Book + Supper Club: Silk Roads with Anna Ansari
Ever wanted to taste your way through the storied Silk Roads? Now you can. Join us for a Book and Supper Club with Anna Ansari featuring her recently published cookbook Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing.
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The evening will kick off with drinks and a conversation between Ms. Ansari and Granor Farm Culinary Director, Abra Berens.
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Following the discussion will be a multi-course meal with dishes inspired by Anna's book. Each ticket includes a copy of Silk Roads. The event will conclude with a book signing.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
Anna Ansari has a background in Asian studies, with a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MA from Yale University. Her writing focuses on the intersection of food, family, and history, with special attention to the immigrant experience and foods of the Asian continent. She is particularly interested in the ways food, flavors, and ingredients move across borders, carried in the memories and pockets of travelers and transplants. Her proposal for Silk Roads was shortlisted for the 2021 Yan-Kit So award for food writers on Asia, and the 2024 Jane Grigson Trust Award for New Food and Drink Writers. You can find more of her writing in Pit Magazine, Eaten Magazine and Fillerzine. An Iranian American from Detroit and former international customs and trade attorney, Anna lives in London with her husband, son and cat.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
Getting to Granor Farm
Farm Store & Farm
3480 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
Greenhouse & School House
3520 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
From:
Downtown Three Oaks: Three Oaks Rd. (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
St. Joseph & Chicago: I-94 Exit 6 (Union Pier)
New Buffalo: Red Arrow Highway (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
Niles: Highway 12 West to Pardee Rd. to Warren Woods Rd.
We are located 7 miles east of Red Arrow Highway or 3 miles north of Highway 12 on Warren Woods Road, between Log Cabin Road and Pardee Road.
Events , What's happening on the farm this season
There’s a bunch of great reasons to visit the farm all year round, from our annual Seedling Sale, to visiting the Farm Store, to participating in our CSA or Farm Camp programs. Join us on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner in our state of the art Greenhouse!
Sourdough Club: 3 Day Sourdough Intensive
Consider this your Sourdough Boot Camp for bakers of all levels!
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Join Granor Head Baker, Jill Morgan, as she guides you through the entire sourdough process from feeding starter, shaping, proofing, scoring, and baking in both a wood and electric oven. In addition to the instruction this package includes all meals including a Welcome Dinner on Thursday night, breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday as well as dinner with Harold Wilken from Janie's Mill in the Granor Farm Botanical Dining Room on Friday evening. Throughout the class you'll have full access to the Granor Kitchen and Team to learn all of our tricks and techniques.
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Students leave with a slew of information, recipes, and the confidence to begin (or continue) their sourdough journey. Participants in the 3 Day Intensive also receive a promo code at the time of booking for 10% of the subsequent Sourdough Club tutorials throughout the year.
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The general itinerary will be-- this is subject to adjustment.
Thursday: 5-9 pm ET
Friday: 8-4 pm and then dinner at 7 pm ET
Saturday: 8-4 pm
Dinner + Drinks with Janie's Mill
Join us for a true Dinner Party, complete with cocktail hour and multi-course family style meal. Our February guest is Harold Wilken, farmer, miller, and owner of Janie's Mill in Ashkum, IL.
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The evening will kick off a cocktail and appetizer hour featuring the ingredients grown and milled by Janie's Mill along with grains grown (and some distilled) by Granor. We will then move to the Granor Greenhouse for a family style meal loaded with Granor-grown produce and grains from Janie's Mill.
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The meal will be paired with Granor Table Wines and full NA beverages are available upon request. A selection of Janie's Mill ingredients will be available for sale on the night of the event. Note that while we accommodate all dietary restrictions, this menu will feature gluten prominently.
