Join us for a day-long celebration of our valley’s incredible spring wildflower blooms, featuring morning yoga, a bread-making class, a discussion of heritage grains & milling, a special dinner with wine pairings and a screening of ‘A Sense of Place’, in partnership with Tehachapi Heritage Grain Project, Guest Chef Alison Trent, Sommelier Elaina Leibee, Bakers Outpost of Bakersfield, Condor's Hope Vineyard, Blue Sky Center and Good Eye Films!

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Full Schedule of Events

8:00am - Yoga Class at Blue Sky Center

11:00am - Heritage Grains Discussion & Milling with Sherry Mandell from Tehachapi Heritage Grain Project

12:00pm - Lunch by our Culinary Director Matthew Roberts

1:00pm - Bread Making Class with Laura Journey from Bakers Outpost

4:00pm - Enjoy Your Bread Tasting with local Cuyama olive oil from Condor’s Hope

6:00pm - 5-Course Dinner by Chef Alison Trent from LA’s Ysabel & Laurel Hardware and wine pairing by Sommelier Elaina Leibee of Erewhon Markets & Mago Events

8pm - Live Music & nightcap cocktail

Cuyama Buckhorn’s Culinary Experiences

The Culinary Program at Cuyama Buckhorn is rooted in the celebration of two foundational elements: locally and humanely sourced ingredients and heritage cooking techniques. We curate one-of-a-kind culinary experiences in partnership with our local farms and ranches; highlight the legacy of our local Cuyama Cuisine; and create a platform for chefs, farmers and artisans to come and be inspired by our Hidden Valley of Enchantment and share their passion with our guests.

Chef Alison Trent

Alison Trent is an internationally-trained chef originally from Australia. Her culinary journey includes formal training in New York City, three years at Los Angeles’s Providence, three years at Napa Valley’s The French Laundry and four years at Bouchon Beverly Hills, prior to her current role as Executive Chef for Ysabel and Laurel Hardware in West Hollywood.

Sommelier Elaina Leibee

Elaina Leibee is a specialist in organic and biodynamic wines, as well as a wine educator and private wine consultant. She has built a career mining the best talents in Los Angeles in food, beverage, art and style to offer incisively curated events that are committed to supporting local charitable organizations. A Wine Spirits Education Trust Diploma Candidate and Cicerone Certified Beer Server, she currently acts as the Wine Director of Erehwon Markets, Wine Buyer at Canyon Gourmet in Topanga, CA, and is proprietress of Mago Events & Consulting.

Laura Journey - Bakers Outpost

Laura was born and raised on Vancouver Island, BC. Her love of baking stems from her early years of baking with her grandmother and mother. After a road trip to San Francisco in 2010, Laura and her husband discovered their love for whole-grain sourdough bread. After moving to Bakersfield, CA eight years ago to start a family, Laura saw a need in the community for real sourdough bread like the great bakeries in S.F. and N.Y.C. With the help of friends and family, Baker’s Outpost was created in December 2017. Currently, Laura is working on a brick-and-motar location where she plans on serving the Downtown Bakersfield Community with handmade sourdough bread, fresh milled grains and wholesome treats.