Palm Springs, CA The Cole Hotel, an Uptown Palm Springs gem to local insiders has hosted some incredible pop up restaurants in the past. These restaurants include the Heyday Palm Springs, now located at the Hilton in Downtown Palm Springs and Biscuit…
What do you do when a well-known chef changes venues and you want to tell your patrons? A billboard, of course! For a long minute, this effective tactic brought many an old friend, guest, or northern traveler by to visit…
Los Angeles Times — Travel “Mammoth Lakes: Dog Days of Summer” Travel Feature; 2007 MAMMOTH LAKES — When summer stretches its warmth across California’s high country, this mountain town becomes a rare kind of destination: one that welcomes both outdoor…
featured in Gourmet Magazine Some desserts announce themselves with extravagance. Others earn devotion through restraint: butter, fruit, cream, and a perfume so subtle it feels almost remembered rather than tasted. Chef Frédéric Pierrel’s Tarte aux Pommes Normande belongs firmly to…
Los Angeles Times — Travel Section December 1998 By [Travel Columnist], Los Angeles Times “The Best Appetizer in California” MAMMOTH LAKES — Every so often, a dish interrupts conversation. Forks pause. Eyes lift. There’s a moment of quiet recalibration and…
Delta Sky Magazine — May 2006 When Delta Air Lines announced expanded service to Mammoth Lakes in early 2006, travelers gained more than just a new gateway to powder-white slopes and alpine lakes, they also unlocked access to one of…
Chef Frederic is classically French trained with a flair for blending regional and global influences. "I like to deliver what pleases my guests..." Read more about Chef Frederic as the SnowChef asks him what we all would like to know!…
Take a trip with the SnowChef to Mammoth Lakes, CA and see his interview with Chef Frederic.
A white-tablecloth restaurant above the town bowling alley? I didn’t believe it either, but the Mammoth Rock Brasserie is for real, and it’s the best restaurant in town. The filet mignon and rigatoni Bolognese will tempt meat lovers, but the…
”the best cooking in the country is happening here…” A rustic restaurant nestled in the big ski and wild game country of California's Mammoth Lakes serves up stellar French food in a delightful American atmosphere. Can the element of surprise…
