Join Sheri Castle, author of The New Southern Garden Cookbook, for an interactive, lively cooking demonstration in the intimate setting of the Piermont Cottage for home cooks of any skill level. Guests will be able to learn how to create recipes from her cookbook on January 27 – 29, 2012 and February 24 – 26, 2011.

Sheri peppers her classes with useful tips and hints and welcomes questions on all sorts of cooking topics. The food is fresh, creative, and designed to ensure your cooking success. Sheri will prepare and serve five recipes which you will enjoy for lunch with wine.

Sheri Castle Cooking School Packages
January 27 - 29, 2012 - A Taste of the South
February 24 - 26, 2012 - Italian Country Kitchen

• Two Nights
• Deluxe Accommodations
• Welcome Reception Friday Evening with Sheri Castle
• Cooking School with Wine Lunch
• Signed Copy of The New Southern Garden Cookbook
• Old Edwards Logo Apron and Hat
• Dinner in Madison's on One Evening of Your Choice

Space is limited to 12 people per class. Call 866-787-2625 for more information or visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/SheriCastle.

About Sheri Castle (www.sheri-inc.com)
Sheri is known for melding storytelling, humor and culinary expertise, so she can tell a tale while making a memorable meal. Through writing and teaching, she delivers diverse culinary expertise, solid technical skills and tons of practical tips and hints. Her creative recipes and wonderful food inspire people to cook with confidence and enthusiasm.

She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Chefs Collaborative, the North Carolina Writers' Network and Slow Food USA.

About Old Edwards Inn and Spa (www.oldedwardsinn.com)

• Condé Nast Traveler’s #1 Hotel Spa in North America for 2010 with the First Ever Perfect Score in the 20-Year History of the Reader’s Survey
• Condé Nast Traveler’s #3 Hotel Spa in the United States for 2011
• 2010 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award (top ten in the US)
• 2011 TripAdvisor Reader's Choice Award for #4 Best Relaxation Spa Hotel in the U.S.
• 2011 TripAdvisor Reader's Choice Award for #2 Best Hotel for Romance in the U.S.
• 2011 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for Madison’s Restaurant
• Condé Nast Johansen’s Most Excellent Inn in the US and Canada 2008
• Forbes Four-Star Rated for both the Resort and The Spa
• AAA Four-Diamond Rated
• Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden has won the Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” every year since 2005 and the “Best Of” award since 2008.

Old Edwards Inn and Spa cascades along several blocks in downtown Highlands—a cultural mountain village that offers award-winning dining, wine events, art galleries and some of the nation’s top golf resorts. The European style resort welcomes visitors to North Carolina’s high country with its unique blend of relaxed luxury recognized worldwide. A spectacular outdoor heated mineral pool, world class spa, award-winning dining, and golf at the private Old Edwards Club are signature experiences at this full-service mountain resort.  Guests are surrounded by the warmth and character of Old-Europe architecture and authentic period antiques. Many rooms, cottages and suites offer private patios or terraces—some with captivating rooftop views of Main Street and downtown Highlands.  All of the luxury accommodations include champagne arrival, twice-daily housekeeping, two 24-hour business centers and two 24-hour Butler’s pantries with Dove Bars, fresh fruit and soft beverages. European bedding, fine Italian linens, plush robes & slippers, rainfall showers, heated-tile bathroom floors, in-room safes and Wi-Fi enhance the in-room experience. Old Edwards Inn and Spa also boasts a state-of-the art fitness center with wellness classes that include guided hikes into the scenic surrounding mountains known as “waterfall country.”

Guests enjoy onsite shopping at the Spa Boutique, Acorns Boutique or Acorns on Church featuring fine antiques and home accessories. Dining venues include Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden serving innovative New South Cuisine, the Spa Café and the Poolside Bar and Bistro. Special events and weddings take place at The Farm—a lushly landscaped Old Edwards property located one mile from downtown Highlands featuring The Barn, the Farmhouse with luxury lodging, Bridal Pavilion, Bridal Bridge over a scenic pond and outdoor events pavilion.  The Edwards Hall Conference Center provides a catered corporate retreat venue. 

Also introduced in 2009 was Satulah, Old Edwards Private Residences, which includes 14 luxury mountain homes just two blocks off Main Street, Highlands. The Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond resort is located at 445 Main Street in Highlands, NC.