Letter from Ellen Pope

Thanks to All Who Helped

Thanks to all who made Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause—Otsego 2000’s fundraiser for the year-round Cooperstown Farmers’ Market—a wonderful event.

We are very grateful to the talented local chefs who made a delicious array of grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, chili and desserts for a sold-out crowd. Chefs participating: Tim Searles of Doubleday Cafe, Brian Wrubleski of Mel’s at 22, Jesse Pascale of Rock Hill Farm, Michelle Iannelli-Rubin of Social Eats Café, Dasang Gurung of Norbu, Peter Calhoun of The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Anthony Leberto of Brimstone Bakery, Julio Rubio of The Lake House 1843, Kat and Dan Wisnosky of The Elm Inn, Chloe Ford of Chloe’s Bakeshop, Pam DiLiberto of By the Handful, and Alex Webster, the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market manager, who also owns Alex’s World Picnic. Please support these community-minded restaurants and chefs.

Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches were made with local cheeses, including Painted Goat Farm chèvre, Mountain View Dairy Swiss and Camembert, Byebrook Farm Gouda, Harpersfield Farmstead tilsit, Spurbeck’s cheddar, and Trollbok Farm hushallsost (Swedish farmer cheese). Many thanks to Heidelberg Bread for donating French peasant bread to make all those wonderful sandwiches. And, thanks to Brewery Ommegang and Rudy’s Wine & Liquor for in-kind donations. Very much appreciated! And a big thank you to our Cooperstown Graduate Program volunteers, Cooperstown Farmers’ Market vendors, and other community members for helping us set up, staff, and clean up after the event.

We are glad to be a part of Cooperstown Winter Carnival. On behalf of the board and staff of Otsego 2000, and everyone at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, I want to thank everyone for making this community event a success.

Ellen Pope
Executive Director
Otsego 2000