June Happenings at the Ocean House

The Ocean House in Westerly is hosting a Farm & Vine Dinner on June 5 at 7pm in Seasons, featuring a three-course dinner prepared by the three-time James Beard Award nominee, Chef Nemo Bolin of Providence’s Cook & Brown Public House. The meal will feature food from White Barn Farm located in Wrentham, MA, as well as wine pairings from Napa Valley’s Viader Vineyard. The cost is $95 (plus tax and gratuity) per person which includes hors d’oeuvres, the three-course dinner and wine pairings.

What’s more of a New England summer food than lobster with drawn butter? On June 19 at 7pm, the Ocean House will be featuring the aforementioned lobster on its “Cooking Through the Seasons” Dinner. After a meet and greet demonstration with the Ocean House chefs, diners will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, and a three-course dinner with wine pairings. Much of the food will come from the local Shartner Farms, and the wine hails from J Vineyard in California’s Russian River Valley. The cost is $85 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

Besides dining at the Ocean House, there are also cooking classes. On June 22, you can attend “Mastering the Five Mother Sauces” to learn how to make béchamel, espagnole, hollandaise, veloute and tomato sauces while pairing them with vegetables and proteins. The course costs $95 a person and includes an Ocean House apron. For reservations, call 584-7000.