Meet the farmer, learn about a key locally foraged ingredient from the farmer and learn how to prepare a dish by Chef Matt Bolton.  Sip a glass of wine, take in the view and savor a three course lunch!  This farm to fork experience is sure to take attendees on a culinary excursion.

Chef Matt Bolton believes in cooking local and using fresh seasonal ingredients from Monterey County’s best artisan farmers and purveyors.  Do you know where your food comes from?  Enjoy Hyatt Carmel Highlands first “Meet the Farmer” lunch of 2012 on Saturday, March 3 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Pacific’s Edge legendary wine room and learn about mushrooms.  At 12:00 p.m. meet Hyatt Carmel Highlands Mushroom Forager Paul Huntington!  Sip a glass of wine.  Listen to Paul talk about mushrooms.  Watch Chef Matt offer cooking tips on how to prepare mushrooms. At 12:45 p.m. enjoy a three course lunch of mushroom delights paired with wines.  The farmer and the Chef will join attendees for each course of the lunch for a lively round table discussion on mushrooms.  The event will include wines by McIntyre Vineyards.

Chef Matt and the culinary team at Hyatt Carmel Highlands believe what you eat matters! 

There will be three “Meet the Farmer” lunches throughout 2012.  “Meet the Farmer” events cost $55 per person plus tax and gratuity and include take home recipe cards from Chef Matt and the Farmer. 

Reservations are required.  Please contact Pacific’s Edge at (831) 622-5445 or visit www.pacificsedge.com.