soup , nasturtium and marigold salad , ending - of - summer sweet corn rib , grilled grass - fed strip steak braised in stone fruit , Moroccan vegetarian b’stilla , heirloom tomatoes with grill summer squash and herbs , and a roasted strawberry fancy woman .
The entire even come together thanks to the efforts of event planner Cynthia Signorelli of Cynthia Signorelli Special Events who ensured guests had the experience of a lifespan on an American flower farm .
Lilly , the floral designer for the issue , collar it again when she share how the outcome made her ( and Edgar Guest ) find . “ So much deception and lovemaking and passion for blossom and farmers it brings tears to our eye . ”
Debi Lilly brought her love for American Grown Flowers and those who raise them to the Lompoc Field to Vase Dinner . Photo by Danielle Honea Photography
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