Culinary
Culinary Offerings
Visit our Events Page for Wine Dinners and Retreat Weekends!
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Our otter creek culinary schools in Alabama team is well-equipped to offer 1-hour private culinary classes in Alabama for groups of 4 or more. Please contact us for details!
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Our culinary team has gourmet menu options for your next corporate retreat. Our all-inclusive corporate group rates feature hand-crafted meals with carefully selected wine-pairings. Submit an inquiry to learn more on our Corporate Events page.
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Our wine and cheese tasting will feature carefully selected wine and cheese pairings. Minimum of 4 guests required.
Our Culinary Philosophy
We source fruits, vegetables, and honey from the gardens of Otter Creek as well as several local farms whenever possible. We also use ingredients from Alabama and the southeast, including beef from the Big Oak Ranch and fresh Gulf Coast seafood.
Meet Our Otter Creek Culinary Team!
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Chef Daniel Ottman
Daniel Ottman is from a small town in upstate New York. His passion for food was sparked at a young age while watching his grandmother cook for his family. He learned early on that food cooked with love always comes out the best. Daniel attended culinary school in New York state, but after graduation he decided to pursue a career centered around his second love instead: fly fishing. After obtaining a USCG Captain’s License, Daniel set off for remote Alaska to become a fly-fishing guide. When a chef position suddenly opened up mid-season, Daniel stepped in and has never looked back. He has been able to combine his love for fishing and hunting with his passion for creating delicious meals for the past 9 years at remote lodges throughout Alaska and the lower 48.
Two years ago, warmer climates began to call his name. When Daniel came to Otter Creek Farmstead, he knew he had found a home when he saw the Le Panyol wood-fired pizza oven. At Otter Creek, Chef Daniel has been able to perfect pizzas, breads, desserts, and the art of cooking over an open flame.
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Chef Susan Wilkinson
Susan Wilkinson was born and raised in southern New Hampshire. After high school she decided to leave her small town and enlist in the Marine Corps. Having always had an interest in languages, she officially trained as an Arabic linguist, but ultimately served a year in Afghanistan as a Pashto linguist. A few years later, on the beaches of Florida, Susan met Daniel Ottman. Her adventurous spirit and love of the outdoors made it easy to follow him to a remote fly-in lodge on the banks of a mighty Alaskan River. At various lodges nestled along the icy waters of Bristol Bay and among the unforgiving mountains of Kodiak, Susan discovered her passion for food and hospitality work.
Chef Susan always seeks to improve the guest experience and plays an important role on the Otter Creek culinary team. Her history of managing different operations and her keen eye for detail are just as important as her baking and prep skills. If she isn’t in the kitchen, hands covered in flour, you can find her playing with their black lab, Eleanor, and their black cocker spaniel, Wyatt.
