The Inn Crowd Cooking Show Welcomes Fiesta Santa Barbara
David Bolton, JC Gordon, Host Craig Case, Chef Michael Hutchings
JC Gordon, "El Presidente"
Viva la Fiesta! The Inn Crowd cooks for the Fiesta Primavera prelude. Craig Case, host of The Inn Crowd, and Chef Michael Hutchings welcomes David Bolton and JC Gordon to the historic Dos Pueblos Ranch in Goleta, California. David is the chair for the Fiesta Primavera. He also served on the board of the California Missions Foundation.
From the CMF web page: "Founded in 1998, the California Missions Foundation was established with the objective of preserving and protecting the missions. The Foundation is the only organization dedicated to the long-term preservation and restoration needs of all California missions and their associated historic and cultural resources for public benefit. Along with funds raised from the generous contributions from our corporate, foundation and individual supporters, CMF actively works to raise money to fund mission projects from stabilization of structures to conservation of paintings and artifacts and conducting archaeological research."
The Fiesta Primavera is the launch party for the week-long celebration of the Spanish heritage of Santa Barbara and also the unveiling of the Old Spanish Days poster. The Old Spanish Days - Fiesta has its roots in 1924.
From the web page: "Santa Barbarans have long been proud of their city's heritage from Spanish founders and from the Spanish, Mexican and North American pioneers who first settled here and built the city. The tradition of colorful music, dance, and song together with a spirit of friendliness, hospitality and tolerance are part of this heritage which the Fiesta "Old Spanish Days In Santa Barbara" seeks to preserve and perpetuate." Click here for a full history.
JC Gordon is "El Presidente" of this years fiesta celebration. He plays a key ceremonial and organizational roll for the events of Old Spanish Days - Fiesta. This years theme is Santa Barbara: Costal Frontier. The location of the Dos Peublos Ranch was appropriate due to all the historical events that have taken place in the area. Click here for that history. That history has four broad stages, the Chumash, Spanish, Mexican and American eras. With that in mind, my menu for the show reflects some of that history.
The first dish features the local cultured abalone from The Cultured Abalone farm that is located on the Dos Pueblos Ranch. Abalone is a historically important food of the local band of Chumash Indians. The shells were also used for decorative and utilitarian purposes like fish hooks and bowls. I used a garnish of sea beans native to the area. The next course was a riff on chile rellenos with shrimp. Pork, introduced to the area by the Spanish, was the featured main course with a pomegranate sauce. The finale is a lemon roulade cake that pays homage to the citrus industry in the Santa Barbara costal area.
David Bolton
Chef Michael
Join is on The Inn Crowd Saturdays at 6:30 on ABC affiliate KEY channel 3. Please note that the air time my vary to as late as 9:30. You may view the show on-line at the Santa Barbara News Press. Look to the right side of the web page for a link to the show. YTS Digital Films filmed and directed this show. We appreciate our wine sponsor, Foley family Wines, for providing access to their wonderful portfolio of wines.
Put on your apron, grab your whisk, fire up the BBQ and get your boots on. I'll provide the recipes, the rest is up to you. See you on the kitchen.
That chicken as it came to be know, was a somewhat feral bird that scurried around the barn where we filmed this episode. While the chicken was dreaming of table scraps I was dreaming of Poulet Morengo, that famous chicken dish improvised by Napoleon's chef.
From Wikipedia:
Chicken Marengo is a French dish consisting of a chickensautéed in oil with garlic and tomato, garnished with fried eggs and crayfish. The dish is similar to chicken à la Provençale, but with the addition of egg and crayfish, which are traditional to Chicken Marengo but are now often omitted.The original dish was named to celebrate theBattle of Marengo, a Napoleonic victory of June 1800. According to a popular myth, the dish was first made after Napoleon defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo at Marengo south of Turin, Italy, when his chefDunand foraged in the town for ingredients (because the supply wagons were too distant) and created the dish from what he could gather. According to this legend, Napoleon enjoyed the dish so much he had it served to him after every battle, and when Durand was later better-supplied and substituted mushrooms for crayfish and added wine to the recipe, Napoleon refused to accept it, believing that a change would bring him bad luck.'
The Berry Man Produce
A special thanks to The Berry Man Produce for providing the great produce for our show!
All recipes copyright 2016 Michael Hutchings, All Rights Reserved
Photo Credits William Conlin YTS Video Productions, unless otherwise noted.
