Nesting with Chef Z
Date: April 21, 22, 23, 2008

      Private Chef Suzan “Z” Gray and innkeeper Kitty Stemac of Hartzell House B&B share a love of birds and their nesting habits, and have brought it all together to create a special event de cuisine just for you.

Begin your experience on Monday night with a ‘Get Acquainted Appetizer and Wine-Parley Party’. Meet and greet one another in the elegant Hartzell House parlor, while enjoying unique and scrumptious appetizers created especially for you by Chef Z. Next as a means of dispelling the belief that wine is only for experts, spend a little time tasting area wines and reviewing wine etiquette with Chef Z !

Continue the experience on Tuesday morning with a custom created Bird’s Nest Buffet Breakfast in the beautiful Hartzell House Dining Room, then spend the rest of the day your way, perhaps at nearby Nemacolin Spa, FallingWater, or Kentuck Knob. At 5pm, rendezvous back at the B&B for a 2 hour culinary class with Chef Z, resulting in a glorious 5-course seated dinner.

Wednesday morning, enjoy the grand finale of your extravaganza with a 3 course served Brunch in the Dining Room, customized to the Bird’s Nest theme once again.

A professionally-created, informative take-home folder with recipes, culinary tips and information, and a custom imprinted apron from Hartzell House will be our gift to you upon your departure.

The cost is $760 per room for two people for the entire three-day event.

Please Call for more info and reservations!


As a former professional artist turned Private Chef, Food Writer, and Cooking Instructor, Chef Suzan Gray is incurably passionate about the subject of food! Z’s years as a Private Chef have brought her into the homes of some of the most interesting residents in the Albemarle County, VA area. She will be highlighting some of her experiences in her upcoming book, “My Life is an Open Cookbook”. As a Cooking Instructor, Chef Z taught at the Complete Gourmet in Richmond, VA, and at Trader Joe’s in both California and Virginia. Chef Z currently teaches privately; her latest endeavor utilizes video technology, which will result in online cooking instruction available in late 2008.


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