Valentine's Day Escape- Dinner and a Room
Book dinner with renowned chef, Justin Langer and stay for the night at one of our gorgeous Inn rooms. We have only 8 rooms available for the package special. Each room reservation includes dinner for 2 at the lovely Laurel Oak Inn. We are offering dinner and a room for $340 + fees & taxes.
The offer is valid only when booked through our websites (below) and cannot be combined with other offers.
Book at either the Laurel Oak Inn (where the dinner will be held): BOOK NOW
Or, at the Camellia Rose Inn across the street (only the Camellia Rose Room, Anticipation Room, Southern Charm, and Lady Clare come with dinner): BOOK NOW
CHEF JUSTIN BUDDHA LANGER
In the dish pit of Leonardos By-the Slice, at 13 Justin fell in love with the relationship between
people and food: the sights, the sounds, the bond between people who work with fire and
knives all day, people who create, cook, and laugh. Never an artist, he instead found himself in
the flavors, textures, colors, and smells of the kitchen.
Justin is fluent in classical French and Italian cuisine and also with a heavy Southwestern
American influence. He has honed his culinary skills in kitchens from the east to the west coast,
delighting in the creation of healthy food that stirs the senses and excites the palate. Most
recently coming back home to Gainesville after almost 16 years out West, moving back from
San Francisco. A dedicated proponent of farm-to-table cuisine, Justin uses the freshest local,
organically grown ingredients whenever possible - supporting local farms and the local
economy. He’s a foodie, traveler and has journeyed around the world including going to Mexico
for the NOMA pop-up in Tulum.
Fast forward 28 years and he’s still in the kitchen! After leaving for college in 2000 and getting
a double major in Northern Arizona, then spent time opening restaurants for others, he finally
found roots as an owner/Executive Chef in Northern California. Now finally home again he is
hoping to open his first true dream restaurant, Table and Hearth Gainesville. Currently he
caters for a select clientele, and is in high demand for holiday events, dinner parties and
celebrations of all kinds. Locally he has been blessed to head 15 Swallowtail Farm to Table
dinners and participate in 2 of the “too many chefs” dinners with other incredible chefs from
our community.
