Beyond The Kitchen

01/14/2014

White Chocolate-Peppermint Cheesecake http://wp.me/puLhg-EZ

Okay. Here is the final dessert using the aerated chocolate as a garnish. For the cheesecake, we made a standard batter flavored with white chocolate and ground starlight mints. We baked it without a crust, let it cool, then placed it in a mixer with a…

01/12/2014

Aerated Chocolate - Simplified http://wp.me/puLhg-FH

I have had a fascination with aerating foods and setting foams for some time now. For a couple years I have thought about aerating chocolate, cheese, and other gels like agar and gelatin. There always seemed to be other priorities in my career for some… [ 371 more words. ]

02/04/2013

"So God made a farmer." Best Superbowl commercial. Very well done.

01/01/2013

Here's to a Happy New Year to all my friends and colleagues old and new. Here's to a new year of hope and prosperity for all that is good in the world.

10/20/2012

Making stone soup. Farm Dinner today!

09/29/2012

Foraging for Napa mountain spring water for tomorrow's (today's!) sold out farm dinner. It's soooo good!

09/28/2012

Our last farm dinner of the season has just sold out! Thank you everybody! It's going to be a blast!

09/28/2012

Cool little blurb about Beyond The Kitchen on Huffington Post. Yey!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/offmetrocom/napa-valley-trips_b_1909448.html
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The nature hike at di Rosa Art Preserve is a great way to break up tastings or stamp out any workweek weariness. On select Saturdays from May to October, di Rosa offers a guided tour through its wild meadows.

09/27/2012

4 TICKETS LEFT!! Please come join us celebrate 2 more of our local farmers - Mark and Teresa of Napa's famous Big Ranch Farms. On deck will be St. Supery Vineyards and Crocker and Starr Winery. 5 Courses, 4 different wines. Menu and ticket sales at www.beyondthekitchen.net. This Saturday at 5:00pm at Connolly Ranch in Napa. LAST FARM DINNER THIS SEASON!

09/21/2012

Beyond The Kitchen Farm Dinners

09/18/2012