Field Notes

From the Kitchen
and the Canyon.

Notes on method, place, and what it takes to make things worth keeping. Written from twenty-five years in professional kitchens and a life spent close to the land in Nampa, Idaho.

Elk. Juniper. And the Way A Memory Tastes.

Elk. Juniper. And the Way A Memory Tastes.

The taste of elk, the scent of juniper, and the lessons my father left behind. I remember the first time I tasted elk not on a plate, but in a moment. It was late November in the high country — where the air thins, the sky opens wide, and time feels slower, heavier....

The Drop

If the writing landed,
the products will too.

Everything made the same way — from scratch, in a real kitchen, when the season says it's time. Get on the list and hear first when a batch is ready.