Pork farm hogs the spotlight at fund-raiser
Restaurant Phoenix Project event benefits Johnny Kirk’s Third Plate Pastures
Kristin McMillin cooks pumpkin spice tupig, a Vietnamese sweet tamale, during a Restaurant Phoenix Project dinner to benefit Third Plate Pastures. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Billy Ridgway entertains guests at Alamo Farms, his Williston, Tennessee property. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Brent McAfee prepares sausage during a Restaurant Phoenix Project dinner. The program benefits local restaurants, or in the case of the event held on a farm in Williston, Tennessee Oct. 3, 2020, to benefit a farmer. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Spencer McMillin passes out food during a dinner to benefit local restaurants held on a farm in Williston, Tennessee Oct. 3, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
One of about a dozen volunteers and Spencer McMillin prepare salads at the weekend dinner. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A weekend hoe-down on a farm raised money to help Johnny Kirk’s Third Plate Pastures get through a tough spot, and the Restaurant Phoenix Project has three more events planned for the year.
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Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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