Past Events

Bermuda

We return to Bermuda! Pink sand, blue water, puffy white clouds and a table set on a remarkably beautiful coastal promontory that overlooks it all. Bermuda abounds with fresh produce, seafood, and great...

Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Farmer Bill Denevan (brother of OITF founder Jim Denevan and one of Jim’s inspirations to start Outstanding in the Field) has spent part of every year here over the past two decades in...

Corazon del Sol at The Vines of Mendoza

We are very pleased to bring our table to Mendoza and Corazon Del Sol. Argentina has a reputation for fine wine, exceptional beef and an extraordinary outdoor cooking tradition. With our dinner at...

Kaseholm Castle

We never imagined we would host an event at a European castle. Joakim and Jamie attended an OITF event a few years ago, hosted by a farmer friend of theirs. Their artistic sensibility...

Rancho Santana

OITF’s first visit to Nicaragua! We’re bringing our table to the beautiful Emerald Coast, about two hours from the capital city of Managua. Here the creators of Rancho Santana have built an elegantly...

Mayacamas Vineyards & Winery

Napa wines have become some of the most hyped, celebrated, and sought after wines available and we have noticed that the wineries in the Valley seem to fall into two camps – the...

Huntington Beach Pier w/ L.A. Times Food Bowl presented by City National Bank

The iconic Huntington Beach Pier is one of the longest piers on the West Coast and also one of the most photogenic scenes in Orange County — which makes it the perfect place...

The Ecology Center

We first visited this vibrant 28-acre oasis in San Juan Capistrano last fall and we’ve been back twice already since. Rows of organic vegetables, fruit trees and flowers come coupled with a view...

Tira Nanza Wines

Carmel Valley is a beautiful place. Quiet and laid back, a world apart from the storybook lanes of its namesake town on the ocean but only about ten miles from the coast. After...

Big Sur Secret Location

A table in the clouds, high above the fog and surrounded by undulating grasslands exploding with wildflowers and some very happy grazing cows. This majestic ranch in Big Sur is perhaps our most...

Big Sur Secret Location

Our second of five events this year at this majestic ranch along the towering cliffs of Big Sur — where rolling hills meet panoramic views of the Pacific and a particularly stunning sunset...

Secret Sea Cove

The ‘Secret Sea Cove’ is a name guaranteed to provoke curiosity. What is the secret? You may be tempted to consult Google. Don’t do it! It’s good to be surprised. We’ve set the...

Secret Sea Cove

A beautiful private beach that rarely sees a footprint. We might see seals, whales, dolphins and sea otters. It is a big ocean. When night falls, we’ll also see the blinking light of...

Secret Sea Cove

This is one of our most beloved spots to dine al fresco — which is why we’re staying three nights in a row. A table tucked into the cliffs, a lovely bed of...

Belden Barns

This magical property on Sonoma Mountain has a lengthy history in the region: as a dairy farm, a prune orchard, a stage coach stop. Now it’s a 55-acre vineyard and organic farmstead run...

Belden Barns

Belden Barns is outstandingly beautiful: thirty acres of organic vines, vegetables and fruit trees including stone fruit, citrus and cider apples. There’s also a live oak wishing tree at the center of the...

McEvoy Ranch

This olive ranch in Petaluma is about as stunning a spot for a table as they come. Between the rolling green hills, blossoming olive groves, and sweeping views of nearby vineyards, you might...

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

We return for the third time to this acclaimed vineyard and winery in the heart of Napa Valley, where 200 acres of Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Zinfandel, Merlot, Muscat and other grape varieties...

Markegard Family Grass-Fed

Markegard’s acres of golden pasture along the San Mateo coast come sprinkled with grazing cows and the faint sound of the Pacific ebbing below towering cliffs. Not to mention sweeping ocean views, a...

Everett Family Farm

This charming family farm near our hometown of Santa Cruz has been an OITF staple since the beginning. Take a stroll through their 45 acres of bountiful farmland and you’ll find persimmons, beets,...

Everett Family Farm

Everett Family Farm feels a bit like a sanctuary from our hurried modern world, so it only seems appropriate to spend two nights here. Perhaps we’ll dine along the soothing stream in the...

Peter Martin Ray Vineyard

This vineyard at the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the lights of Silicon Valley was first planted in the early 1900s by Burgundy native Paul Masson. (You may recognize that famous...

Gainey Vineyard

At this lush ranch in the rolling hills of California’s central coast, host vintner Jeff LeBard and his team tend to a variety of warmer-climate grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and...

Gainey Vineyard

One long table set between the vines surrounded by rolling golden hills and the pink light of early summer sun. A place like this deserves two nights. This plot of land in the...

