It was such a pleasure to cater this event for
@wildtender hosted
@topangatower
Wildtender is an incredible non-profit based in Big Sur, CA leading mindfulness backpacking trips in the Ventana Wilderness.
Founders Noel and Fletcher
@gnome_life have created such a beautiful program interweaving awareness and respect for the local terrior often collaborating with
@esalen And Tassajara Zen Mountain center
This luncheon for 30 was a thank you to their alumni
The Menu was so fun to make because our philosophies of connecting people to the earth through the senses and the local terroir are intrinsically aligned.
Every dish in this meal had a foraged California native ingredient
Menu :
•Roasted kabocha squash w/ wild purple sage butter
•Shitake mushrooms sautéd in a wild chapparel rub of artemisia + white sage , hot chili, s+ p
•radicchio + chicories salad w/ avocado , watermelon radish + toasted pumpkin seeds w/ foraged rosemary and wild tyme
• warm quinoa with wild coyote mint , spinach, lemon + local olive oil
• persimmon ginger upside down cake . The persimmons were harvested from Noel’s tree in Big Sur and the cake was made with almond flour and wild foraged California buckwheat
@_leavesandflowers served tea , so I got to spend the day with one of my loves
@_annamorton
@brandonscottherrell captured the vibe with the most stunning photos
All around incredible event, I’m so grateful
