Upcoming Events
Blue Grass and Brown Whiskey
July 11 – 13
The Southern Foodways Alliance is hosting a field trip in Louisville. Taste Benedictine spread and Henry Bain sauce. Sip brown whiskey from the state’s best distillers and red wine from grapes raised by a onetime tobacco farmer. Sample bourbon-marinated smoked fish and bourbon barrel-aged sorghum. www.southernfoodways.com
Take a taste of the garden
Saturday, July 12
Saturday, August 16
Saturday, September 13
The Taste of the Garden workshops are back at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Enjoy a chef demo and tasting, then head out to the garden to learn to plant what was cooked. 10:00 am – 12:00 noon.
www.memphisbotanicgarden.com
Beer Tasting Classes
July 15 and 17
Sample beers from the far reaches of the globe. $59 at Umai, 2015 Madison, 7 pm – 9 pm, register at umce.memphis.edu, registration code RHE11801SU
Submit event information to info@ediblememphis.com
Cooking Classes
July 21—dinner in the Pantry
Learn to make a meal without a stop at the grocery with helpful tips for shopping and stocking your pantry. $59 at Forty Carrots, 5101 Sanderlin, 6 pm – 9 pm, register at umce.memphis.edu, registration code RHE08601SU
July 29—desperation dinners
Get ideas for fast and tasty meals. $49 at Forty Carrots, 5101 Sanderlin, 6 pm – 9 pm, register at umce.memphis.edu, registration code RHE12201SU
Additional cooking classes are available at the Williams Sonoma store in Wolfchase, at the Viking Cooking School in Germantown and at Wild Oats.
Potlikker Film Festival
August 22
Oxford is just a quick drive from Memphis and your closest opportunity to view some of the Southern Foodways Alliance’s great food films. www.southernfoodways.com
Zoo Rendezvous
Saturday, September 13
The main fundraiser for the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Rendezvous hosts more than 75 Memphis restaurants and bars throughout the zoo. www.memphiszoo.org
Taste of the Town
Sunday, September 28
Benefitting the Make a Wish Foundation, Taste of the Town lets you take a culinary adventure around Memphis. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Agricenter.
www.germantownchamber.com
A little art with your wine?
There is always something going on at the Brooks Museum. Wine tastings, new exhibits and films—and with lunch, Thursday night tapas or special event dinners at the Brushmark restaurant—art becomes edible!
www.brooksmuseum.org
Viking Range Lecture
September 10
At the University of Mississippi. Featuring Bich Nguyen, author of Stealing Buddha's Dinner, and Monique Truong, author of the Book of Salt. Free admission. Overby Center. www.southernfoodways.com
Plan for winter greens
September 15
Get those winter greens seeds in the ground. September 15 is the recommended date for sowing winter greens. No need to prepare a special bed, greens will grow nicely between other plants and shrubs. And greens don’t have to be green—red and purple varieties add color to your yard, and your plate.
Southern Foodways Symposium
October 23-26
Oxford, Mississippi. The focus this year is “drinkways.” We’ll start with water; move on through iced tea, buttermilk, and beer; and, of course, talk of (and sample) wine and whiskey. www.southernfoodways.com
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