An Agri -Journey to
The Culinary Vegetable Institute!

Pack your bags. Bring your zest for food, cooking, and your awareness for the importance of sustainable agriculture. We will provide you with a rare culinary opportunity that you won’t ever forget. The Culinary Vegetable Institute and The Chef’s Garden™ will be your hosts for a two- day customized culinary program. Enjoy an experience that allows you the opportunity to gather at an exceptional and unique facility, enhance your cooking skills with exclusive, hands-on instructions, and have the greatest time with old and new friends.

Your Journey Begins...

The Chef's Garden™, on Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio, is one of the most innovative small family farms in America. It supplies over 600 micro herbs, edible flowers and heirloom vegetables to the nation's finest restaurants.

We will get you settled in upon your arrival, and then provide you with a relaxing visit to a local winery for a private wine tasting tour.

Afterwards, we will transport you to The Culinary Vegetable Institute, located just three miles from the farm, on a beautiful half-mile of river frontage. Set before you will be a luscious picnic dinner and great wines, in a pristine, rustic riverside setting. In addition, some soft background music. Can’t you just picture yourself there right now?

Earth...

The next morning will begin at 8 a.m. with a light breakfast at the CVI. From there, you will visit The Chef’s Garden. On the farm, you will have the privilege of a first-hand, personal introduction to our greenhouses that include unique and flavorful micro-herbs, greens, and edible flowers, and, then on to some harvesting for your dinner that evening. Yes… you will get out in the fields with the chef to select the same seasonal and indigenous ingredients that the best chefs in America are using from our farm!

... to Table

It’s back to the CVI for lunch. The team will then prepare the “mise en place” for that evening’s dinner. The Institute houses a state-of-the-art kitchen surrounded by the finest kitchen garden imaginable. It’s where all of America’s most forward-thinking chefs come to play. You will chop, slice, and sauté next to the master chef, and cook to your heart’s content. Whatever your kitchen skills, you will learn something new, and have fun at the same time.

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That was quite a day! But it’s not over. Now it’s time to savor what you have gathered from the fields, show off your cooking talents (you deserve to), and enjoy an unforgettable dinner with your community of “chefs”. Bon Appétit!

Contact Information: Mary Jones 419-499-7500 ext. 102 mjones@culinaryvegetableinstitute.com