Dogfish Head Asado at Salt Water Farm

By Irene Yadao

Summer at Salt Water Farm is a time of go-go-go.  Cooking workshops, classes, supper clubs and private events fill our calendar.  The months fly by in a blur.

But every once in a while we have a chance to slow down, share in the joy of food and drinks with great friends, and remember why we love summer days in midcoast Maine.

On a supremely gorgeous August day, we had the great privilege of hosting a summer Asado for our friends, Dogfish Head’s Sam and Mariah Calagione.

Our good friend, pit master and chef Ben Dorr, cooked up a whole butterflied lamb that was perfectly tender and delightful.  Also on the menu were dishes from Annemarie: beef short ribs and roast pork , grilled local sausages with chimichirri, raw Pemaquid oysters, mussels steamed in white wine, and decadent provoloneta.  Rebecca offered a desert of dulce de leche flan.

Of course it wouldn’t have been a Dogfish Head event without beer, which was plentiful and so very delicious.   In addition to having a selection of Maine craft beers on hand, each course was paired with kegs and bottles of Dogfish Head favorites, such as Theobroma, Red & White, Hellahound and Bitches Brew to name a few, all courtesy of the wonderful Sam and Mariah.

At the end of the evening, we were treated to a patio concert by New York based singer-songwriter Melaena Cadiz. Together we listened and watched the ascending moon against the sky.

Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, creators of the Cinemagraph who blog on the website From Me To You, took some gorgeous shots of the Asado.  They were kind enough to let us post some of their photographs on our blog.  Check out more from them here.

A big thank you to Sam and Mariah, and to our friend Jou-Yie Chou.

All photos courtesy of Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg.