Bento & Raw
Where do we source our smoked trout roe?
List the ingredients in our Gochujang.
Garlic, onion, aromatics, chillies, huckleberry, koji, sourdough
Aji Amarillo
Where is our lemon verbena from, and what are some of its other practical uses?
From our garden! It can be used for culinary purposes, iced and hot tea, and potpourri
What is Kombu Dashi?
A Japanese soup stock made from kombu, a type of edible kelp.
What is a Kosho?
A Japanese condiment, traditionally made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt, and then fermented.
What wood is used in the hearth, and what temperature does it burn at?
White Oak, it burns at an average of 650-700 degrees, but can reach peaks of 900 degrees.
What causes the marbling in king salmon?
Bulking up before swimming 1200 miles up the Columbia river to spawn.
What is the dessert sub for a nut allergy?
Corn and sunflower praline
How do we make our garbanzo miso?
Masa seed foundation garbanzos are parcooked (steamed and innoculated with koji-rice is carolina gold) Putting it into fermentation vessel and letting ferment for 6 months. Very easy to mess up
Where do our truffles come from?
Burgundy
What charcoal is used in the robata, and how is it made?
Thaan, a petrified fruit wood made from trimmings of trees, then heated and carbonized in a vacuum mold.
Where in the US can you buy fresh wasabi
Frogs Eye Farm, Oregon Coast Wasabi Farm, and Half Moon Bay.
Where are the Bibamba dark and white chocolate sourced from?
Dark: Cameroon
White: Ecuador
What flour(s) are/is used in the pasta and what is the ratio?
2:1 Semolina and Rouge de Bordeaux
List the ingredients in our house Togarashi.
Dried bluefin tuna, benne seed, aji amarillo, orange peel, ginger
What breed of duck is Rohan, and what makes it unique?
A cross of pekin and heritage mallard that are raised in cage free open barns, on a diet of corn and soy.
How do we make our house tare?
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What farm do we source our corn from, and how long has it been in operation?
Munson Farms in Boulder, since 1978
Where do we source our honey, where is it located, and how many hives do they have?
BeeSquared Farms, located in Berthoud, Colorado with 125 hives.
Per regulations, how many bluefin tuna are fisheries allowed to catch per day?
June 1–30: Three fish per vessel
July 1–November 30: Three fish per fishery
What company produces our hearth?
Stefano Ferrara, third generation craftsman started as a teenager at the side of his father, a Master craftsman known and appreciated from everyone in the field as Mastu Natale, from which he learned techniques and secrets handed down from generations. Pozzuoli, Italy
Where is Anson Mills located and what products of theirs are on our menu?
Columbia, South Carolina
Carolina Gold Rice, Buckwheat, and Benne Seeds
What is tempeh, and how do we make ours?
Typically made with soy for savory applications as a protein substitute.
When we mix and grind the pistachios we incorporate a natural fungus that helps bind the nuts into a cake form as another way to show a soft texture and highlight our love of growing molds.
What items on our menu have koji in them?
Gochujang, amazake, and all our misos