Culinary Vacation in Vermont

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Culinary vacation
 The Inn at Essex
Culinary vacation

Why Go
The Inn at Essex near Burlington, Vermont, offers unique culinary vacations that allow you to enjoy customized private dinners, watch cooking demonstrations and take hands-on classes. The inn is the campus of the acclaimed New England Culinary Institute and its three restaurants are working classrooms where chefs-in-training prepare cutting-edge cuisine under expert guidance.

Fresh herbs and vegetables used in the restaurants grow in the Culinary Theme Gardens where guests can relax surrounded by fragrant herbs.

Customized Private Dinners
For a one-of-kind dining experience, look to the Dacor Kitchen where Chef Tyler Lighthart prepares customized meals for groups of 2 to 10 right before your eyes. A 3-course meal rates start at $150 for the first two guests and from $55 for each additional guest up to 10.

Hands-on Dinner Demonstrations
Prepare your own dinner on your culinary vacation and eat it too with the Hands-on Dinner Demonstrations at the Inn at Essex. Rates start at $185 per couple (rooms are additional).

Find out more about the Inn at Essex and plan your culinary vacation to Vermont.

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