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This retreat focuses on practical, direct ideas - for buying organically, for finding farmers, for cooking fast and easy - and asking the right questions!
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Culinary Retreat Weekend:
2 Busy 2 Cook
(But Not 2 Tired 2 Eat!)
May 2 - 4, 2008
Friday, 6:00 pm -
Sunday, 2:00 pm
Learn Great Foods Retreat
Stafford's Bay View Inn
Highway I-31
Bay View (Petoskey), Michigan 49770
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| DAY 1 – Friday |
6:00 pm
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DAY ONE – Friday, May 2, 2008
Check in
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| 6:00 pm |
Reception and tasting at retreat site. Includes wine and hors d’oeuvres. Get to know your fellow participants in a relaxed and tasty meet and greet. Cooking issues and questions, practical ideas for buying organically, finding suppliers, and asking the right questions!
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| 8:00 pm |
Fireplace Talk, All About Cheese
The after-dinner fireplace chats are a special bonus of this get-away-from-routine weekend!
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Also available: Private consults on Saturday night: Cooking issues and questions, practical ideas AND
Buying organically, finding suppliers,
asking the right questions!
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| DAY 2 –Saturday |
8:00-9:00 am
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DAY TWO– Saturday, May 3, 2008
Breakfast at Retreat Site
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9:00 am
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Tour of Pond Hill Farm, Harbor Springs. Pond Hill Farm is celebrated in Northern Michigan for the beauty of their land, and quality of their meats, vegetables and preserved goods. Sharon and Jimmy create gorgeous displays and share their knowledge of food growing and preparation in the north country.
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| 11:30 am |
You may be 2 Busy 2 Cook, but never 2 Busy 2 Shop! Lunch at Cornichon's european bistro with local products, then enjoy shopping at the fabulous stores and boutiques of historic downtown Harbor Springs. |
| 2:00 pm |
Relax and enjoy a siesta - to be used for shopping or rest. |
| 4:00 pm |
Cooking Class, Stafford's Bay View Inn, Bay View. Class with Ken Willoughby, Executive Chef, University of Michigan BioStation, or Mike Everts, natural foods chef. Relax and regroup with tasty treats and wine.
PLUS: Kitchen Talk, All About Beef & Buffalo
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| 7:00 pm |
Enjoy a Fabulous Organic Gourmet Dinner: Toured, gathered, and prepared by you and your friends!
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| 9:00 pm |
Fireplace Talk, All About Organic Wines
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| DAY 3 –Sunday |
8:00-9:00 am
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DAY THREE – Sunday, May 4, 2008
Breakfast at Retreat Site. |
| 9:30 pm |
Tour of Symon's General Store, Petoskey, a delightful food emporium |
| 10:30 am |
Tour and Lunch at Blackbird Gardens, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm, with Michael Everts, Market gardener/Natural foods chef. 904 Blackbird Road, Petoskey.
PLUS: Kitchen Talk, All About Herbs
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| 2:00 pm |
Retreat ends, thanks to chefs, farmers.
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