Fine Dining Meets Nature During Garden Dinner Series at Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails
Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails’ popular Garden Dinner Series returns this fall, running select Sundays through October. These straight-from-the-vine dining experiences celebrate the spring, summer and fall seasons and allow guests to experience Milton’s Acre, the onsite garden of this treasured Crabapple restaurant.
New executive chef Dean Wenzel is excited about exploring the possibilities presented by Milton’s Acre where local produce is harvested and showcased in each garden dinner. Guests can anticipate heirloom fruits, vegetables and herbs that will share the spotlight with carefully selected meats and seafood.
“I can’t wait to utilize the garden in some creative ways and try out some new ideas,” says Wenzel. “I look forward to welcoming guests to the relaxed setting of Milton’s Acre to enjoy dishes inspired by our seasonal harvests.”
Each of the dinners starts with a reception of passed hors d'oeuvre and libations in Milton’s Acre, where attendees receive an exclusive tour of the garden. Guests then retire to an outdoor, four-course dinner of inspired comfort foods served family-style with paired wines, all accompanied by the soothing sounds of a cellist. The ambiance, reminiscent of rural farm life, provides a tranquil setting for Wenzel’s new Southern cuisine.
The Garden Dinner menus are curated a few weeks before each event based on what is in season. Guests can expect to enjoy tastes inspired by the bounty of Milton’s Acre, such as delicate squash blossoms stuffed with prosciutto and cream cheese, pimiento cheese and crawfish and roast duckling with fingerling sweet potatoes, oyster mushrooms, heirloom snap beans and candied pecan apple butter.
All dinners are scheduled on Sunday evenings. 2023 Garden Dinner Series dates with available seating include:
September 10 and 17
October 1, 8 and 28
Tickets to the Garden Dinner Series are $150 each (including wine, tax and gratuity) and may be purchased online in advance. Tickets are not transferable for other dates and cannot be refunded within 48 hours of the event.