Forlorn Hope

This vineyard and winery is the brainchild of host vintner Matthew Rorick and the result of his very hardworking team of vignerons, farmworkers and cellar hands. We feel quite lucky to dine among...

Fibrevolution

Fibrevolution is an extraordinarily inspiring place. Farmers Shannon Welsh and Angela Wartes-Kahl are working to revive and redefine Oregon’s fiber flax industry — bringing local, organic flax back to the forefront of American...

Pear Ridge Orchard

This stunning orchard on the famed Hood River Fruit Loop is a seriously breathtaking venue for an open-air meal. From the table, you’ll get spectacular views of Mt. Hood, the sparkling Columbia River,...

Cooper Mountain Vineyards

The very old Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines at Cooper Mountain were planted by Dr. Bob Gross and his wife Corinne back in 1978. At first, the family sold grapes from the Old...

Watmough Bay Farm

Lopez Island is stunning any time of year, but perhaps never more so than late June — when the sun stays high in the sky until nearly 10pm and forests of fir trees...

Orcas Farm

Visiting the San Juans in late June is pure magic. The clear blue water shimmers beneath a sun that stays up late into the evening; the smell of fir trees, salt water, and...

Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center

This is a supremely strong pairing of farm and chef. Last year’s event was one of our most inspiring to date. Oxbow is a 240-acre non-profit farm, protected forest, conservation and education center...

Taylor Shellfish

Taylor Shellfish is home to some of the most celebrated oysters in the Pacific — and their property along the Puget Sound is a certifiably beautiful place to dine. The Taylor family has...

Taylor Shellfish

When you have the chance to slurp on wildly delicious oysters along the sparkling Puget Sound, it’s good to stay a second night. Oyster farming is an absolute labor of love, and Taylor...

Monteillet Fromagerie

This will be our 9th year setting the table in the gorgeous golden grasslands at Monteillet Fromagerie. Farmers and cheesemakers Pierre Louis and Joan are longtime friends of OITF and our farm dinner...

UBC Farm

UBC Farm is a beautiful, diverse farm in the heart of Vancouver. UBC Farm supplies fresh produce to area restaurants and to a small, on site farmer’s market. UBC is also a place...

Little Creek Gardens

Located on scenic Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, farmers Dale Ziech and Donna Denison of Little Creek Gardens will be our hosts. Guest chefs Dana Ewart and Cameron Smith will have a wealth...

North Arm Farm

Araxi restaurant has been described as the best restaurant in Canada. Nothing like a good recommendation to get dinner plans moving. Outstanding In The Field tour coordinator Leah Scafe hails from B.C. Canada...

Dingo Farms

Canada? We are in the neighborhood. Eastern Canada is new for Outstanding in the Field. We have set the table in Western Canada several times. Cowbell looks like a great restaurant (nice name)....

Whitty Farms

Glorious Organics at Fraser Common

For a number of years our Outstanding in the Field tour has visited University of British Columbia Farm located within the city of Vancouver. After several events UBC Farm director Mark Bomford and...

Jean-Pierre Bertrand’s Garden

Our first Montreal area event. Market gardener Jean Pierre Bertrand has a very small farm. He is known for growing small scale for discerning Montreal area chefs. If you have dined at Montreal’s...

Covert Farm

Beautiful. The Okanagan region is a destination for many reasons, many or most of them food and wine. A few years back we had our long table laid out high above Lake Okanagan....

Le Ferme de Zephyr at The Cleveland Morgan Estate

La Ferme des Quatre-Temps

Our hosts are Jean-Martin Fortier, whose book The Market Gardener has a dedicated following worldwide; Danny Hadley, the farm’s livestock manager, and Maxime Bilet, co-writer of Modernist Cuisine who heads up La Ferme’s...

Bullock Lake Farm

We have been setting our table at farms around British Columbia for more than ten years. Over that time, we’ve been told ‘’you should head out to Salt Spring Island’’ more than quite...

Pearl Morissette

It’s been a few years since we set the long table in lovely Ontario, and what better venue to host our return than a stunning winery and farm just 20 minutes from Niagara...

Victoria Potato Farm

Potatoes are beautiful. It has probably been said by someone at some time. Maybe that’s why Mr. Potato Head has such a following. The real beauty of potatoes is the potato field, and...

North Arm Farm

A table set in lush green grass at the base of the Coast Mountains and majestic Mount Currie. This is one of our most beautiful farms to date. Trish and Jordan’s sixty acres...

Edwin County Farms

We will set the table in beautiful Prince Edward County for the first-time with a visit to this busy farm that is a bountiful pantry for locals and many fine Bay of Quinte...

