Outer Banks Epicurean

Outer Banks Epicurean

You’ve traveled to Italy to experience the vineyards, to France for the truffles and to India for the curries. Now you can experience an abundance of epicurean delights right here on the Outer Banks. To celebrate the culinary traditions of northeastern North Carolina, Outer Banks Epicurean offers a variety of cooking seminars, food-source tours and culinary experiences.
Outer Banks Epicurean’s Cooking Classes are led by local chefs & creative food professionals, feature a variety of topics and will include take-home recipes. Some will even feature hands-on participation and/or optional wine or beer tasting! Be sure to sign up early – spaces are limited!
For a more individualized introduction to coastal Carolina cuisine, Outer Banks Epicurean Tours feature a mix and match menu of Outer Banks culinary adventures. Options include local aqua-culture adventures such as off-shore fishing, crabbing and clamming. Local microbrewery, winery and organic farm tours can be added as well as personal cooking lessons, restaurant tours and private wine tastings. All tours are customized and accommodations and transportation can be included.
For more information, info@outerbanksepicurean.com or call 252.305.0952 to arrange an Epicurean Adventure.
Group Lesson Ideas...
Cookin’ Julia Child Style
Subject: Teaching lessons from the classic cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child
Cheap but Choosy
Subject: Easy, delicious and very affordable meals, feed a family of four for under $20!
Set the time for your group!
Time: 3 hours per lesson
Fee: Contact us for an individual quote.
Location: Your place or we can help you find a kitchen for your cooking class.
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Cooking Classes in Your Beach House!
Create a Lifetime Memory in the comfort of your own vacation home while you and your friends learn how to cook an entire meal Outer Banks Style.
A family that vacations together eats together and that usually means someone is cooking. Why not turn a routine task into a great family activity providing not just dinner, but lifetime memories as well? learn more
Outer Banks Epicurean Chefs arrive with everything needed for a from-scratch meal. Based on your preferences, we plan the menu with you. On the day of your lesson, we bring all the ingredients and even tidy the kitchen before we go, leaving you with the recipes to keep.
If you want to learn about fresh, local seafood, try an Outer Banks Epicurean Food Tour. Meet local watermen and women; get to know the fish mongers and learn where to buy the best Outer Banks seafood. Tours can be customized and can even include a cooking lesson!
Currently the only business of it’s kind in North East North Carolina, Outer Banks Epicurean encourages and promotes buying local, seasonal foods whenever possible.
Outer Banks Epicurean offers Vegan dishes daily!
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Slow Food, Local Sources
OBE features 2-3 changing heat-and-eat
meals a night based on the
slow food movement
and emphasize local, seasonal, regional
food sources and ingredients.
Meals every day will celebrate
the abundance of
local wild-caught seafood and
hormone and antibiotic free meats.
We will even feature a raw dish daily!
‘Global Grandma’ is also in the mix
as Epicurean chefs share global, cultural influences
and recipes based on
comfort and soul foods of the world.
Open
Monday - Saturday
10 am - 9 pm
1484 Colington Road
Colington Island, NC
phone - 252.480.0005
fax - 252.480.0011
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Sample Menus for
In-Cottage Lessons
Summer
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho
Local Scallop Ceviche
Seared Tuna with Herb Foam
Fall
Curry Sweet Potato Bisque
Root Vegetable Cakes
Local Fish 2 Ways
Winter
Country Ham and Bean Soup
Savory Baked Rockfish
Bread Pudding Souffle
Spring
Asparagus Risotto
Frenched, Grilled Lamb Chops
Flourless Chocolate Torte
Epicurean Founder Amy Huggins leads a cooking class of many ages.