Harvest to Table | Family Night - Gather, Cook, and Enjoy
Harvest to Table
Presented by The Culinary Health Institute at 4Roots Farm
Hosted at our beautiful 4Roots Farm Campus, enjoy a culinary dining experience designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle for you and your entire family.
Join Senior Culinary Director at 4Roots Farm, Chef Hari Pulapaka along with Dr. Anupama Saigal, MD of AdventHealth for a farm-to-table, hands-on culinary dining experience centered around the importance of trading screen time for family time.
Chef Hari will lead families in preparing a delicious three-course meal while discovering ways that healthy eating can become a fun family tradition.
What You’ll Experience
- Hands-on Family-Friendly Cooking Experience: Led by Chef Hari Pulapaka who will guide you in preparing your salad and entrée.
- Chef-inspired dessert
- Farm-fresh Produce: Work with farm-fresh produce from 4Roots Farm and partner farms.
- Physician Insight: Dr. Saigal will provide valuable insights on how nutrition can build family traditions, togetherness, and support for lifelong health and wellness and support your family’s overall health and wellbeing.
On the Menu
- Appetizer: 4Roots Farm Shaved Zucchini, Greens & Sweet Corn Salad with Mason Jar Vinaigrette
- Entree: Hand-Rolled Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Farm-Fresh Pesto and Blistered Tomatoes
- Dessert: Blueberry, Yogurt, Oatmeal Trifle (Chef prepared)
Event Details
📆 Date & Time: Wednesday, July 15th | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Location: 4Roots Farm Campus, 1101 N John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL
🎟️ Ticket Price: $50 per guest (adult or child)
Meet Your Host
Hari Pulapaka PhD, WCMC, CEC, AAC
Hari Pulapaka is the Senior Culinary Director at the Culinary Health Institute (CHI) at 4Roots Farm. A classically trained chef, award-winning restaurateur, multiple author, and tenured mathematics professor, he brings culinary excellence and academic rigor to advancing food as medicine. A four-time James Beard Award semifinalist, Hari designs engaging, flavor-forward learning experiences that translate evidence-based wellness into practical, everyday cooking.
Anupama Sharma Saigal, MD
Dr. Saigal is a fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist at AdventHealth Medical Group in Winter Park, Florida. She received her medical degree from the University of Maryland and went on to complete her surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania. After becoming a board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Saigal then went on to Columbia University and completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology. Dr. Saigal started her career in New York as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
About the Culinary Health Institute at 4Roots Farm
The Culinary Health Institute (CHI) is an initiative of 4Roots in partnership with AdventHealth, Florida Blue, and Gordon Food Service. CHI works to transform community health by advancing food as medicine and whole-person care through education, clinical innovation, and research. Learn more at 4rootsfarm.org/CHI.
Our Monthly Class Series
Our Harvest to Table series is our premium Level 3 class experience: where guests cook alongside a chef, engage with a physician or dietitian, and enjoy a full farm-to-table culinary experience.
We also offer:
- Cooking with Confidence (Level 1): a demonstration-style introduction to essential cooking skills and an approachable plant-based recipe with a local chef, home cook, or nutrition specialist.
- Food as Medicine (Level 2): A local chef and physician or dietitian-led, three-course demonstration exploring the connection between nutrition and health, with tastings of each course.
Each series is themed around a monthly culinary or nutrition topic, allowing guests to continue building knowledge and skills over time.