“Afternoon in the Country” at Serenbe

If you love food, you can’t miss this event.   The Atlanta Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, a worldwide society of women in the culinary, beverage, and hospitality industries, will host its ninth annual Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 1 p.m. 
The event is a showcase for the area’s most talented chefs and their creative prowess, along with an array of fine wines, beers and Georgia’s organic harvest.  Proceeds benefit Georgia’s organic farming community and Atlanta’s LDEI scholarship program for women in the culinary, beverage and hospitality arts.

More than 35 chefs from Atlanta’s best restaurants and select retailers will be set up in a tasting format alongside 20-plus fine wine and premium micro-brews under festive big-top tents. Confirmed participants this year include Abattoir, Aria, Ecco, The Farmhouse, The Hil, Holeman & Finch, Restaurant Eugene, Kevin Rathbun Steak, Shaun’s, Woodfire Grill, and SweetWater Brewery (please visit www.ldeiatlanta.org to see the full list of participants).  Guests enjoy mingling with chefs, restaurant owners, and Georgia’s dedicated organic farmers.  

Other highlights include:  live music by renowned Bluegrass band, DriveTrain, a one-of-a-kind cake raffle featuring sweets from Atlanta’s best pastry chefs, hayrides, unique wares from artisan and select retailers and a silent auction offering exclusive dining and travel packages, exclusive merchandise and original art by some of the Southeast’s most prominent artists.  New this year is a dynamic live auction featuring unique dining and entertainment experiences (including a private concert with renowned singer Francine Reed).

Regular ticket price is $95 per person. Children under 12 may attend free of charge. Children 12 to 20 are $35 each. Tickets are now available for purchase securely online at www.ldeiatlanta.org.

The New York Times calls Serenbe “Sonoma for the New South”:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/travel/01heads.html?th&emc=th

9110 Selborne Lane, Palmetto, GA  30268
www.serenbe.com