The Shepherd's Hearth

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Shepherd’s Hearth specializes in creating and curating unique, magical experiences. From intimate micro-weddings to farm dinners and edible workshops. No matter the setting, we offer a gathering centered on the land, with a menu of very strictly curated local, seasonal, and organic ingredients cooked over an open fire. 

Jesse Kaufman is at heart a farmer and a simple man of the fire. He is most at home patiently tending to the fire and a large hunk of meat or walking with his dog through a meadow of grazing cattle. Having lived for 14 years in Brazil, he learned the traditional South American fire cooking styles of Churrasco and Asado. Since returning to the United States he has further honed his culinary craft by working with open fire cooking companies Heirloom Fire and The Hindquarter in New England.  

Over the years, Jesse has pursued his love for regenerative agriculture by raising animals and vegetables on many different farms in a way that supports the Earth and provides nourishing and healing food from the land. As a chef, he marries farming and fire. The kitchen thus becomes the tip of the spear for farmers; a place to showcase, share and support the best, local, and seasonal ingredients from farmers who raise food with integrity. Cooking on steel with a little salt and fire for seasoning, A lover of Terroir, Jesse puts the taste of the land on full display by keeping things simple, and allowing the ingredients to speak for themselves. 

An open-fire cooking workshop followed by a feast