Join Coastal Roots Farm and The Hive for a very special “Taste of Shabbat.” Our evening will explore alluring, time-tested ways to uplift Shabbat dinner as space for celebration, reflection, and – as the Kabbalists call it – mochin d’gadlut, or expanded consciousness. Enjoy sampling delicious Shabbat recipes, from appetizers to dessert with Chef Tiffani as she demonstrates dishes that will impress any guests around the Shabbat table! Coastal Roots Farm’s Director of Jewish Life, Rebecca Joy Fletcher, will touch on what Jewish tradition teaches about the Sabbath dinner table and why inviting guests is such a mitzvah (good deed); then we will explore why setting a beautiful table can be so helpful, and lastly, how to prepare yourself for the transition into a different kind of time — into Shabbat time.
Tasting Menu – samples of the following:
- Appetizer: Local kale salad with roasted butternut squash and 24-hour pickled beets, accompanied by an apple-cider vinaigrette
- Main: Catalina offshore white fish “en papillote” with seasonal vegetables, thyme, and citrus. Served alongside Persian basmati rice pilaf with cranberries, sumac, turmeric, and slivered almonds
- Dessert: Fall-time apple cobbler topped with a brown sugar oat crumble
Meet Our Speakers:
Rebecca Joy Fletcher inaugurates the Director of Jewish Life position at Coastal Roots Farm. She is responsible for deepening and multiplying the Farm’s earth-based Judaism programs, teachings, and rituals in an open-hearted, inquisitive, and inclusive way.Her passion for Judaism, creative expression and playfulness, climate and food justice, and embodied learning are at the root of every challenge she takes on.
Chef Tiffani Tincher has over 20 years of experience as a chef, with her specialty as a pastry chef. She is currently The Hive’s Culinary Manager and is responsible for managing in-house meal production, crafting delicious menus for events, execution of kosher meals, and caring for the Farmhouse kitchen.
This event is in partnership with Shabbat San Diego
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