The Elements

​If you had to describe a memorable meal, what comes to mind? For me, it’s more than just the food. It’s the taste, aroma, visual presentation, feel of the ingredients in your mouth or sometimes the sound of the utensil cutting through it. It's the sensations you feel when you experience unusual flavors that dance in your mouth and you simply want to savor the moment. The buildup or anticipation, environment, folks around you sharing conversations and memories, sounds of everything around you. The reveal, consumption, sighs of contentment, afterglow of having experienced a moment you'd remember forever. A moment that sparks life into every cell of your body.  It’s the experience of it all that stands out and allows you to recall the moment years after it has occurred.
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Our intention is to make each dining experience so spectacular that it stays with you forever.
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While I can’t reveal the location or menu for our upcoming dining experience, I can hint at some of the things we have in store to make this a truly memorable one.

Our chosen theme will reflect the Five Elements: Water, Wood, Fire, Earth & Air.

The main course will be cooked in a buried fire pit. Pachamanca (from Quechua pacha “earth”, manka “pot”) is a traditional Peruvian dish baked with the aid of hot stones. Our good friends at Holy City Hog, will be providing us with their finest Ossabaw pig for the feast. Ossabaw pork is considered the Jewel of the South and its meat tends to be slightly darker than most. It has a unique texture and resembles the much sought-after jamón ibérico from the black Iberian swine. It will be slow roasted over hot volcanic rocks, buried with sweet potatoes, corn, a plethora of herbs, covered with banana leaves and earth to trap the heat and flavors. Our guests will have a hands on experience learning all about this style of cooking and the importance of heritage breeds. (Don’t worry, if you are vegetarian/vegan/celiac/or any other food allergy or preference…we will customize the menu for you)

If that wasn’t enough to get your juices flowing…we thought we’d offer another Peruvian dish that will surely leave a burning impression in your memory bank.  Our friends at  COBO will be providing the fresh seafood combination of octopus, scallops and shrimp, which will be marinated in Leche de Tigre. But that’s all I’ll say about that.

Fire Tiger Wallpaper by Robinson

​Of course, as with all of our experiences, each will benefit a non-profit. High Country Breast Cancer Foundation will be our July's featured organization. Their mission is to support breast cancer patients, survivors and their families of the High Country NC.  Irene Sawyer, founder and president, is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to ensuring the foundation’s efforts are direct from wallet to patient. Which means, she covers the cost of everything with her own earnings from her Real Estate business. The pink tents, their signature tutus, pink ducks, food, t-shirts, advertising expenses, etc. We couldn’t think of a better organization to share our experience with and show our support than HCBCF. As always, 100% of the auction proceeds will benefit the organization.

We eagerly look forward to revealing the other elemental courses to our members and guests on July 30th. Kelly & I can’t wait to share our table with you. Get your seats while you still can and experience something truly memorable.

It’s T.I.M.E.