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The Inn Crowd Cooking Show Welcomes Fiesta Santa Barbara
David Bolton, JC Gordon, Host Craig Case, Chef Michael Hutchings
JC Gordon, "El Presidente"
Viva la Fiesta! The Inn Crowd cooks for the Fiesta Primavera prelude. Craig Case, host of The Inn Crowd, and Chef Michael Hutchings welcomes David Bolton and JC Gordon to the historic Dos Pueblos Ranch in Goleta, California. David is the chair for the Fiesta Primavera. He also served on the board of the California Missions Foundation.
From the CMF web page: "Founded in 1998, the California Missions Foundation was established with the objective of preserving and protecting the missions. The Foundation is the only organization dedicated to the long-term preservation and restoration needs of all California missions and their associated historic and cultural resources for public benefit. Along with funds raised from the generous contributions from our corporate, foundation and individual supporters, CMF actively works to raise money to fund mission projects from stabilization of structures to conservation of paintings and artifacts and conducting archaeological research."
The Fiesta Primavera is the launch party for the week-long celebration of the Spanish heritage of Santa Barbara and also the unveiling of the Old Spanish Days poster. The Old Spanish Days - Fiesta has its roots in 1924.
From the web page: "Santa Barbarans have long been proud of their city's heritage from Spanish founders and from the Spanish, Mexican and North American pioneers who first settled here and built the city. The tradition of colorful music, dance, and song together with a spirit of friendliness, hospitality and tolerance are part of this heritage which the Fiesta "Old Spanish Days In Santa Barbara" seeks to preserve and perpetuate." Click here for a full history.
JC Gordon is "El Presidente" of this years fiesta celebration. He plays a key ceremonial and organizational roll for the events of Old Spanish Days - Fiesta. This years theme is Santa Barbara: Costal Frontier. The location of the Dos Peublos Ranch was appropriate due to all the historical events that have taken place in the area. Click here for that history. That history has four broad stages, the Chumash, Spanish, Mexican and American eras. With that in mind, my menu for the show reflects some of that history.
The first dish features the local cultured abalone from The Cultured Abalone farm that is located on the Dos Pueblos Ranch. Abalone is a historically important food of the local band of Chumash Indians. The shells were also used for decorative and utilitarian purposes like fish hooks and bowls. I used a garnish of sea beans native to the area. The next course was a riff on chile rellenos with shrimp. Pork, introduced to the area by the Spanish, was the featured main course with a pomegranate sauce. The finale is a lemon roulade cake that pays homage to the citrus industry in the Santa Barbara costal area.
David Bolton
Chef Michael
Join is on The Inn Crowd Saturdays at 6:30 on ABC affiliate KEY channel 3. Please note that the air time my vary to as late as 9:30. You may view the show on-line at the Santa Barbara News Press. Look to the right side of the web page for a link to the show. YTS Digital Films filmed and directed this show. We appreciate our wine sponsor, Foley family Wines, for providing access to their wonderful portfolio of wines.
Put on your apron, grab your whisk, fire up the BBQ and get your boots on. I'll provide the recipes, the rest is up to you. See you on the kitchen.
That chicken as it came to be know, was a somewhat feral bird that scurried around the barn where we filmed this episode. While the chicken was dreaming of table scraps I was dreaming of Poulet Morengo, that famous chicken dish improvised by Napoleon's chef.
From Wikipedia:
Chicken Marengo is a French dish consisting of a chickensautéed in oil with garlic and tomato, garnished with fried eggs and crayfish. The dish is similar to chicken à la Provençale, but with the addition of egg and crayfish, which are traditional to Chicken Marengo but are now often omitted.The original dish was named to celebrate theBattle of Marengo, a Napoleonic victory of June 1800. According to a popular myth, the dish was first made after Napoleon defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo at Marengo south of Turin, Italy, when his chefDunand foraged in the town for ingredients (because the supply wagons were too distant) and created the dish from what he could gather. According to this legend, Napoleon enjoyed the dish so much he had it served to him after every battle, and when Durand was later better-supplied and substituted mushrooms for crayfish and added wine to the recipe, Napoleon refused to accept it, believing that a change would bring him bad luck.'
The Berry Man Produce
A special thanks to The Berry Man Produce for providing the great produce for our show!
All recipes copyright 2016 Michael Hutchings, All Rights Reserved
Photo Credits William Conlin YTS Video Productions, unless otherwise noted.