La Ferme des Quatre-Temps, Hemmingford

We were supposed to come back to La Ferme in 2020, but it’s been two years since the Canadian border was closed to us and everyone else. Now we’re beyond excited to return...

Hillside Grain

Amber waves of grain! This family-farmed ranch in Idaho’s Wood River Valley is outrageously beautiful and our host farmers are extraordinarily passionate about what they do. Brett Stevenson and her brothers grow many...

Mead Ranch

Breathtaking views and delectable beef. We love dining at Mead Ranch. This historic property encompasses 1,500 acres of impeccably green grasslands and grazing cattle in the shadow of the Grand Tetons. The Mead...

Mead Ranch

A summer meal surrounded by gorgeous views of the Grand Tetons, grazing cattle, and undulating grasslands — this is just about as good as it gets. The Mead family has been sustainably raising...

Red Acre Farm

We don’t bring our long table to Utah too often, but when we do, wow! With its kaleidoscopic, water-carved landscape of pink cliffs and lava-lamp hoodoos, it’s a trippily beautiful place! We first...

McArthur Gulch

Guest chef Kelly Whitaker is one of the most celebrated chefs in Colorado, with two James Beard awards under his belt and a spot on Bon Appetit’s Ten Best New Restaurants list in...

McArthur Gulch

A second night at this majestic spot in the Colorado Rockies. Once again, we’ll dine in a vast meadow dotted with wildflowers and surrounded by rolling hills, woodland and wildlife beneath summer skies....

Nazaré Harbor

Gorgeous and picturesque Nazaré Harbor is the site of our very first Portugal event. Nazaré is famous for having the world’s largest rideable waves nearby, and the adjacent land and waters are home...

Lower Town Farm

Gordon Ramsey calls the meat from this farm “the best tasting meat in the world.” On this 500-year-old family farm, host farmer Matt Chatfield is a passionate and conscientious sheep farmer and a...

Sitopia Farm

A London-focused event has been on the OITF bucket list for quite a while now. And Sitopia Farm is just about the perfect place to do it. This urban farm is close enough...

Domaine Lebreuil

Outstanding first brought our long table to France in 2017. We really wanted to go to Burgundy, and Domaine Lebreuil welcomed us with a warm embrace that year, and several summers since. We’ve...

Château de la Bourdaisière

This is our first visit to the beautiful Loire Valley, where we will set the table in the verdant grounds of the breathtaking Château de la Bourdaisière, which dates back to the 14th...

Grade A Gardens

After three years away, we’re thrilled to return to the fine state of Iowa and catch up with our friends at Grade A Gardens. At our dinner in 2018, farmer Jordan proposed to...

Tangletown Gardens

This 140-acre property in the Minneapolis suburbs has become one of our favorite places to set the table over the years. Farmer Dean runs an impressive operation of flower beds, food crops, farm...

Tangletown Gardens

We love Tangletown Gardens so much, we’ve decided to spend two nights this year. Farmer Dean’s farm tour is always one of the most informative and inspiring of the season, and there’s plenty...

Hidden Acres Farm

Summer in Door County is a sight to be seen, smelled and savored. In August, Hidden Acres will be in full bloom, bursting with fragrant herbs and a colorful variety of heirloom vegetables....

Hidden Acres Farm

We’re thrilled to spend two nights at this regenerative produce farm in Door County, where an abundance of heirloom vegetables and herbs grow amongst lush woods and nature preserves near the rugged shores...

Elawa Farm Foundation

This majestic 16-acre property was originally developed in 1917 for the A. Watson Armour family, a distinguished family in Chicago society. We were very excited to discover it, and this is our first...

Blue Moon Community Farm

It’s hard to believe, but the last time we were here at Blue Moon was in 2015. We’re very excited to be back again to see what Farmer Kristen and her team have...

Blue Moon Community Farm

Rolling green hills, colorful cut flower beds, heaps of peak Summer vegetables and herbs, a drove of happy pastured pigs. This 6-acre agricultural oasis outside Madison is worthy of a second night. Especially...

City Farm

Our first of two events at this urban oasis of vegetables and herbs growing in the shadow of the Chicago skyline — and our 21st to date. Ken Dunn has been converting vacant...

City Farm

Our second evening at this inspiring urban farm, where vibrant rows of vegetables and herbs grow smack dab in the center of the Windy City. On night two, we have guest chef Maxwell...

Seedling Farm

Farmer Pete’s 81-acre fruit farm is bursting with unusual varieties of fruits including logan berries, medlars, paw paw and blood peaches plus many types of apples made into fresh-pressed cider and vinegar. The...

