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“All product deteriorates in
the transportation process,
and being able to utilize
produce from only a few
feet away has a tremendous
impact on the quality of
the dish...We also believe
that using a sustainable
product is important for the
environment and allows for
future generations to enjoy
what we have.”
The name of the restaurant, Season’s, reflects its core
concept of working with seasonal, sustainable, fresh
local ingredients. The restaurant maintains its own
organic garden, utilizing a drip irrigation system from
the property’s 40-acre lake.
“All product deteriorates in the transportation
process, and being able to utilize produce from only
a few feet away has a tremendous impact on the quality of the dish,” Fassbender says. “That, together with
a well-defined, polished technique, creates a wonderful outcome. We also believe that using a sustainable
product is important for the environment and allows
for future generations to enjoy what we have.”
The restaurant is an avid participant in the
Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project, which
helps staff members purchase ingredients from local
farmers. “Most of our menu items feature staples of
the area,” Fassbender says. “Season’s is truly a gardento-your-plate restaurant. Season’s also participates in
the sustainable seafood program to ensure that the
seafood we purchase is not [the product of ] environmentally destructive seafood harvesting.”
Highland Lake Inn offers cooking classes throughout the year to educate guests about how to grow,
harvest, and cook vegetables, fresh herbs and
flowers.
Season’s of Highland Lake Inn has received awards
from Wine Spectator for the past 10 years and has been
featured many times in Southern Living, Our State,
Organic Style and Country Gardens magazines.
UNC-TV profiled the inn and restaurant on “North
Carolina Weekend.” The property has the facilities
to accommodate weddings, retreats and other special
events.
Season’s at Highland Lake Inn
86 Lily Pad Lane
Flat Rock, N.C. 28731
828-696-9094 (restaurant) or 800-635-5101 (inn)
hlinn.com
About this story
This is the third of a three-part series on great chefs and their
recipes. It is excerpted with permission of Blair Publishing from
the book “Chefs of the Mountains: Restaurants and Recipes
from Western North Carolina,” by John E. Batchelor. The book
is available wherever books are sold and at BlairPub.com.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013
Table of Contents
Digital Help Guide
Letters
From the Editor
From the Farm
Worth a Click
Creature Feature
Great Home Buys
Country Roads
The Hike
Mountain Report
Festivals and Events
The Best of the Mountains 2013
25 Years of Covers: Your Favorites
Ghost Town in the Sky Rises from the Dead to Live Again
Blossoms and Buddies: The Photoessay
25 Gen X and Gen Y-ers Changing Our Mountains for the Better
Beer! A Tasting Tour of Notable Microbrews in the Mountains
Then & Now: A Photo Tour
Chefs of the Mountains, Part III
Cabin in the Woods
Flavors
Mountain Garden
The Guest Column
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Intro
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Table of Contents
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Digital Help Guide
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Letters
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - From the Editor
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 9
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - From the Farm
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Worth a Click
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 13
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 15
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Great Home Buys
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Country Roads
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 21
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - The Hike
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Festivals and Events
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 29
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - The Best of the Mountains 2013
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 25 Years of Covers: Your Favorites
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 45
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Ghost Town in the Sky Rises from the Dead to Live Again
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 47
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 48
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Blossoms and Buddies: The Photoessay
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 55
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 25 Gen X and Gen Y-ers Changing Our Mountains for the Better
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Beer! A Tasting Tour of Notable Microbrews in the Mountains
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Then & Now: A Photo Tour
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Chefs of the Mountains, Part III
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Cabin in the Woods
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 89
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Flavors
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 91
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - Mountain Garden
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