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Dine in the wild at the Cowdray x Big Green Egg Foraging Picnic.
Join us for a unique Cowdray Foraging experience where guests will be taken on a guided walk with Estate Forager, George Linklater, to forage a feast of ingredients from the fields and forests of our magnificent landscape.
Guests will learn the stories, flavours, and nutritional benefits of a wide range of mushrooms and plants. Once the ingredients for the picnic have been gathered, guests will join Wild Chef, Tait Miller, in a scenic wild picnic spot to enjoy the fruits of their foraging. Tait will rustle up a variety of gourmet dishes on a selection of Big Green Eggs, infusing each plate with smoky, rich flavours and seasonal ingredients.
The picnic will be a rustic banquet of wild mushrooms, venison, salads, and herbs that will be a true celebration of autumn and showcase how we can easily use foraged fare from the local landscape to deliver both delightful and delicious food.
The experience will last for four hours.
Sample Menu
Cowdray Farm Shop Cheese & Sourdough paired with artisan pickles and preserves
Butter & herb-glazed lion’s mane and chanterelle velouté
Served with charred wild vegetables, a sweet autumn vinaigrette, and roast chestnuts
Hot salted venison on the Big Green Egg
Accompanied by a sloe, juniper & blackberry jus
Forager’s Salad
Wild rocket, ground elder, ox-eye daisy, salad burnet & sorrel
Basque cheesecake with apple and rosehip compote
