Gourmets in the Garden

Wednesday evenings
June 10 through September 2
6:00 pm sharp on the Geis Terrace

$5 admission after 5:00 pm • please call 216-721-1600, ext 100 for reservations (required)

top chefs • local ingredients • sizzling culinary trends • cool ideas for hot summer entertaining • delectable samples

Gourmets in the Garden, our sellout series of Wednesday evening cooking demonstrations, is back for another season of great tastings and delicious ideas to kick up your home entertaining. It just keeps getting better and better, as chefs from Cleveland's top eateries stop by the Garden to share their latest and greatest summer food ideas. All chefs are passionate and inspired practitioners of today's standard of cooking with fresh and local ingredients. The fun is in seeing how each chef does it! Gourmets takes place in one of the loveliest settings in Cleveland, the Garden's Geis Terrace. All "Gourmets" sessions begin at 6:00 pm sharp; sessions vary in length.

Due to the popularity of last year's series, advance reservations are required by calling the number above. Space is limited.

Check this space for each week's exciting new menu. Bon appetit!

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GOURMETS IN THE GARDEN
2009 Schedule

June 10:                      Spice of Life Catering

June 17:                      Blue Pointe Grill

June 24:                      Sergio’s/SARAVÁ

July 1:                         Boulevard Blue

July 8:                         fire food & drink

July 15:                      The Greenhouse Tavern

July 22:                      The Flying Fig

July 29:                      The Baricelli Inn

August 5:                   Parallax

August 12:                One Walnut/LUXE Kitchen & Lounge

August 19:                Crop Bistro & Bar

August 26:                Lola

September 2:           BON APPÉTIT  

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Special Acknowledgment

Ingredients for some of the cooking demonstrations provided courtesy of Fresh Fork Market, a community supported agriculture operation founded in 2008 by four Case Western Reserve University students determined to make a more efficient connection between local customers and local producers.  Fresh Fork created a virtual farmers market, an eBay for local foods.  Today, Fresh Fork includes more than 70 local farmers from within a 75 mile radius of Cleveland selling on the web.  This includes produce, meats, cheeses, pastas, breads, and many other items.  Fresh Fork sells to both home consumers and restaurants.