Restaurant Sassafras

Name: Restaurant Sassafras
Address: 12 Ericsson Avenue, Betterton, MD, 21610, US

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Restaurant Sassafras

Fine dining chef's counter on the Eastern Shore. Single nightly seating of 8 souls.

09/15/2026

December seats open today at noon.

We’re looking forward to celebrating the holiday season with you on the Chesapeake.

Link in bio to book.

09/14/2026

Introducing: Sassafras Studies

Through food I have rediscovered poetry and nature and patience and through that I have begun to feel a closeness with creation that had been painfully absent. I’ve learned to love myself again. And pondering this as a whole has left unanswered questions so I’ve thought more deeply and dissected the parts which has left more questions… about morality and God and friendship and family and kindness and anger and sadness and… And so I welcome you to join me.

Sassafras Studies are intimate, eight-person inquiries conducted through cooking, observation, conversation, and the shared table. Each Study begins with a question rather than a lesson, and concludes with a shared meal.

This is not a traditional cooking class, though you may pick-up a helpful trick, and peel a vegetable or two. It is three hours to fall in love with yourself again through humble food and quiet conversation. Together may we discover a new perspective in the power of the table… the infinite beauty in an apple, an oyster, a hen, a winter squash…

Sassafras Study No. 1
The Quiet Kitchen - What reveals itself when we become quiet?
Date: Tuesday, October 13

Sassafras Study No. 2
The Autumn Table — Why do we gather?
Dates: Tuesday, November 3rd or Tuesday, November 10

Sassafras Study No. 3
The Winter Larder — What is worth keeping?
Dates: Tuesday, December 8 or Tuesday, December 15

The class runs from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Tickets are $250 per person. Non-Alcoholic refreshments and lunch will be served (alcohol is unavailable).

Tickets will be released at noon on Monday 9/14.

https://www.restaurantsassafras.com/sassafras-studies

09/08/2026

How many times have I written on corn and soy and tomatoes and… yet within me they remain new. What do I know of nature? Almost nothing. I don’t need some other place. The corn stalk never produces the same ear twice. That is enough for me. And you? I don’t go further than the cornfield. Lurking beyond is just another man’s war. I return to the old bumpy road splitting thousands of acres of farmland… I duck my head into the rows of corn. I discover something new. I discover something that should not have been forgotten.

Theoversoul.org

09/03/2026

September. Some may say certain pictures here of Fox Briar and Williwaw farms (outside of Easton) are overexposed but I don’t think so. If you’ve stood beneath a midday summer sun in the middle of a vegetable field then you know the photos are true. Sweat beads form just from standing there. Today I met Kathleen and Becca and while I’m no stranger to farms I’m always impressed by people who dedicate their lives to growing food the way it used to be done. Gardens and farms are tired but they’re still producing. Fall is in the air. Pumpkins are growing large. First of the winter squash being harvested. Apples. Peppers abundant. Rejoice.

Kathleen Moss Williwaw Farm

08/15/2026

November seats open today at noon. We’re looking forward to sharing a lovely autumn evening with you by the fire.

Visit the link in our bio to book. 🌾

08/14/2026

Thinking of the first autumn fires…
November bookings released Saturday (8/15) at noon on OpenTable

07/09/2026

A dish to celebrate the Eastern Shore tomato:

Tomato jam Heirloom tomato carpaccio Sungold tomatoes Chester River rockfish  Mid-Atlantic soy sauce Black walnuts Wineberries Strawberry, rhubarb & basil sorbet

07/08/2026

We are looking for a kitchen apprentice to join us at Sassafras.

No professional kitchen experience is required. We are looking for someone with humility, kindness, focus, and a strong work ethic who wants to build a career in professional kitchens.

This is a paid position. You will begin from the ground up and learn through the daily work of a small, highly focused kitchen.

More information and how to apply at the link in our bio.

Please share this with someone who might be right for us.

06/15/2026

Sold out through August.

September seats will be released today at Noon.

September is one of our favorite months on the Eastern Shore, when the abundance of late summer begins to give way to fall.

Join us in Betterton for a 12-course tasting menu inspired by the season and the Chesapeake.

Reservations are available for parties of 2 or 4 guests. Private buyouts are available for groups of 5–8.

Reservations open today at Noon through OpenTable or the link in profile.

Address

12 Ericsson Avenue
Betterton, MD
21610

Website

http://www.restaurantsassafras.com/

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