
Needless to say, the small treat was delicious. Meanwhile, the inn’s staff will be hard at work carving pumpkins of their own for patrons to vote for, as well as to inspire their guests’ creations for the festive weekend, now in its fifth year. “Think ‘the Seven Deadly Zins,’ for zinfandel,” she says.

29 to 31, also features what Ostroff likes to call a “fiendishly delightful menu” – a three-course prix fixe dinner for $35, with regular menu items humorously renamed in honor of the season. The event, taking place Friday through Sunday, Oct. “Better yet,” she continues, “the winner of the best pumpkin of the weekend, as judged by our staff, wins an overnight stay at our historic inn.”Īnyone who hasn’t yet experienced the inn’s amenities – its cozy rooms and luxurious suites, replete with electric or gas fireplaces, sunken hot tubs, countrified artifacts, cable TVs and wireless Internet access – should immediately purchase a pumpkin and start carving some grinning ghouls, vampire bats or pirate ships. Tegwen Ostroff, the hostelry’s longtime general manager and sommelier, says, “Bring a carved pumpkin or a jack-o’-lantern and receive 10 percent off your dinner check.

Halloween weekend at the Joseph Ambler Inn will literally be a cause for celebration.