Seedling Farm

Another summer evening dining amongst perfectly ripe fruit near the sunny shores of Lake Michigan. Farmer Pete grows a vast variety of unusual fruits and vegetables on his 81 acres, so it’s worth...

Verdant Hollow Farms

Produce and pasture. You’ll find it all here in the rolling green fields of southern Michigan. Verdant Hollow Farms is home to a menagerie of milking goats, heritage pigs, Katahdin sheep, geese and...

Tantré Farm

Our second night at Tantré Farm, dining amongst 100 varieties of vegetables, herbs, berries, melons and flowers lovingly grown by farmers Richard and Deb. They’ve grown this place from 40 acres to 115...

Thaxton’s Organic Garlic

This event is as good as it gets: a table wrapped around the tall trees in the Thaxtons’ charming backyard with over twenty varieties of garlic hanging in the barn. The Thaxtons are...

Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy

Over 100 acres of pristine pastures and a large herd of happy grazing goats. Award-winning artisanal cheeses. And a meal from our good friend and supremely talented chef Justin Severino. This one is...

Kneehigh Farm & Kitchen Garden Textiles

Knee High Farm is a women-owned and operated farm in eastern Pennsylvania focused on employing and empowering women in agriculture while creating a stronger, more resilient local community through food. Here, Farmer Emma...

Glidden Pt. Oyster Farms

Maine is a magical place. Ancient oaks and firs mingle with rocky beaches, sparkling seas and sunny summer skies. Not to mention many different varieties of succulent seafood, including oysters—which we’ll taste at...

Dandelion Spring Farm

Dandelion Spring Farm is home to rows of tender greens, vegetables, cut flowers and herbs, which means there’s lots of pretty spots to place the table — and lots of goodies for our...

Sage Farm Goat Dairy & The Market Garden School

This family-run micro-dairy in the mountainous town of Stowe is intentionally small, producing award-winning cheeses from happy, healthy Alpine goats. Farmer Katie milks the goats and Molly crafts all sorts of cheeses with...

Beekman 1802

It’s been a few years since we’ve set the table at this gorgeous farm property in upstate New York and we are thrilled to be welcomed back by our hosts Josh and Brent....

Indian Line Farm

The Berkshires are outstandingly beautiful: rolling green hills, sparkling streams, lush forests, and mystic morning fog. Tucked away within all that beauty is Indian Line Farm, a 17-acre oasis of certified naturally grown...

Wild Harmony Farm

Farmers Ben and Rachael raise cows, chickens and pigs as close to the “wild” as possible: they roam freely through acres of lush pastures dotted with wildflowers and thick woodlands. This is a...

Grey Barn (BYOB)

Grey Barn is a team effort: the creamery team; the livestock and forages team; the bakery team; the veggies, flowers and herbs team. Together they contribute their knowledge, passion and hard work to...

Eagles Nest Point

A long, winding table carved into the coastline of Duxbury Bay. Succulent oysters plucked from the sea beyond our seats. Multiple glasses of sparkling wine. All that, plus one of the finest sunsets...

Eagles Nest Point

Another night of slurping oysters and quaffing crisp wines along Duxbury Bay. Another opportunity to join host extrordinaire CJ for a wade into the waters at low tide to get a peep of...

Allandale Farm

This is Boston’s oldest working farm and host farmer Helen works hard to keep its agricultural history alive and well. We’ve spent many summer evenings dining amongst their myriad organic vegetables, herbs and...

Powisset Farm

Powisset Farm is a three centuries-old agricultural landscape dotted with beautifully maintained barns, wooded wetlands, and a lively group of farm animals. It’s the kind of farm where time stops on a mid-Summer...

The Hickories

This is one of our most beloved stops on the tour — so we’re always sure to stay two nights. There’s plenty to see, after all. And farmer (and former poet!) Dina Brewster...

The Hickories

An idyllic place to dine. Garden beds bursting with peak summer produce, herds of happy sheep grazing in the farm’s rolling green pastures, trees heavy with ripe fruit. And then there’s the trout...

Brooklyn Grange at Sunset Park

Brooklyn Grange is one of the first rooftop farms in the country. And this 3.2-acre Sunset Park location is their newest venture — where an abundance of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and honeybees is...

Brooklyn Grange at the Navy Yard

Blooming flowers, tomato vines, and fragrant herbs. Forests of kale, collards, and chard. The lively sound of bees buzzing and chickens squawking. All in the smack dab of downtown Brooklyn. We first set...

Brooklyn Grange at the Navy Yard

Our Brooklyn Grange dinners are always some of the first to sell out, so we make sure to spend several nights here. Especially when there’s so many brilliant New York City chefs to...

