ESB “TRUST” Dinner
Clark Staub Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos!
Epicurean Santa Barbara welcomes Guest Chef Clark Staub of Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos! Known for incredible pizzas and fresh, locally sourced cuisine, Chef Clark has helmed 10 dinners for Outstanding in the Field, and has cooked at the Coachella Music Festival for 7 years. The latter is the inspiration for one of his most popular menu items (That would be the Coachella Valley Date and Bacon Flatbread, with house cured bacon, smoked leek sauce, walnuts, blue cheese, and wild nettles). After spending 20 years in the music Industry, Chef Staub shifted his focus to bread-baking, his greatest passion, and eventually opened his restaurant, Full of Life in 2004. Inspired by the greatest bakeries- from Boulangerie Polaine in Paris to Nancy Silverton’s La Brea Bakery in LA, his practice led him to hone his craft for specialty bread and creative local cuisine to become one of the most popular destinations in the Central Coast Restaurant Scene.
The cuisine:
Specializing in wood-fired grilled dishes as well as specialty baked breads, and influences from Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, expect to see a variety of fresh flavors featuring flatbreads, proteins, vegetables, and seafood, highlighting locally sourced, and even foraged and wild foods when possible.
The Trust dinner is BYOB. You heard us right! In the event reminder, we will offer wine pairing suggestions for the dinner, and you are welcome to bring whatever bottles (or spirits) you see fit!
As these are specialized menus, modifications are politely declined. But please include any serious food allergies in your registration notes.
What is a “Trust” Dinner?
A trust dinner is an upscale multi-course meal (5+ Courses), where guests put their trust into the Chef, who will be preparing a one of a kind dinner revealed upon arrival! Why no menu in advance? Because: #1.) we like to surprise our guests, and #2.) we want to remove any pre-conceived notions regarding what the dishes will taste like, or look like. This is part of the experience, and part of the fun.
What we can tell you is that the food will be fantastic. We are featuring only chefs who have inspired us, who have shown great passion and remarkable skill and pedigree; chefs who have a distinctive culinary voice. Their biographies and the event description will provide sufficient details about the dinner; (for example: Mediterranean, Modern, or Vegetable-driven). The team at Epicurean Santa Barbara will know the menu in advance, so we can notify the chef of dietary restrictions, and answer any questions regarding the dinner.
