BECKWITH ROAD

Beckwith Road. 

The place that started up our culinary adventures. Smell, taste, eat. 

That sums up our Holidays like the one in the picture. Bouchon Bakery, Younteville, Ca. (Napa), one of Thomas Kellers gems, in "Kellerville." The Macroons, Napeleons, Nutter Butters, Financiers and on and on....A visit in this part of California will assault your visual senses. No matter what the season, there is beauty to be found here. 

Food is my passion. I love cooking it, eating it, talking about it and I love teaching cooking classes. I am a vegetarian although I do use meats for classes and catering.I will, however, eat one meat dish for sure, Tra Vigne's Smokey Ribs slowly, perfectly executed on a pillow of creamy polenta, it still makes me weak just thinking about it. 

Some of you have been students over the years. What a wonder to see some of you discover your hidden creative talent. Well, I've had plenty of teachers Myself, Cecilia DeCastro (she got her start with Wolfgang Pucks

 years ago (I sometimes see her at the Oscars when that camera pans to the kitchen), Marlene Sorosky, Martha Stewart, Carol Fields, Alice Medrich, Ken Frank, well the list goes on and on. These classes were amazing and it was fun to be able to assist many of these Icons of the food world as well. For those of you who do not know me, (Jan), I worked in the garment industry for years, My degree was in Fashion Arts, Culinary School, Assisted Chefs and cookbook authors at Culinary School, belonged to a professional culinary group that included Julia Child, took many classes, catered often (although I prefer teaching) and somehow ended up working in Cardiology (go figure).

As for Kristen, she was a figure skater, taking lessons from Frank Carol (of Olympic fame), as well as a  lover of fashion and beauty products. A magazine junkie, American, European, et al.Having the fortunate opportunity to work with Artisans from around the country who were truly gifted beyond imagination. A former Visual Manager for l'Occitane en Provence in New York and running stores in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Pleasanton, Sherman Oaks and Thousand Oaks. She has had the fortune to meet and work with brilliant people within the beauty industry. She now travels to Canada as well as throughout the United States for beauty product updates.

Our goal is to bring you awareness of what's new in food, home, garment and beauty.

We hope you will visit us often. We have many surprises in store for you.