Sagaponack Farm Distillery at Foster Farm

Night one at this hidden Hamptons gem, where the Foster family tends to 200+ acres of potatoes, vegetables, and grain. They also have a really cool collection of beautifully restored antique farm vehicles,...

Sagaponack Farm Distillery at Foster Farm

Before the Hamptons became a world-famous summer beach destination, it was home to a wealth of potato farms — and the Fosters are some of the only remaining potato farmers on Long Island....

Blue Moon Acres

Rice in New Jersey? Yep, it grows here at Blue Moon Acres farm in the rural eastern edge of the Garden State, along with a diverse salad bowl of micro-greens. Jim and Kathy...

Blue Moon Acres

As food writer Florence Fabricant of the New York Times recently wrote: “California and South Carolina are the usual sources for American-grown rice, but you can add New Jersey to the list.” Blue...

Island Beach State Park

OITF’s first event on a New Jersey beach! Our guest chefs will gather their harvest from the fields of the Garden State and seafood from the Atlantic Ocean to create the meal for...

Blooming Glen Farm

We’ve been coming to this 40-acre farm in beautiful Bucks County since 2011. The place is overflowing with fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs, and our table here is often one of the...

Blooming Glen Farm

Blooming flowers, bountiful rows of vegetables and fruits, gorgeous green fields laced with corn, cover crops and wildflowers. This 40-acre farm in Bucks County is a dreamy place to dine. A place like...

FarmerJawn at Elkins Estate

FarmerJawn follows regenerative farming practices that concentrate on soil health to produce healthy food. But Farmer Christa Barfield’s vision is much bigger than that. The vision is to better the health of folks...

Burnt Hill Farm

It’s a rare opportunity to dine between the vines in the Piedmont Plateau — which is why we’re staying three nights. We’re thrilled to have another opportunity to stroll through their 117 acres...

Ayrshire Farm

We first visited Ayrshire Farm in 2009 and we’ve been back many times since. Our friends at Ayrshire raise many rare breeds of livestock including White Park cattle and Gloucester Old Spot pigs,...

Bartlett Farm

Cross the 23-mile causeway over Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans and you can find yourself in John and Nancy Bartlett’s bountiful oasis of flower fields and vegetable beds. We first came to Bartlett...

Pinnacle Farms

Pinnacle Farms is a wonderful place to dine outdoors. We may choose to set the table in their lush golden fields of heritage grains, or perhaps the fragrant citrus grove, the blossoming fruit...

Renfrow Farms

Renfrow Farms and its sister business Renfrow Hardware encompass more than 100 years of history and five generations of family business. The store opened in 1900 and the 9-acre farm was birthed in...

Joseph Fields Farm

Farmers Joseph and Helen Fields will host us at their 50 acre organic farm on John’s Island, where they grow for several local farmers markets. Joseph, a third generation farmer, was born and...

Bells Bend Farms

This 40-acre farm is just a stone’s throw from downtown Nashville, even though its rolling pastures, cropland and forests feels like a countryside escape. Bells Bend Farms is the result of community members...

Bells Bend Farms

We last visited beautiful Bells Bend Farms in 2013, so we’re setting the table twice this year to make up for lost time. Eric and Tyler’s 40-acre farm is so close to Nashville...

Oxford Community Table

Our community table events create a unique platform to celebrate the local talent of an area and truly tell the story of a place. For this event, we’ll transform a bustling Oxford street...

Bartlett Farm

We always get a warm welcome here. Since our first visit to Bartlett Farm in 2014, Farmer John and his Mom, Nancy, have become like family. We usually come to NOLA on OITF’s...

Bonton Farms

Not too long ago, this South Dallas neighborhood was a food desert. Now it’s home to several urban gardens, a food market, café and coffee house — plus a 40-acre farm that supplies...

Bonton Farms

We were slated to go to Bonton for the first time in 2020 with Chef Chad Houser lined up for the field kitchen. That didn’t happen. When the bus finally rolled into town...

Blackwood Educational Land Institute

Blackwood is a non-profit, 33-acre teaching farm with a variety of crops, medicinal herbs, laying hens, and honey bees. Their mission is to model how regenerative agriculture practices can positively impact the planet...

Blackwood Educational Land Institute

Night two at this inspiring 33-acre educational farm where host farmer Cath Conlon and her team tend to a variety of vegetables, fruits, laying hens and apiaries. The farm calls itself a “living...

TerraPurezza at Luck, Texas

Bring your bandanas. Luck is Willie Nelson’s place. Usually folks come here to listen to great live music. We’re beyond tickled to bring our table to the Farm Aid pioneer’s own spread to...

