Wild Foods Foraging Class and Dinner June 12, 2009

June 13 – Wild Foods Seminar and Dinner with Author Herbalist Patricia Kyritsi Howell
Beechwood Inn Executive Chef David Darugh in conjunction with Author and Herbalist Patricia Kyritsi Howell of BotanoLogos School for Herbal Studies, offer guests the opportunity to forage for dinner. Ms. Howell is a registered herbalist and the author of "Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians." She teaches classes in herbal medicines and wild edibles. She also instructs at Emory University. The Beechwood Inn features Northeast Georgia's only Wine Spectator Award of Excellence restaurant and offers regional and California- Mediterranean dinners featuring fresh and local Georgia products.
David Darugh, the Inn's Executive Chef offers culinary classes that give guests the opportunity to visit local gardens, orchards and vineyards to "pick" their own fresh and local dinner. In collaboration with Ms. Howell, more adventurous guests can now schedule a culinary class that will permit them to "forage" for their dinner. Classes are scheduled to coincide with nature’s seasonal generosity.
9:00am – 12:30pm: Wild Foods Hiking Seminar
Immerse yourself in the lush cove forests of the Southern Appalachian mountains to experience a taste of wildness. Ms. Patricia Kyritsi Howell introduces you to the many plants that have been used as foods by American Indians and local folks for generations. You will get to dig roots, pick berries and experience lots of new flavors while you learn about the unique ecology of the area and the use of wild foods. Wear comfortable hiking shoes. Includes a box lunch.
2:30pm – 5:30pm: Wild and Local Foods Cooking Class with Chef David Darugh (Beechwood Inn) and Herbalist Patricia Kyritsi Howell.
Join us in the Beechwood Inn Restaurant Kitchen for an exciting afternoon cooking up your foraged ingredients. We will also have available farm fresh local foods to round out the foraged foods. You will get an entire set of recipes to keep.
6:30pm Wild Foods Dinner.
Let us serve you a fresh and local wild foods dinner in the Beechwood Inn Dining Room. Seasonal dinners may include berries of all varieties, ramps, fiddle head ferns, sunchokes, radishes, roots, greens of many types, morels, nuts, beans, seeds and of course local trout. And Sumac tea as a beverage. This experience is for the culinary tourist with a curious palette. Local Georgia wines will be served with each of the courses.

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