Overlook Farm’s Beaujolais Around the Bonfire event promises to be a magnifique way to start the weekend. On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, the culinary farm destination in Clarksville is hosting a Beaujolais Nouveau event like none other. It starts on the patio of this country respite, where guests will nibble hors d’oeuvres and sip the 2009 Beauj and Champagne. With the outdoor fire lit, you can get snuggle up with your S.O. or have a seat at the outdoor bar and watch Overlook’s award-winning new chef Tim Grandinetti (you’ll recall him from his days at downtown’s Renaissance Grand) perform some culinary magic at the wood-burning stove. Next, you’ll saunter inside to enjoy a five-course meal featuring Mississippi River Valley cuisine – with many ingredients either grown at Overlook or sourced from local farmers – plus wine pairings by former Busch’s Grove sommelier Darin Link. At $59 a person, this divertissement is worth the one-hour road trip from St. Louis. For reservations, call 573.242.3838 or visit overlookfarmmo.com.
– Ligaya Figueras
This article appears in Nov 1-30, 2009.