Ernie Loosen with Guest Chef Alan Wong and Executive Chef Joseph Lenn at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, which featured an entire weekend devoted to Dr. Loosen/J. Christopher wines paired with Alan Wong’s Hawaiian cooking.
We think it’s fair to say that a great time was had by all. One guest at the weekend described it as “a marriage made in heaven.”
Ready for the wine/food trip of a lifetime?
Join Ernie Loosen and Chef Alan Wong (Pineapple Room Restaurant in Honolulu) for a “Continental Exchange” weekend at Blackberry Farm in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.
August 19 – 22
It’s a four-day/three-night experience filled with wine tastings, dinners with special wine pairings, garden tours, and cooking lessons, all created around Chef Wong’s cuisine and Dr. Loosen wines, amid the exquisite beauty and comfort of Blackberry Farm Resort.
You’ll begin your experience at a welcome reception on the iconic Main House veranda with champagne and canapés. Chef Wong and Ernie will be there to greet you, and host Sam Beall will give everyone an introduction.
An opening dinner will follow that will be the perfect welcome to Blackberry Farm with cuisine by Executive Chef Joseph Lenn. Ernie will pair wines to complement Joseph’s Foothills Cuisine. Chef Wong and Ernie will be seated at the table with you, so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to enjoy their company and wisdom about food and wine.
From there, you’ll launch on your oeno-culinary journey, led by Ernie and Chef Wong.
In between events, you’ll enjoy the luxurious amenities and natural beauty of Blackberry Farms, rated the #1 resort in the Continental US and Canada by Travel & Leisure Magazine.
Learn more about Blackberry Farm
To make your reservation, call 800.557.8864.
ABOUT BLACKBERRY FARM
Often described as “Easy to get to. Hard to leave.” – Blackberry Farm is located in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.
This 62-room Relais and Chateaux and Relais Gourmand property offers some of the world’s finest wines, cuisine, fly fishing, horseback riding, hiking, cycling, sporting clay and mountain biking opportunities.
In addition to an abundance of outdoor activities, Blackberry Farm offers a destination spa and a series of annual cooking schools and culinary events along with other world-renowned guest chefs and vintners.