INCLUSIONS: Hotel pick - up and return, private transportation in an air conditioned van, bilingual driver, guided boat tour, fresh
sea food lunch at a local restaurant, fuel, tolls, insurance and tax.
More than 18 Relais & Châteaux chefs will descend on Carmel - by - the -
Sea, California for 20 gastronomic events, from the much - lauded «Wild Mushroom Hunt &
Lunch» with Chefs Cassidee Dabney of Blackberry Farm, and sustainability - driven Jerry Regester of Santa Lucia Preserve; cooking demos and lunch with acclaimed Chefs Daniel Boulud and Michael Tusk in the State - of - the - Art Gaggenau Demo Kitchen; a 10 - course rarities dinner feast paired with wines from Champagne Pommery, Château Margaux, Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Bouchard Père & Fils, prepared by James Beard Award - winning Chef Michael Tusk (Quince Restaurant, San Francisco), Food & Wine magazine «Best New Chef» and Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef Justin Cogley (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the - Sea), acclaimed two - star Michelin Chef Daniel Boulud and Relais & Châteaux Pastry Chef Yulanda Santos (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the -
Lunch» with Chefs Cassidee Dabney of Blackberry Farm, and sustainability - driven Jerry Regester of Santa Lucia Preserve; cooking demos and
lunch with acclaimed Chefs Daniel Boulud and Michael Tusk in the State - of - the - Art Gaggenau Demo Kitchen; a 10 - course rarities dinner feast paired with wines from Champagne Pommery, Château Margaux, Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Bouchard Père & Fils, prepared by James Beard Award - winning Chef Michael Tusk (Quince Restaurant, San Francisco), Food & Wine magazine «Best New Chef» and Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef Justin Cogley (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the - Sea), acclaimed two - star Michelin Chef Daniel Boulud and Relais & Châteaux Pastry Chef Yulanda Santos (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the -
lunch with acclaimed Chefs Daniel Boulud and Michael Tusk in the State - of - the - Art Gaggenau Demo Kitchen; a 10 - course rarities dinner feast paired with wines from Champagne Pommery, Château Margaux, Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Bouchard Père & Fils, prepared by James Beard Award - winning Chef Michael Tusk (Quince Restaurant, San Francisco),
Food & Wine magazine «Best New Chef» and Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef Justin Cogley (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the -
Sea), acclaimed two - star Michelin Chef Daniel Boulud and Relais & Châteaux Pastry Chef Yulanda Santos (Aubergine, Carmel - by - the -
Sea).
Begin the day with their zesty breakfast packed with powerful energy driven fresh juices or the freshest of
foods made with
sea salts, move on to
lunch where farm fresh produce whipped up in recipes from across the globe tempered with the freshest of spices, some hot and some fragrant, make a fascinating aromatic combination with virgin olive oil.
Following
lunch, we loaded the seven - double and two - single kayaks with all the
food, water, and supplies for our trip, then our guide Hayley, a native New Zealander, provided instruction on the basics of
sea kayaking.