Ode to Barbara Winiarski

For Barbara, food was about connection to family and place and history, and in that way we had a deep connection and shared passion…

Blog Post, ChefVincent NattressOctober 22, 2021Orchard KitchenChef Vincent Nattress, Ode, Barbara Winiarski Comments

It’s not only about the milk. It’s about the poop.

The cost of feeding your kids non-organic dairy milk…

Eating with the Seasons, Farming, ChefVincent NattressSeptember 22, 2018Orchard KitchenChef Vincent Nattress, Pacific Northwest, milk, Environment, Hurricane Florence Comments

How is a Plum like an Onion?

No matter what produce you are working with, the variety you choose must match your intended application…

recipe, Eating with the Seasons, Farming, ChefVincent NattressSeptember 7, 2018Orchard KitchenChef Vincent Nattress, Pacific Northwest, Italian Plums Comment

Photo exposé - Mark Swatzell

cooking, Chef, Blog Post, PhotographyVincent NattressJuly 14, 2018Orchard KitchenChef Vincent Nattress, Photography, Mark SwatzellComment

Go Behind the Scenes of Vincent's Menu Development - Beets vs. Broccoli

All the prep for our busy Friday and Saturday services would have to get done in the afternoon Thursday. I did my best to have a good plan going into this compacted week. I knew I’d needed to have all my ducks in a row.

Blog Post, cooking, ChefVincent NattressJuly 6, 2018Orchard KitchenChef Vincent Nattress, menu planningComment

Ode to Jan Birnbaum

If I’d succeeded he would always hear me asking him “Did you taste that?” as he finished a dish, or upon failing to locate something he was looking for in the walk-in, he would hear me asking “Did you look for it like you expected to find it?” but that last voice is not really my voice at all…