This past weekend I met my friend, Katie in the town of Carmel by the Sea for quite an amazing event she was overseeing for a client of her firm, Know a California Farmer. Know a California Farmer invited six California food and or mom bloggers to tour a couple of family farms located in the Carmel and Salinas area who were eager to learn more about how our food is grown and how it gets from farm to fork.
Friday afternoon, I arrived to meet Katie at 4 p.m. in Carmel and after settling in we met the rest of her colleagues at a fun little bar in downtown Carmel, A.W. Shucks Oyster and Cocktail Bar. Being so close to the ocean and farmlands at the same time, it is a real treat when visiting a restaurant, especially if you're from North Dakota like Katie is. We enjoyed deliciously fresh prawn cocktail, scrumptious calamari and a delicious artichoke appetizer.
To wash it all down, I enjoyed my first ever Moscow Mule cocktail. It's made with ginger beer, vodka and fresh lime. I'll be making these at home for sure, it was so refreshing.
Later in the evening, to kick off the Farm Fresh Tour participant meet-up, we all met at Grasing's Restaurant roof top patio for a gorgeous locally grown, fresh dinner.
