Epicurean Palette photo
Tickets are on sale now for the 14th annual Epicurean Palette – on September 14 – at Grounds for Sculpture. As the website promises:
Deliciously woven throughout the beautifully landscaped sculpture park, this crowd pleasing event is renowned for featuring more than 20 of the finest area chefs and the extraordinary culinary offerings they prepare as well as a robust selection of great wines, craft beers, and exclusive spirits from regional purveyors.
Against the magical backdrop of the lush 42-acre arboretum with its 270 contemporary sculptures, the Epicurean Palette is a feast for all the senses and helps GFS sustain the magic year-round. The event also includes a tantalizing silent auction of art, vacation packages, one-of- kind jewelry and more…All proceeds support the outstanding exhibitions, educational programs, and visitor experience that GFS offers to more than 155,000 visitors annually.
This event sells out, so if you want to attend, be sure to purchase tickets now!
Here’s the list of participants as of this writing:
| Mistral | The Brothers Moon |
| Rat’s Restaurant | The Orange Squirrel |
| The Ryland Inn | The Peacock Inn |
| Hotel du Village | Uncle Dave’s Homemade Ice Cream |
| Sbraga | Vidalia Restaurant |
| Starr Catering | Kuzina by Sofia |
| Due Mari | The Peacock Café |
| Vault Brewery & Restaurant | Trenton Social |
| Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse | Caleb’s American Kitchen |
| Marsha Brown’s | Wild Flours Bakery |
| Carella’s Chocolates & Gifts | |
| Allied Beverage | Opici Wines |
| Double Cross Vodka | Frederick Wildman & Sons |
| Kobrand Wine & Spirits | David Bowler Wine |
| Winebow | Tri-Vin Imports |
| Lauber Imports | Tito’s Vodka |
| Disaronno | Pernod Ricard |
| Lost Distillery | Monsieur Touton |
| Vault Brewing | Weyerbacher |
| Victory Brewing | Huntington |
| Ritchie and Page | Hub City |
I seem to recall a trip to Grounds for Sculpture to a food market a few years back in time. When was it that I accompanied a friend, a food writer through rows of tables, eating eating eating more food than I could consume on a warm September’s day. What a wonderful memory – how long ago was that? Thanks for the memory. Joan Goldstein