New Culinary Event at Mount Vernon Showcases Fresh Food

Inaugural "Farm to Table" event features food from Mount Vernon's garden.

The Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens will host a new culinary event in which visitors can sample some ingredients from Mount Vernon's gardens.  On Sept. 29, Mount Vernon will host Farm to Table, an event showcasing the historical aspects of food grown, stored and prepared while the Washingtons lived at Mount Vernon. The event will kick off with a reception in the upper garden where guests can sample Virginia wines and specialty drinks. Guests will take an exclusive tour of Mount Vernon's historic area to learn about the food the Washingtons consumed. Following the tour, guests will partake in a four-course dinner at the Mount Vernon Inn. Some ingredients used in the recipes will have been cultivated and produced at the Estate. Some of the …

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