An Ozark Mountain Cooking Class

There’s more to Ozarks cooking than biscuits and gravy. Our Wild Ozarks Date Night Cooking Experience takes a closer look at the ingredients that grow, swim and roam right here in our part of the world, from wild mushrooms and black walnuts to trout, blackberries and game.

We’ll start with smoked trout deviled eggs, followed by a rich wild chanterelle cream soup. You’ll make warm spoonbread with black walnut honey butter, then sear elk medallions with a blackberry-port reduction and prepare wilted greens with bacon vinaigrette alongside. For dessert, we’ll bake a rustic blackberry galette with an acorn shortbread crust.

Along the way, we’ll talk about Ozarks ingredients, wild foods, local traditions, and the ways people have cooked from this landscape for generations. It’s an unusual menu, a very good dinner, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate the place we call home.

Come hungry—and maybe ready to look at the woods around you a little differently.

An Ozark Mountain Cooking Class

There’s more to Ozarks cooking than biscuits and gravy. Our Wild Ozarks Date Night Cooking Experience takes a closer look at the ingredients that grow, swim and roam right here in our part of the world, from wild mushrooms and black walnuts to trout, blackberries and game.

We’ll start with smoked trout deviled eggs, followed by a rich wild chanterelle cream soup. You’ll make warm spoonbread with black walnut honey butter, then sear elk medallions with a blackberry-port reduction and prepare wilted greens with bacon vinaigrette alongside. For dessert, we’ll bake a rustic blackberry galette with an acorn shortbread crust.

Along the way, we’ll talk about Ozarks ingredients, wild foods, local traditions, and the ways people have cooked from this landscape for generations. It’s an unusual menu, a very good dinner, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate the place we call home.

Come hungry—and maybe ready to look at the woods around you a little differently.

An Ozark Mountain Cooking Class

There’s more to Ozarks cooking than biscuits and gravy. Our Wild Ozarks Date Night Cooking Experience takes a closer look at the ingredients that grow, swim and roam right here in our part of the world, from wild mushrooms and black walnuts to trout, blackberries and game.

We’ll start with smoked trout deviled eggs, followed by a rich wild chanterelle cream soup. You’ll make warm spoonbread with black walnut honey butter, then sear elk medallions with a blackberry-port reduction and prepare wilted greens with bacon vinaigrette alongside. For dessert, we’ll bake a rustic blackberry galette with an acorn shortbread crust.

Along the way, we’ll talk about Ozarks ingredients, wild foods, local traditions, and the ways people have cooked from this landscape for generations. It’s an unusual menu, a very good dinner, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate the place we call home.

Come hungry—and maybe ready to look at the woods around you a little differently.

An Ozark Mountain Cooking Class

Here in the heart of the Ozarks, where green hills roll and wild beauty thrives, we invite you to return to the source—to the woods, the streams, and the quiet meadows that have nourished us for generations. Our Wild Ozarks Date Night Cooking Experience is more than a meal; it’s a celebration of place, heritage, and flavor. This hands-on evening will connect you to the land through a menu that highlights foraged treasures, seasonal abundance, and the timeless craft of cooking with what nature provides.

Together, we’ll craft a feast from ingredients foraged, harvested, and sourced with care. The evening begins with smoked trout deviled eggs, a nod to our cold mountain streams, followed by a velvety wild chanterelle cream soup, earthy and aromatic. You’ll prepare landrace spoonbread with black walnut honey butter, warm and nostalgic, then move on to the main course—seared elk medallions with a blackberry-port reduction, rich, tender, and deeply rooted in the flavors of the forest. Alongside, we’ll make a rustic wilted greens salad with bacon vinaigrette, a dish both simple and deeply satisfying. To finish, you’ll create a blackberry galette with acorn shortbread crust, a dessert that’s as wild and elegant as the landscape itself.This isn’t just cooking—it’s an exploration of what it means to eat from the land around us. Whether you’re an adventurous foodie, a couple seeking a memorable evening, or simply curious about Ozark flavors, you’ll leave with full bellies, happy hearts, and a renewed appreciation for the richness of this beautiful region.