Private Events

custom-created experiences rooted in seasonality, a sense of place, comfort, and nostalgia.

 

Harvest Festival at Wanderwoood

October 2025 | Nobleboro, Maine

Canapes

French Onion Toast caramelized Wanderwood onion, Gruyere, Wanderwood chard + chives

Compressed Melon Nigiri Wanderwood hot pepper mayo, scallion, sesame

Johnny Cakes Maine uni, Wanderwood scallions, honey butter

Blistered Wanderwood Shishitos white miso, yuzu kosho, aji rico, umai blend 

Cocktail 

Far From the Tree Hardshore Bourbon, apple cider, Wanderwood beets, lemon

To Start

Cornucopia assorted Wanderwood vegetables, kale ganoush, leek-onion dip, bagna cauda, chips and breads from our friends


First 

Autumn Salad Wanderwood kale, chicories, roasted Wanderwood squash, candied nuts, herbed goat cheese, maple thyme dressing

Second 

Ras el Hanout Carrots turmeric yogurt, herby cous-cous, granola

Beet Carpaccio Wanderwood beets and arugula, sweet corn crema, aleppo, herb oil

Main 

Apple Creek Farms Beef Bolognese - Crooked Spoon Co. Parpadelle, Wanderwood vegetables

To Finish 

Baked Apple caramel drizzle, spiced whipped cream 

Bamboo Fino sherry, vermouth 

 

 

Back to School at Wanderwoood

August 2025 | Nobleboro, Maine

 

Canapés

Tendies Glidden Point Oysters, cool ranch crema, caviar

Tiny Tacos smokey lentils, lettuce, tomato, onion, guapo sauce (guapo = herbed hot honey aioli) 

Uncrustables beet + peach jam, mushroom-sesame butter

Amuse

Tomato-Scape Gazpacho

Welcome

Krazy Focaccia crudite, pickles

First

Market Salad Wanderwood lettuces, shaved beets, cute li’l tomatoes, red onion, flowers, honey-herb vin

Second

Old Crow Ranch Porkchop tomato-herb salad, beet-peach jam, lovage
Fire Roasted Farm Vegetables

Third

Dunkaroo feta glaze, tahini chocolate, ras el hanout cookie, flowerfetti

To Take Home

Tomato Patch Kids sour tomato candies

 

 

Juneteenth at Wanderwoood

June 2025 | Nobleboro, Maine

Passed Appetizers

Johnny Cakes Wanderwood scallions, pimento cheese, Bourbon-Honey

Fried Oysters lemon pepper wet 

Welcome 

Cornbread + Crudite Wanderwood honey butter, jollof spice, jam, pickled vegetables, Georgian hummus, Wanderwood crudite

First 

Farm Salad Wanderwood lettuces, asparagus, Green Goddess dressing

Second 

Berbere Spiced Chicken
Geneva’s Macaroni and Cheese
Stewed Greens

Third 

Bouillie Red Velvet crumble, sticky Maine Grains, honeycomb, Wanderwood flowers

 

 

Lobster Bake Wanderwoood

June 2025 | Nobleboro, Maine

Canapés

Oyster Station mignonette, lemon  

Maine Grains Hush Puppies seaweed butter, adobo honey, scallions

Build Your Own Gravlox cured fish, herbed crème fraîche, farm egg, onion, potato chips

Fried Saltines breakfast radish, spring onion-oyster spread

Lobster Bake

Maine Lobster spicy sausage, steamers, potatoes

Farm Salad arugula, bib lettuce, chard, spinach, fennel, green goddess dressing

Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Bread Wanderwood honey butter

Dessert

Chocolate Stout Cake blueberry vanilla whip

 

 

Secret Supper Wanderwood

January 2025 | Nobleboro, Maine

Welcome

Spicy Tuna Tartare Sandwich Ugly Duckling English muffin, Skordo Asian sesame tuna rub, tempura flake, scallion 

Potato Pave mushroom mousse, rosemary, Madeira aioli

Glidden Point Oysters
raw: Wanderwood carrot aguachile, herb oil  
grilled: seaweed herb butter, lemon

On the Table

Cheese and charcuterie board by Sissle & Daughters

Amuse 

Merrior/Terroir Broth Wanderwood root vegetables, dashi

First

Winter Salad Stonecipher Farm chicories & greens, miso-oyster shell dressing, shaved Manchego, buttery breadcrumb, Skordo Umai Ocean blend

Second

Charred Cabbage smokey lentils, Olivia’s tomatoes, crispy parmesan, pickles, special sauce  

