Meet Executive Pastry Chef Willette Vey

Chef Willie makes the best breads and cakes in the universe!

Gregg starts a throwdown

Sample Recipe from Willie Vey

Chef Willie's

Sticky Toffee Pudding

An English steamed dessert, the Sticky Toffee Pudding consists of a very moist sponge cake made up of finely chopped dates covered with a bourbon toffee sauce. Sticky Monkey Stout ice cream accompanies the pudding, as well as a rosette of candied bacon. Divine. Thank you Chef Willie! 

Figueroa Mountain Brewery

Another local favorite brewery we are lucky to feature at our event on May 3rd, is Figueroa Mountain Brewery. Figueroa was started in Buellton, CA, and has since opened additional tasting rooms in Santa Barbara and Los Olivos. Started and ran as a family operation, Father and Son, Jim and Jaime Dietenhofer look to combine Top Tier Beers with a culture focused on everyday betterment.

The Family with Brewmaster A.J. Stoll (bottom right) 

With the help of Brewmaster A.J. Stoll, Figueroa Brewery has won 7 Gold Medals in various categories over the past couple years at National Beer Competitions and Festivals. A.J. Stoll helped win Figueroa 6 awards, in international competitions, in his first six months working with the brewery - out of those six medals, four were gold. Along with a plethora of Bronze and Silver medals, Figueroa Brewery continues to amaze, appeal and quench the thirst of Central Coast locals time after time.

Let's Meet The Hogs!

What is coming out of the Chef's Garden

The Rancher's Alliance - Jaime Harris Profile

Argentinian, Jaime Harris grew up on a 7,000 acre cattle ranch. Coming from a country that has a long, proud tradition in raising high-quality and purely grass fed beef, Jaime has grown up knowing the importance of authentic, legitimate livestock practices.

After receiving his degree in the US, Jaime returned to Argentina to manage several large cattle ranches. When a passion of horsemanship led him to pursue a professional polo player career, Jaime found his way back to the states, where he now resides.

Jaime helps fund the The Ranchers' Alliance. Jaime uses The Ranchers' Alliance as a way to educate and enable consumers as well as farmers. Coming from a traditional farming background, Jaime believes in instilling traditional farming practices on the Central Coast. As a farming consultant, Jaime practices and preaches the idea of livestock coming from truly authentic and traceable farms and sources..

We are so grateful to Jaime and The Ranchers' Alliance for providing us with such an authentic, high-quality Hog for our event this year! We appreciate all they do to keep our meat healthy and safe for everyone to eat! Cheers!

What The Chef's Will Be Serving

Wings of Bacon