Taste of the South dinner at The Farm, Old Edwards Inn – Highlands Culinary Weekend
Everyone arrived that chilly mountain evening to a warm and inviting room with a roaring fire in the fireplace while listening to the sounds of Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Band. Guests were served local (and excellent) wines from Yonah Mountain Vineyards in North Georgia and local artisan beers.
Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Band
Bob Miller, Owner, Yonah Mountain Vineyards
I was very excited to see some of our good friends and local farmers participating in the event that evening. Zeb Zolley from Jolley Farms was there with his wife, June, as was Sally Eason and her son, Wes Eason, from Sunburst Trout. Some of the other local purveyors were from Springer Mountain Farms and Barker’s Creek Mill (which has been in existence in North Georgia since the mid-1800’s).
Sunburst Trout brought in live trout in their trout runs
Chickens from Springer Mountain Farms
Chef Johannes, winner of the King of the Mountain Chef’s Competition, made a grand entrance
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This looks like such a fun event! Love how it was in an Inn 🙂
That looks like so much fun! I love how close together the “farm” and the “table” were. The food looks delicious and I’m sure the company was very entertaining! Love the bluegrass too!
what an inspiring event, and to see the bond that formed over this shows the worthiness… a great catalyst for all
So glad that it was a beautiful weekend for you & was so nice to experience the enjoyment through your lovely photos & slide show presentation…….& the music was great !!
What a lovely job Bunkycooks did to properly chronicle the fabulous Old Edwards Culinary Weekend Event.