Culinary Adventures On Tap As Charleston-area Wild Dunes Celebrates Lowcountry Taste and Style

Lowcountry cuisine will be the star of a special culinary adventure weekend (March 4-5) planned by Wild Dunes Resort, in the Charleston, SC area. Guests will enjoy a tour, a hands-on cooking lesson and a special meal.

ISLE OF PALMS, SC (PRWEB) February 6, 2005 -- Here in the hotbed of hospitality and fine cuisine, visitors to Wild Dunes® can now embark on a tempting culinary weekend that feeds their foodie desires and their wanderlust.

On March 4 and 5, visitors to Wild Dunes -- which is managed by Destination Hotels and Resorts -- will experience a hands-on cooking class, tour of local purveyors, a wine tasting and an exquisite dinner for two. The package includes two nights in a deluxe guest room or villa, one cooking class per person, a wine tasting,, a special Chefs Menu dinner at the Sea Island Grill, the culinary tour and a gift basket featuring Lowcountry food products.

One of the highlights of the Culinary Weekend package is an exclusive tour led by Amanda Dew Manning, a 10th-generation South Carolinian, who tells stories of the regions culinary history, traditions and tastes. Led by Manning, participants will tour Boone Hall Plantation, a local bakery and other delectable spots. Tastings will be provided along the way.

Back at the resort, Chef Enzo Steffenelli will conduct a hands-on cooking class featuring local seafood specialties. Steffenelli recently cooked by invitation at the James Beard House in New York City, where his delicacies were enthusiastically received.

The entire package is priced starting at $136 per person, per night, based on double or quad occupancy (includes tax and service charges on all package inclusions). Additional room nights may be booked at a favorable rate.

The resorts full assortment of recreation activities can be seen at www.wilddunes.com. For more information about the year-round programming and stay opportunities at Wild Dunes, phone 1-800-845-8880. Space is limited, so book soon.

Wild Dunes Resort is one of 29 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, based in Englewood, CO, features a portfolio of more than 7,500 guest rooms, 17 golf courses and eight full-service spas. DH&R properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, San Diego, Aspen, Phoenix, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe.

Destination Hotels & Resorts also provides consumers with access to a unique collection of lodging properties in the United Kingdom through a sales and marketing alliance with the De Vere Hotel Group PLC. This partnership extends the reach of DH&R to the U.K. with a partner who offers a similar portfolio of distinctive hotels and resorts. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection or the De Vere alliance, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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