Chefs’ Holidays 2014 in Yosemite
A beautiful day in Yosemite National Park.
Last week in Yosemite National Park, kids in shorts kicked around a soccer ball, seniors played a game of croquet, and the mules were let out in winter for the first time in decades.
The park may have lacked its usual blanket of snow, but it had an abundance of celeb chefs.
That’s because it was time for Chefs’ Holidays at the majestic Ahwahnee Hotel. The annual event in January and February features acclaimed chefs from all over the country. In each session, three different chefs are featured. Guests get to enjoy a meet-and-greet reception with the chefs, watch each of the chefs do a demo, then enjoy a gala five-course dinner prepared either by one of the chefs or all three of them.
The Ahwahnee — minus any snow.
Deer nibble in a meadow behind the hotel.
Rock sculptures created by visitors to Mirror Lake.
This was my second time back as a moderator for two of the sessions.