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Sip & Savor Tuesdays at Half-Mile Farm
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: March 2023
The secrets of farm-flavored cooking and casual cocktail crafting will be revealed at High-Mile Farm’s Sip & Savor Tuesdays. Once your Half-Mile Farm room is booked, call (828) 526-0920 to book your class. Reservations are required and a waitlist will be kept for both classes.
Not for naught did Forbes Magazine describe Half-Mile Farm as a “precious gem of a destination rightfully earning a reputation for its calendar of intimate experiences with food and wine.”
One sure way to explore the finesse and expertise that Half-Mile Farm uniquely brings to food and beverage is through the cooking and cocktail classes offered at Sip & Savor Tuesdays for hotel guests.
Chef Jason Tardo
Flavors of the Farm Cooking Class: Tuesdays in March (March 7, 14, 21, 28) Noon to 2:00 P.M.
Every Tuesday throughout March, Chef Jason Tardo will instruct up to four Half-Mile Farm hotel guests on how to prepare a small, curated luncheon of three dishes. Since joining the Half-Mile team in 2008, Tardo has created a menu that reflects his love of the locale and his enthusiasm for its agriculture and farmers. A devotee of regional culinary traditions, he is well known for the dishes he conceives using produce harvested from NC soil, fish plucked from local waters and meat grown on area farms.
Typical of his approach are the dishes that will be taught and enjoyed at this hands-on class: Honey-Citrus Melon, Quiche Lorraine, and Roasted Mushroom Grits. Participants will leave with a premium Half-Mile Farm apron and cookbook so that they can replicate learned dishes at home.
Cost of $100 per person includes class, meal, cookbook, and apron. Add an additional person for the class only for $30. Cooking classes are limited to four in-house hotel guests per Tuesday.
Audrey Porterfield
Shaken and Stirred Cocktail Class: Tuesdays in March (March 7, 14, 21, 28) 3:30 to 4:30 P.M.
What a better way to spend a Tuesday afternoon than at the charming J Henry Farmhouse Tavern at Half-Mile Farm? Every Tuesday in March bar manager and craft mixologist Audrey is mixing things up at a masterclass in cocktails. Certain to inspire and delight, the class is a true testament to the endless possibilities that arise from learning the classics while embracing the original. Audrey will coach in-house guests on three drinks: Hot Toddy, Half-Mile Farm Old Fashioned, and a surprise bartender’s choice.
Participants will sip a sample size of each cocktail during class and enjoy a full version afterwards. Recipe cards for each drink will be provided so that students can recreate the terrific libations at home.
Cost is $35 per person, including the class, three samples, recipe cards, and a personal cocktail. Cocktail classes are limited to six in-house hotel guests per Tuesday.
