The south’s hottest chef, Hugh Acheson, will host a wine dinner and book signing at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn on Friday, December 16, 2011. Guests will enjoy a sumptuous feast from his upcoming cookbook prepared by Madison’s culinary team with wine pairings by Sommelier Curt Christiansen. They will also receive a personal signed copy of Hugh’s new cookbook, A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen to be released October 18. The evening will take place in the southern mountain ambiance of wood, stone and cozy fires at the new Farm Pavilion at Old Edwards.

Acheson is the winner of Food & Wine's 2002 Best New Chef award, 5-time Beard Award nominee. His cookbook focuses on classic French techniques, Southern cuisine and local ingredients.

The menu will include:
• Oysters on the Half Shell with Cocktail Sauce, Dill Pickle Mignonette and Sesame Crackers
• Lyonnaise Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette, Poached Local Egg and Apple
• Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Brown Butter, Bread Crumbs, Capers and Dill Whipped Cream
• Rib Eye with Shaved Morels and Salsa Verde
• “Not Your Mama’s” Brussels Sprouts and Saffron Braised Celery
• Apple Brown Betty with Sorghum Zabaglione

Limited seating available. For more information call 828-787-2625. The dinner is $160 per person exclusive of taxes and gratuities. Dinner price includes wine and signed cookbook.