December Field dinner
Van den Berge Hill Ranch, Victoria, TX
December, 2023
Sundowner Hill Akaushi Beef
Executive Chef Wade Schindler
our perspective and experiences on the landscape are integral to the land’s perceived value and ultimately its preservation.
connect with the land through an immersive event and experience its true value.
The December Field Dinner 2023 was a unique dining experience among a spread of Live Oak and Pecan trees that nourished the very food being served beneath their branching arms.
Sundowner Hill Akaushi provided a 1/2 beef of deliciously marbled Akaushi beef and Executive Chef, Wade Schindler, masterfully presented a whole tomahawk ribeye roast, a whole beef tenderloin, a Thor's Hammer taco stand, plus other meat and seasonal vegetable choices.
The event featured a self defense close combat shooting demonstration with a Navy SEAL and a Houston Police mounted officer. The silent auction featured exciting items including:
Guided pig hunting weekend
Shoot with a Navy SEAL experience
Camping weekend for the family
North Texas getaway with your friends or family
Sundowner Hill Akaushi beef
Campfire cookware
Event Itinerary:
2-3 pm - Welcome Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres
3-4 pm - Ranch & Cattle Tour
4-6 pm - Meal Thyme Experience
6-7 pm - Campfire Social
7 pm - Happy Trails!
WHERE: Van den Berge Hill Ranch near Placedo, TX (15 miles south of Victoria, TX)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Please arrive between 2-2:30 PM. Ranch activities and meal courses will be conducted as planned.
2. Access to the event will require driving on a hard gravel road surface and a short walk from the parking area to the dining area over uneven natural ground. The creek-side dining area will be lighted and maintained, however the surrounding areas all unmaintained.
3. Inquiries about Sundowner Hill Akaushi beef may be sent to sundownerhillakaushi@gmail.com
EVENT SPONSORS
EVENT SPONSORS
A big thanks to our sponsors for the December Field Dinner
Sundowner Hill Akaushi
Taste the Akaushi difference. Stewarded by the same family since 1903. Now managed by the next generation to raise heart healthy Akaushi beef through conservation ranching. Sundowner Hill Akaushi cattle are DNA tested and verified to be Akaushi and raised naturally without hormones. We sell 1/2, 1/4, 1/16 beef shares that is dry aged to increase tenderness and flavor then vacuum sealed.
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