The Hickories

Farmer Dina has welcomed the OITF culinary caravan to The Hickories for nearly ten years. The wandering whimsy of OITF is a perfect match for the once-city-poet-become-country-farmer. Dina’s poetry is now in the field—more boots on the ground than words on the page. She has a vibrant farmstand and CSA with fruits and vegetables, a friendly flock of sheep and a new native wildflower program. This time of year, the dahlias will be exploding like fireworks. We’ll have a wander through her vegetable gardens, meet the farm crew and check out whatever the team’s latest project may be before sitting down to dinner. The long table stretches across Dina’s backyard, where she welcomes us every year to throw a party as the finale for their hardworking summer. Chef Norberto Piattoni is a master of the wood-fired cookery of his Argentine heritage—and our open kitchen at the Hickories is the perfect stage for his creative passion.