Gatherings
&
Experiences
Private Dinners & Pricing
The menus below are examples of recent dinners and are meant to illustrate style, pacing, and approach rather than fixed offerings. Every gathering begins with a conversation — seasonality, ingredients, and the story you want the meal to tell.
​
While fermentation and preservation form the backbone of my flavor development, menus are shaped collaboratively and can range from deeply seasonal expressions to playful or unexpected creative prompts.
​
Past dinners have been inspired by everything from agricultural cycles and travel memories to personal stories, cultural references, and offbeat creative prompts. As these are samples and fully customizable. Ingredients are subject to availability as we work with local farmers in the county.
​
My plated tasting menus recommended with intimate groups of up to 8 guests, allowing for precise pacing, personalized plating, and the full progression of flavors across multiple courses. For gatherings of 9 or more, I recommend transitioning to family-style service—a generous, communal format that encourages sharing and conversation while maintaining the same fermentation-forward elegance and seasonal focus. This ensures seamless service and an equally memorable experience for larger parties.
Plated Dinners
As intimate as four to as extravagant as ten courses
Tax and gratuity are not included in the prices displayed. Prices also subject to change based on menu customization.
​
​​
3-5 courses $150 Intimate, Personalized tasting
6-8 courses $195 Expanded Fermentation forward experience
9-10 courses $250 Ambitious, Story- driven menus
​
Wine or sake pairings optional for additional charge
​
Family Style
For a more communal experience
Shared Feast:
1 Salad, 2 Proteins, 2 Sides & 1 Dessert
Abundant Spread:
2 Salads, 3 Proteins, 3 Sides & 3 dessert
​
Wine or Sake pairings also available by the bottle
Sample Family Salads
-
Peas, Miso aged Carrot, Pickled Turnips​ & Mint
-
Asparagus, Truffle Pecorino, Morel, 6 min egg, Mustards
-
Home made Ricotta, Fava Bean, Black Garbanzo, Sesame
-
Sake Lee Caesar Dressing, White Anchovy & Parmesan
-
Little Gems, Confit Fennel, Citrus, Pickled Radish
-
​Heirloom, Rio Zape Bean tofu, Shiso oil, Pickled Onion, Black Vinegar
-
Squash, Smoked tofu, Brassica, Hoshigaki & Pomegranate
-
Roasted Beets, Pear, Hazelnuts, Toma & Vegetable Garum Dressing
-
Endive, Blood Orange Kosho, Mandarin Orange, Walnut Furikake
-
Roast Corn, Cherry Tomato, Shishito, Tortilla Chili Crunch, Ume
Sample Family Sides
-
Smash and Fried Fingerlings with Yu Choy Secret Sauce
-
Butter Braised Front Porch Farms Polenta, Rio Zape Miso
-
Pizza Oven Roasted Japanese Sweet Potato, Black Garlic Pecans Black Vinegar
-
Forbidden Rice, Fermented Vegetables, Herbs and Citrus Vinaigrette
-
Yukon Gold Potatoes, House Cultured Butter, Chive
-
Lacto Fermented & Roasted Root Vegetables, House cultured Miso Butter
-
Fried Brussel Sprouts, Kimchi, Sesame Kewpie, Morita chile
-
Chinese Broccoli, Fresno Miso, Oyster Sauce
-
Creamed Kale, Roasted Mushrooms, Pickled Onions, Breadcrumb
-
Fried Eggplant, Roasted Tomatoes, Shoyu Kewpie
-
Roasted Cauliflower, Japanese Braised Mushroom Trio
-
Japanese Style Pickle Plate, Seasonal Bounty of Sonoma County
-
Garlic Noodles: XO Sauce, Confit Garlic, Fried Shallots, Fish Sauce
-
Hog Island Oysters, Fresno Miso Hog Wash, Sake lee Ponzu, Lemon +25/pp
Sample Family Mains
-
Miso Black Cod, preserved lemon
-
Salmon, Sake Burre Blanc, Lemon Kosho (Caviar available + $30/pp)
-
Roasted Half Chickens, Green Garlic Miso. Chinese Vinegar Pan Jus
-
Duck, Seasonal Fruit Duck Demi Glace
-
72 Hour Short Rib, Sake Lee & Miso Braise, mirepoix
-
NY Strip/ Ribeye Black Garlic Jus
-
Lamb Lollypop Chops, Truffle, Soy Sauce
-
Binchotan Fired Quail, Chicken Garum & Maple Tare
-
A5 Oita Farm Wagyu, Aesthete Winery Cabernet Demi +$75/pp
