Virginia Willis Visiting Chef Dinner

Cook, teacher, author and culinary television producer Virginia Willis puts the South back in Southern, and she’s bringing her talents to the Southeast Georgia Flat Creek Lodge in Swainsboro for a reservations-only dinner this spring.

A graduate of L’Academie de Cuisine and Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne, Willis produced Turner South’s Home Plate and the DVD Shirley Corriher’s Kitchen Secrets Revealed! Previously she honed her attention to detail as the Kitchen Director for Martha Stewart Living Television where she supervised the food segments for the Emmy-award winning television show. With MSLTV, Willis was also responsible for preparing private meals and events for Martha and her guests — including among others, President Clinton, Aretha Franklin, and Julia Child. As Executive Producer for Epicurious on The Discovery Channel, she traveled the world taping fantastic stories about food – from harvesting capers in the shadow of a smoldering volcano to making authentic mustard in Dijon.

Author of the acclaimed cookbook, Bon Appétit, Y’all! Three Generations of Southern Cooking (Ten Speed Press, 2008), her list of appearances, clients and awards must be measured with a yardstick. But she’ll be all Swainsboro for one night only.

Details:
Saturday, May 23, 2009
6:30pm-7:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour and Chef Introduction
Cocktail Hour is followed by a Five Course Wine Dinner
Cost:
All-Inclusive Weekend–$599 per couple including all meals and lodging
Saturday Night Only–$325 per couple including all meals and lodging
Dinner Only–$75 person