TerraPurezza at Luck, Texas

Our second evening in the wide open, rolling grasslands of Texas Hill Country. Built in 1985 for the film “Red Headed Stranger,” Luck, TX is an Old West movie town located in Willie...

Boggy Creek Farm

Boggy Creek is a charming urban farm we have been coming back to again and again for more than a decade. As boom times bring changes to Austin, it’s nice to know you...

Peeler Farms

This 3,000-acre ranch in South Texas is home to hundreds of Wagyu cattle, goats, sheep, horses and water buffalo who happily graze on green and golden pastures. There’s also a few real life...

Pinnacle Farms

This is our fifth year at Pinnacle Farm, and we are so in awe of Farmer Janna Anderson. Pinnacle Farm has abundant shade and a gorgeous view of South Mountain from the table....

Richardson Ranch

Richardson Ranch encompasses 50,000 acres of redwood forest, pastureland, and shoreline — plus a 25-acre Pinot Noir vineyard on a bluff overlooking the ocean. It’s also home to the state’s oldest redwood: a...

Happy Valley Farm

The field that started it all. This beautiful apple orchard belongs to OITF founder Jim Denevan’s brother Bill and Jim spent many seasons here thinning apples, collecting brush and picking fruit as a...

Secret Sea Cave

This dinner promises to be a delightful mix of mystery and familiarity. We’re no strangers to a secret beach setting, but as the name of this event suggests, we’re setting the table in...

Secret Sea Cove

A pristine beach typically inaccessible by foot. The soundtrack of seabirds, ebbing waves and a gently flowing stream. A few cows grazing on the bluffs overhead. Platter after platter of thoughtfully prepared seafood...

Secret Sea Cove

It’s a lot of work schlepping tables and chairs across the sand, but it’s well worth the effort. This quiet cove has seen a few tables over the years — and there’s usually...

Ampelos Cellars

Guest chef Clark Staub loves cooking in the field kitchen. He’s always up for anything – ask him about ferrying all his ingredients out to a sand spit in Morro Bay for dinner...

Wattles Farm

Even native Los Angelenos don’t know about this place. Who would ever think a secret urban garden exists a few blocks from Hollywood Boulevard, just around the corner from the famous handprints at...

Malibu Pier

This iconic pier on the Malibu coast was built in 1905 and is a well-loved landmark of California surf culture. It’s also quite a lovely place to dine. From the table, you’ll enjoy...

Thorne Family Farm

Larry Thorne’s farm in the Malibu hills produces an abundance of vegetables, fruits, berries and flowers. Look one way and you’ll see several kinds of citrus. Turn around and you’ll find vegetables of...

Thorne Family Farm

Make a turn off Highway 1 and head uphill. Soon you’ll find yourself in a world that feels miles away from famous beaches and seaside mansions. This is the Thornes’ place, a 25-acre...

Flying Disc Ranch

We can’t wait to get back to the garden. Robert and his dates and citrus make regular appearances at Outstanding’s table at Coachella. After the enforced hiatus, this year was our seventh gig...

Tuna Harbor Dock

A dinner on a dock is a unique opportunity to put fisherpeople at the forefront – highlighting the work they do in the physical space where they do it. The wharf where we’ll...

Temecula Olive Oil Co.

The table in the grove at Temecula is among our most beautiful. It seems like every tree has been shaped to provide the most beautiful possible dining site. There is actually some truth...

Temecula Olive Oil Co.

Olive green. You see it everywhere here, including the farm-fashionable clothing of host farmer Thom. So much love and care goes into this farm. It’s really one of the most well cared for...

Hearst Ranch

One of our most beautiful table sites. Last year was our first visit to the Hearst Ranch. Two consecutive nights brought extraordinary weather and views — warm, windless skies and a historic castle...

Hearst Ranch

Here, at one of the biggest of ranches in the USA at 83,000 acres, there is a stunning range of places to set a table, from the ocean side to the mountain top....

Big Sur Secret Location

The hilltop table set above the clouds in Big Sur is an extraordinary and unforgettable experience. Anticipation builds during the steep climb to the dinner site. Upon arrival, the effort is well rewarded....

Big Sur Secret Location

Every chef wants to cook at Big Sur. Adam Dulye, who has joined us in several states and a few countries, finally gets his turn. This is as far as you can get...

Markegard Family Grass-Fed

We return to Markegard Family Grass-Fed for an autumn meal in their lush pastures overlooking the Sonoma coast. Erik and Doniga Markegard are deeply dedicated and knowledgeable ranchers and it’s a joy to...

Sausalito Waterfront with Heath Ceramics

Take a seat at almost any restaurant in San Francisco, and chances are that you’ll be eating your dinner off the simple, elegant, and impeccably well-made plateware from Heath Ceramics. We’ve been serving...

