Beets

Cocoa butter encased beets with gold and black salt-sutffed with mole inspired goat cheese - a passed appetizer for this year's Meals On Wheels Culinary Classique.

An Evening Walk on the Coast

Earlier this week I was walking along the coast between Big Sur and Monterey when I came across this incredible native mortar rock hidden in the tall grass. There is nothing more humbling that thinking about the thousands of years of cooks who have made this coast their home.

Heirloom Corn

Anton's heirloom Japanese popping corn...

Winter Musings

Working on new menus with an espresso and the new Art of Eating is a guilty pleasure...

Post Ranch Honey

A couple of months back, we harvested our first batch of Post Ranch honey! Back then, it seemed like we had more than enough but now we nearly used the entire supply. With shorter days and flowers less abundant, our bees are moving into their winter cycle. It will be far too long before we get our next honey harvest. Perhaps we will add a few more hives next season.

Humpback Whales

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a few groups of humpback whales travelling up the coast. A pod of Orcas was also spotted in the bay a few days ago. Whales are a common sight out the windows of Sierra Mar but last week I decided to take a boat out for a closer look...

While the whale spouts are visible for miles-I was shocked  to capture this cauldron of bubbles just below the whale exhaled from a deep dive! What incredible creatures.

Local Dungeness Crab Season

Local Fisherman are busy getting ready for the opening of Dungeness Crab season! The entire wharf is covered with crab pots and everywhere you look, boats are gearing up for the start of the season. I can't wait to work on some new recipe ideas.