In St. Helena, we had lunch at Farmstead. One of the farmers showcasing her produce at the Oxbow Public Market is also the owner of Farmstead and made the suggestion that we give it a try. Since she grows the stuff she serves at the restaurant, we figured you can’t get more farm-to-table than that.
I had the lovely heirloom tomato salad with fresh burrata and a basil vinaigrette to start. Picture perfect, the tomatoes tasted like what a tomato should taste like. The second course was a beautifully pan seared local salmon on a bed of summer creamed corn and a composition of haricot vert green beans, summer squash and cherry tomatoes.
photos by Patrice Wyndham-Smith