Pie Ranch

It wouldn’t be a complete Outstanding in the Field season without our annual last-dinner-of-the-year foraging feast at the iconic Pie Ranch in Pescadero. Stomping around the woods this time of year can uncover...

Hendy Farms Mango Orchard

Our second-ever event in Africa is a very special one. In the field kitchen, we host Chef Fatmata Binta, the passionate woman behind Ghana’s Dine On A Mat, where she cooks up modern...

Noor Fés Olive Estate

A desert oasis in the olive groves, the buzz of a local festival, wafting fragrances in the air, and the dusty green and deep purple olive trees contrasting with the vibrant hues of...

Lighthouse Beach on Paradise Island

We will be setting the table at Lighthouse Beach on Paradise Island in Nassau, a gorgeous spit of green grasses and white-gold sand jutting out into the variegated turquoise and blue waters of...

Holman’s Harvest

This family-run permaculture farm outside West Palm Beach is home to 15 acres of organically grown salad greens, vegetables, tropical fruits and a flock of pastured hens. Farmers Marty and Liza Holman care...

Holman’s Harvest

Lush beds of organically grown vegetables, tropical fruit trees heavy with ripe winter fruit, a flock of free-running pastured hens. That’s about as good as it gets. Holman’s Harvest is an inspiring place...

Grimal Grove

This beautiful tropical fruit grove and botanical garden has quite the history in the Florida Keys. Adolf Grimal built Grimal Grove on Big Pine Key in the 1950s, planting a vast assortment of...

Worden Farm

This 85-acre organic farm in South Florida grows a huge variety of greens, roots, shoots, fruiting vegetables, flowers and herbs. That’s a lot of pretty places to choose from when it comes to...

Sweetwater Organic Community Farm

Sweetwater Organic Community Farm is a six-acre parcel of overflowing goodness in the suburbs of Tampa. Here, along Sweetwater Creek, farmer Chris Kenrick and his crew grow organic vegetables and herbs, sharing the...

Lake Meadow Naturals

This event marks ten years of long table dinners at this friendly farm of pastured laying hens. After COVID kept us away last year, it’s about time we check in on our old...

Lake Meadow Naturals

A fragrant orange grove, a couple of charming farmers, and a friendly flock of egg-laying fowl. All that plus a meal from guest chefs Albert DeSue and Mike Camacho of Mockingbird to the...

Holman’s Harvest

An abundance of organic salad greens, tropical fruit trees and pastured hens pecking through lush green fields. This family-run farm provides ample places to dine and an inspiring story to boot. Farmers Marty...

Anna Maria Island

This 7-mile stretch of white sand beaches and turquoise waters is spectacularly beautiful and beaming with Old Florida charm. You’ll feel your shoulders relax the moment you arrive here, and once you dig...

Sweetwater Organic Community Farm

Chris Kenrick’s six-acre farm in Tampa is beaming with life and overflowing with all sorts of organically grown vegetables and herbs. It’s also home to the area’s oldest-running CSA program and farmer’s market,...

BigDaddy’s Farm

Rex Clonts is a fifth-generation farmer who grew up here in Oviedo, a charming town populated by chickens that freely roam the streets. Rex’s grand-dad was the original Big Daddy, who moved his...

Kualoa Ranch

Wow. We pinch ourselves every time we get the chance to return to Kualoa Ranch. This spectacular slice of land on the windward coast of O’ahu was once a place of refuge for...

Sayulita Sea Cove

We’re going to Mexico! Come with us to a secret beach, off the beaten path, where we will set the table near the calm, lapping waves. Chef Calixto Gattás will prepare a feast...

Mezcal Real Minero

Oaxaca is the capital of mezcal. As complex and nuanced as fine wine, mezcal can be made with more than three dozen types of agave, each contributing its own flavor to the finished...

Vinedo San Miguel

We cannot wait to return to San Miguel de Allende, where we’ll be setting our long table this January at a new central highlands locale — a beautiful vineyard property just 10 minutes...

Mezcal Real Minero

Oaxaca is the capital of mezcal. As complex and nuanced as fine wine, mezcal can be made with more than three dozen types of agave, each contributing its own flavor to the finished...

Arca Tierra

When we first visited Mexico City in January 2020, we were captivated by the chinampas of Xochimilco. The floating gardens of Xochimilco date back to the Aztecs, who created a system of agriculture...

Arca Tierra

The beautiful floating gardens of Xochimilco date back to the Aztecs, who created a system of agriculture with crops grown on small islands built on interwoven reeds. Host farmer Lucio Usobiaga founded Arca...

