Chef Daniel Miles and his kitchen team, which was made up of his own family plus the lodge staff, put in a big day of prep work for our Winter Beer Dinner. We hope you will enjoy these scenes from the kitchen.
Photos by PhotoRx Media. Click on an image below to open the photo gallery.
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Parsnips for parsnip puree
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Sour cherries cooking in bourbon
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Flaming bourbon
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Sugar for candied almonds
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Jim Beam for sour cherry bread pudding
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Crostini
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Chef Daniel Miles taste test
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Nutmeg
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Nutmeg + Joe Breker photobomb
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Nutmeg
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Garlic
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Phillip Breker at the slicing station
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Butter and fennel for parsnip puree
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Crimini mushrooms
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Peeled apples for parsnip puree and peeled fancy carrots for main course
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Spicy candied marcona almonds for salad
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Sour cherry bread pudding
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Chef Daniel's kitchen crew
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The prep team
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Sliced crimini mushrooms for mushroom soup
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Chopped jalapenos
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Chef Daniel rolling a fresh herb sachet as a 'flavor packet' for the mushroom soup
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Fresh herbs for mushroom soup
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Veggies cooking for parsnip puree and mushrooms sauteing for soup
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Fresno peppers for citrus vinaigrette
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Scallions
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Chef Daniel Miles mixing salad dressing
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Pureed sauted mushrooms for soup
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Making celery infused olive oil
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Wild oyster mushrooms for soup
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Wild oyster mushrooms
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Joe Breker, the steak guy!
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Fresh ground coffee for bread pudding sauce
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Fresh roasted Mighty Missouri Coffee Company Guatemala Roast for bread pudding sauce
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Wild oyster mushrooms
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Coarse kosher salt
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The tables are set
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Place setting
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Menu
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Great room
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Great room
Looks fabulous, so sorry we had to miss it, can’t wait for the next event! Congrats again on a great idea.