Friday, February 29-March 2, 2008

Bay View, Michigan

Culinary Retreat Weekend:
All Things Chocolate

February 29 - March 2, 2008

Friday, 7:00 pm -

Sunday, 2:00 pm

Learn Great Foods Retreat

Stafford's Bay View Inn

US-31 North

Bay View (Petoskey), Michigan 49770

DAY 1 – Friday  

7:00 pm

DAY ONE

Friday, February 29, 2008

Check in

7:00 pm

Reception and tasting at retreat site.  Includes wine, hors d’oeuvres, and of course, chocolate.  Get to know your fellow participants in a relaxed and tasty meet and greet.

8:00 pm  

All About Chocolate, Fireplace Talk

The after-dinner fireplace chats are a special bonus of this get-away-from-routine weekend!

 

DAY 2 –Saturday

 

8:00-9:00 am

DAY TWO- Saturday, March 1, 2008

Breakfast at retreat site.

9:00 am

Tour of Midwest Buffalo Co.  See the herds and meet farmers Todd and Rich. Cheboygan.

11:30 am    

Lunch at Pellston Market, Pellston with Nancy Kelly, Chocolatier.  We taste chocolates of the world.

2:00 pm  

Siesta and shopping!  Enjoy the shopping and natural beauty of historic downtown Petoskey.

4:00 pm

Relax and sip with friends over tasty treats at the retreat site. Cooking Class with Ken Willoughby, Executive Chef, University of Michigan BioStation, or Mike Everts, natural foods chef.

Kitchen Talk, All About Buffalo

7:00 pm

Relax with friends over your Organic Gourmet Dinner, toured, gathered, and prepared by you!

9:00 pm

Fireplace Talk, All About Organic Wines

DAY 3 –Sunday

8:00-9:00 am  

DAY THREE - Sunday, March 2, 2008

Breakfast at retreat site

9:00 am   

Tour and Lunch with Mike Everts, Blackbird Gardens, Petoskey.  Permaculture and compost!

Kitchen Talk, All About Herbs

1:00 pm

 

 

2:00 pm

Visit Galley Gourmet Cafe, Bay Harbor.  Enjoy handcrafted individual gourmet chocolates.

Retreat ends, thanks to chefs, farmers.