It should be no surprise that when a French Master Chef who has cooked and created some of the best meals in the world gets married, the wedding is a casual affair, in his backyard, on his day off, with an emphasis on love, laughter, friends and food, in no particular order. Here’s to the…
Patrick Ponsaty
Patrick Ponsaty Commands 1500 Ocean
A few hours after French Master Chef Patrick Ponsaty first stepped into the 1500 Ocean kitchen at Hotel Del Coronado on a late August Saturday afternoon, he sent me a text saying, “Lots to do. Still working on new concept. I will let u know.” That was in response to my badgering, errrm, asking him…
The Demise of Ponsaty’s, the Restaurant?
Less than ten minutes after walking into Ponsaty’s last week, I walked out. Something fishy was happening and it wasn’t the special Spanish Tuna dinner I had been looking forward to for over a month. Instead, I left the restaurant far hungrier than when I arrived. But, now, I was craving answers after ingesting a crudo…
Ponsaty’s Rancho Santa Fe – Almost Finished but Only Beginning
How hungry are Rancho Santa Fe residents for a new and fresh dining destination in the form of ground breaking while familiar, inventive yet classic and interesting but comfortable cuisine? Said Derry Van Nortwick, Vice President of Operations of the Grand Group, who somehow found time to give us a private tour in the midst of juggling all…
Dinner with a French Master Chef
If I were to attend only one food event this year, it would be on June 6th at Bandy Canyon Ranch, where the sum of French Master Chefs in North America will be gathered for their annual MCF Congress. In fact, that date has been on my calendar since last June when French Master Chef…