Community Table with Chef Cathy McKnight (SOLD OUT)
As a chef, small farm advocate, cooking instructor, menu consultant, and serial entrepreneur, Chef Cathy McKnight embodies The Ecology Center’s ethos to cultivate a regenerative food culture. Her commitment to cooking with abundant love and respect for the earth is matched by her unique ability to connect chefs and farmers in the effort to reach a larger community.
Community Table with Chef Janina Garay of Wormwood
Chef Janina Garay has worked in some of the best kitchens in the world under the guidance of industry titans such as Rick Bayless and Javier Plascenia. Today, Chef Janina serves as Culinary Director for various restaurants in San Diego and Baja, including Wormwood, Tahona (both San Diego and Ensenada locations), and Tahona Mercado Tijuana.
Community Table with Chef Chris Gentile of Rancho Valencia (SOLD OUT)
A boy wonder for much of his cooking career, Chef Chris was the youngest chef ever hired at the famed Inn on Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., at 19. After staging around the country at four Michelin-starred restaurants, Chef Chris eventually landed in San Diego where he dazzled diners at Searsucker, Gabardine, and other acclaimed restaurants. Today, Chef Chris leads the new restaurant at the world-renowned Rancho Valencia Resort.