Ranchito El Garbanzo

This charming colonial city in the central Mexico highlands won us over when we first visited back in 2018. Between the colorfully painted buildings, cobblestone streets, and the cultural history it’s the kind...

Secret Tulum Location

This is our first time setting the table in this charming coastal village in the Yucatán peninsula — where white sand beaches collide with turquoise seas, fresh-water cenotes sparkle under the Caribbean sun,...

Secret Tulum Location

A stunning spot in Tulum calls for another night at the long table. We won’t be ready to leave the teal blue waters, sunny skies, and white sand beaches… nor the fresh-caught seafood,...

Rancho el Mogor

Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California is Mexico’s premier wine region, and it’s gained quite a bit of attention over the last few years. In addition to delicious wines, the region boasts rolling...

Cañada de la Virgen

We first came to San Miguel de Allende in 2018, and each time we return, we discover someplace new. Chef Donnie Masterton was in our field kitchen for that first dinner, and since...

Vivero Yautepec

Traveling south on the main highway from Mexico City, you need to make a decision. Shall you continue heading southward to Cuernavaca, dubbed the “City of Eternal Spring” and a popular getaway for...

Baja Sur Farm & Beach

The sleepy coastal village of Todos Santos at the southern end of the Baja Peninsula is one of Mexico’s 36 pueblos mágicos or “magic towns.” It’s also a world-class fishing and surfing destination...

Baja Sur Farm & Beach

The sleepy coastal village of Todos Santos at the southern end of the Baja Peninsula is one of Mexico’s 36 pueblos mágicos or “magic towns.” It’s also a world-class fishing and surfing destination...

Rancho el Mogor

You may think you’re in Napa Valley, but you’re not. Valle de Guadalupe is a buzzy wine country destination less than two hours from San Diego. Host vintner Natalia Badan’s wines are among...

Hacienda Subin

Henequen, a type of agave used to make sisal as well as a fiery spirit, was once the major source of wealth throughout the Yucatan. About 15 miles from the center of Merida,...

Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm

“Dos Pueblos,” meaning “Two Villages,” was named by Juan Cabrillo, who landed along this stretch of coastline in 1542, where the Mikiw and Kutamu tribes had settled on both sides of the canyon....

Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm

On our second night at Dos Pueblos, we welcome chef team Lauren Herman and Christina Olufson to this coastal dreamscape. Lauren and Christina have quite the culinary chops between the two of them,...

The Ecology Center

This vibrant ecological oasis in San Juan Capistrano is an undeniably beautiful place to set the long table. The 28-acre bounty of organic vegetables, fruit trees, and flowers is surrounded by a swath...

Temecula Olive Oil Company

We love setting the table in this beautiful olive grove in Southern California with our farmer friends Catherine and Thom — and this is the first time we’ll get to see the grove...

Somewhere in the Desert Farm

This 5-acre oasis of organic vegetables, fruits, and flowers located just on the border of Joshua Tree National Park is surrounded by a gorgeous desert landscape and is known for its fabulous sunsets...

Malibu Pier

From our table on the iconic Malibu Pier, you’ll get to enjoy the meditative sound of ebbing waves below your feet as you dine on the day’s fresh catch. Plus a panoramic view...

Rancho el Rincon

It’s easy to be enchanted by the lush rows of avocados, pomegranates, passion fruits, and guavas at this ranch along the central California coast. Add a dazzling view of the Pacific and you’ll...

Rancho el Rincon

Prepare to be wowed by this haven of tropical fruits including guavas, passion fruit, avocados, cherimoya, dragonfruit, pomegranate, and citrus. Not to mention sweeping views of the Pacific, the Channel Islands, and the...

Flying Disc Ranch

Farmer Robert Lower’s date garden is a magical place. Robert dreamed this place up in 1979, then set about to literally create it from scratch, interplanting rows of date palms and citrus in...

Rancho el Rincon

OITF visited Rancho el Rincon, just south of Santa Barbara, for the first time last year, and we knew we’d be back. The view of the sparkling Pacific was stunning, and we set...

Rancho el Rincon

The mother and son team of Jehanne and Nick Brown host us for another night in their beautiful orchards, a Mediterranean paradise on California’s Central Coast. Nick grew up on the ranch and...

Apricot Lane Farms

We’ve been eager to visit this incredible place ever since we saw The Biggest Little Farm, an inspiring documentary that chronicles John and Molly Chester’s journey to become farmers dedicated to the health...

Hayters Hill Farm

We’re making our first trip to Australia, and with its bohemian beach vibe, we think we’ll feel right at home in Byron Bay. The table will be set above the vast Pacific, where...