Main

Braised & Roasted Pork mushroom XO, braised greens, Maine Grains polenta

Charred Carrots Skordo turmeric spiced yogurt, ras el Hanout walnuts, citrus 

Dessert

Smore’s Pie chocolate mousse pie, graham cracker crust, Cinnamon Toast Crunch whipped cream, torched meringue  

 

 

Outstanding in the Field Tantre Farm

August 2023 | Ann Arbor, Michigan

cocktail hour

potato pavé
Francis Family Farm bison chili, cheddar & raw Tantré Farm red onion

Give And Grow mushroom mousse
dark chocolate, Tantré Farm rosemary & shoestring fry

Mexicantown Bakery bolillo
‘NSFW’ butter, Tantré Farm sungold tomatoes & garlic

Tantré Farm watermelon gazpacho
Jacob’s Fresh Farm honey-whipped feta cheese, black peppermint, Tantré Farm raspberry balsamic vinaigrette

dinner

Tantré Farm nasturtium-garlic butter, crudités & White Lotus Farms bread

Eagle Creek Fish Co. trout dip
Better Made potato chips, Norden Heirloom Garden Dill Aquavit, fried capers

Tantré Farm kale baba ganoush
fonio, crispy chickpeas & White Lotus Farms microgreens

Tantré Farm greens, cucumber, tomato, onion,
Marrow Detroit Provisions bacon, Tantré Farm egg & Zingerman’s Creamery ‘Detroit Street Brick’ goat cheese with green goddess dressing

charred Tantré Farm zucchini & carrots
chermoula, Rocky’s ras el hanout-candied nuts, turmeric yogurt & Tantré Farm amaranth gremolata

berbere-spiced Otto’s chicken
herbed couscous, charred Tantré Farm red pepper crema, feta cheese & cucumber salad

Tantré Farm peaches & raspberry mascarpone
candied Tantré Farm cinnamon basil, sorrel & honeycomb, malted milk crumble & cereal milk whip

 

 

Outstanding in the Field Markegard Family Grass Fed

May 2023 | Half Moon Bay, California

cocktail hour

H&H Fresh Fish oysters
Dirty Girl Produce strawberry aguachile, New Natives micro cilantro & Camphill Communities flowers

Live Earth Farm red cabbage
Flying Disc Ranch fig-smoked cream, Temecula Olive Oil Co. olive oil, fried leek greens

tostada
Markegard Family Grass-Fed shawarma-spiced chicken, Garden Variety Cheese ‘Cosmos’ raw sheep’s milk cheese, Pinnacle carrot toum, pickled red onion & New Natives micro kale

dinner

crudités & Companion Bakeshop bread
with Sea To Sky Farm nettle zhoug & calendula butter

Pinnacle lettuces
red radish, herbed panko, pickled Far West Fungi ramp stems, & green goddess dressing

roasted Pinnacle carrots & carrot top gremolata
grilled leeks, spiced Garden Variety Cheese yogurt, honey, & ras el hanout-candied nuts

braised Markegard Family Grass-Fed beef
ginger, garlic, bacon & date sausage, Pinnacle baby bok choy, kohlrabi, crispy Far West Fungi ramp whites & umami porridge

Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing ‘Portly Porter’ cake
Garden Variety Cheese yogurt glaze, Dirty Girl Produce strawberries, Aleppo pepper, & Seth’s backyard mint

 

 

Yum Village at Will Leather Goods

March 2015 | Detroit, Michigan

[saganaki] – parmesan crisps, lemon crème, warm pita

[chicken lemon rice] – arancini, yellow pepper pesto

[baby greek] – kale, pickled beets, shaved cucumber, herbed feta, kalamata tapenade, pepperoncini, crispy chili powder chickpeas

[chili cheese fries] – shoestring fries, coffee/chocolate/rabbit chili, ny cheddar

[sams] – (1) gyro: lamb sausage, pickled red onion, diced tomato, tatziki

(2) chicken finger pita: flamin’ hot cheeto encrusted chicken, fresh greens, swiss, diced tomato, buttermilk bleu dressing

(3) tuna melt: tuna confit, swiss, fresh greens, ginger-lime mayo, baguette

[banana split] – bananas brulee, vanilla ice cream, strawberry puree, sanders fudge, grilled pineapple, whipped cream, spiced cherry

[vegetarian options] - (course 2) - lemon rice arancini, yellow pepper pesto

(course 4) - shoestring fries, red quinoa/tempeh chili, ny cheddar

(course 5) - (1) seasoned seitan, pickled red onion, diced tomato, tatziki

(2) flamin' hot cheeto encrusted sweet potato, fresh greens, swiss, diced tomato, buttermilk bleu dressing

(3) white bean patty, swiss, fresh greens, ginger-lime mayo, baguette