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ATLANTA LES
DAMES D’ESCOFFIER INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES
15th ANNIVERSARY
OF AFTERNOON IN THE COUNTRY ON NOV. 8
Annual Food
and Wine Event in Idyllic Serenbe Community to Raise Funds for Local
Non-Profits
and Female Culinary Professionals While Establishing Zero Waste Practices
ATLANTA (Oct. 16, 2015) – On Sunday, Nov. 8, Atlanta Les Dames d’Escoffier International
(LDEI|ATL) will host the city’s most memorable food and wine
tasting event - Afternoon
in the Country, held at the Inn
at Serenbe and presented by Lexus. Although Atlantans look forward to
this fall affair every year, 2015’s Afternoon in the Country promises even more
top culinary talent to celebrate the fête’s 15th anniversary.
From 1 to 4
p.m., attendees will enjoy more than 100 tasting stations from Atlanta’s
finest chefs, such as Gerry Klaskala of Aria, Shaun Doty of
Bantam+Biddy and Chick-a-Biddy, Thaddeus Barton of The Farmhouse at Serenbe, Joey Ward of Gunshow, Andreas Müller of Revival
and Matthew Ridgway of The Southern Gentleman paired with the area’s best
farms, along with fine wines and premium micro-brews. These stations will be
set up under festive big-top tents in the beautiful gardens surrounding the Inn
at Serenbe for a picturesque backdrop. Additional entertainment includes live
music, a cake raffle featuring sweets from the city’s most talented pastry chefs,
hayrides, children’s activities and an extensive silent auction offering
exclusive dining and travel packages, food and wine merchandise and original
art from prominent local artists.
Proceeds from
Afternoon in the Country benefit Georgia Organics, Wholesome Wave, Global
Growers Network, The Giving Kitchen, The Wylde Center, The Atlanta Community
Food Bank and LDEI|ATL’s scholarship fund for women in the culinary, beverage
and hospitality arts. Last year’s event raised over $118,000 for these
beneficiaries.
With nearly
2,000 attendees sampling food and beverages, an event of this size is bound to
generate a significant amount of food waste; however, this year’s refuse will
not end up in a landfill because LDEI|ATL is committed to creating zero waste
practices that will become standard policy for all of the organization’s events
as well as other annual events in the metro Atlanta area. For more information
about these sustainability efforts, click here.
Tickets cost
$125 for adults, $50 for ages 16 to 20, and $35 for ages 13 to 15. Children 12
and under are free.
The Inn at
Serenbe is located at 10950 Hutcheson Ferry Road in Chattahoochee Hills,
Georgia. For additional information on this year’s event, visit www.ldeiatlanta.org or download
the Afternoon in the Country App for iPhones and smartphones.
About Atlanta
Les Dames d’Escoffier International:
Les Dames
d'Escoffier International (LDEI) 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. Founded
in New York in 1976 by Carol Brock, a food reporter for the New York Daily News, LDEI is a
membership-by-invitation, philanthropic organization that provides education,
networking opportunities and scholarship support.
The LDEI|ATL
membership boasts nearly 100 prominent women in career paths ranging from
professional chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, farmers, food retailers, event
planners, cookbook authors, food journalists and historians, winemakers and
wine industry professionals, food publicists, and culinary educators to
hospitality executives.For more information on Atlanta Les Dames d'Escoffier
International or Afternoon in the Country, please visit www.ldeiatlanta.org.
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