Join celebrity chef Mario Batali for a fun and informative family picnic and cooking demonstration! All proceeds will go towards the development of The New York Botanical Garden’s new Edible Academy. This exciting culinary adventure begins at 4 p.m. with a delicious picnic supper designed personally by Chef Batali. Enjoy your picnic on the Garden grounds, then dig in to some hands-on fun in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden. You will learn to harvest vegetables, compete in a corn-shucking contest, figure out Mario’s Mystery Ingredient, climb an oak tree, make your own chef-themed crafts, and much more for the whole family! Tickets can be purchased here: http://secure4.gatewayticketing.com/NYBG/shop/viewitems.aspx?merchant=specialevents&categorygroupexternalid=sp231&categoryexternalid=seeafpd1

Don’t miss this exciting family bonding opportunity while learning from celebrated chef Mario Batali!