Afternoon In The Country

Afternoon in the Country and Evening in the City 2010 - Tickets On Sale Now!

Join us for our 10th Annual Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe on Sunday, November 7, 2010.

Chefs from Atlanta's top restaurants and caterers, paired with our area's best farms, will be set up in a tasting format alongside fine wines, premium micro-brews and select retailers -- all under festive big-top tents in the beautiful gardens surrounding The Inn at Serenbe near Palmetto.

This event will sell out early again this year, so purchase your tickets here

Our 2009 event featured dozens of Georgia's elite including: 103 West, 4th & Swift, 5 Seasons Brewing, Abattoir, Alon's, Aria, Ashland Farm, Avalon Catering, Babettes, Bella Cucina Artful Food, Big Boat Wine Company, Bocado, Bold American Catering, Cabot Creamery, Canoe, Cimino Farm, Coles Lake Dairy, Craft, Crystal Organic Farm, Cured Foods, D&A Farms, Dillwood Farms, Ecco, Empire Distributors, Epicuristic, Farm 255, Flat Creek Lodge, Freixenet USA, Full Moon Farms, Gaia Gardens, Garmon Family Farm, Georgia Grille, Grapefields, Greenleaf Farms, Gum Creek Farms, H&F Bakery, Hemispheres Distributors, Holeman and Finch, Home, International Society of Africans in Wine, J. Lohr, JCT Kitchen, Joel Brasserie, Kevin Rathbun Steak, Krog Bar, La Tavola, Lambert Bridge Winery, Livingston, Lola, Love is Love Farm, Maisons Marques & Domaines, Market, Moet Hennessey USA, Moore Farms and Friends, Murphy's, Muss & Turner's, Oakview Farms Granary, ONE, midtown kitchen, Pacific Southern Wine Company, Parish, Park 75 at The Four Seasons, Pine Street Market, Preferred Brands, Pricci, Pura Vida, Quality Wine and Spirits, Rathbun's, Restaurant Eugene, Riverview Farms, Rosebud, Savor Specialty Foods, Serenbe Farms, Serpas True Food, Shaun's, Sherlock's, Specialty Wines, Spice Market, Split Cedar Farm, Sun in My Belly, Sweetgrass Dairy, Sweetwater Brewery, The Farmhouse at Serenbe, The Feed Store, The Flying Biscuit Cafe, The Hil, Twist, United Distributors, Wente Family Estate, White Oak Pastures, Wine Shop at Home, Woodfire Grill, Woodland Gardens and Yellow and Blue.

Other highlights include: Live Bluegrass music by DriveTrain, a one-of-a-kind cake raffle featuring sweets from Atlanta's best pastry chefs, hayrides and an expanded silent auction offering exclusive dining and travel packages, food and wine merchandise and original art by prominent artists.

Les Dames d'Escoffier International is dedicated to creating a supportive culture in the community, fostering excellence and promoting the achievement of women in hospitality professions through educational and charitable activities. Proceeds from Afternoon in the Country benefit the Atlanta Chapter’s successful scholarship fund and Georgia's organic farming community. Our 2009 event raised $42,000 for our beneficiaries, and Afternoon in the Country has garnered a reputation as one of Atlanta's most unforgettable food and wine tasting events.

Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available for this event.

Please contact Sue Anne Morgan at 404.329.8426 or sueanne@idealand.com for event details and sponsorship information.