"For chef Julian Silvera, a New York kid who never even saw the forest for himself until he was in his 20s, they are singularly distinctive—edible snapshots that form the musculature of his work at the new fine dining restaurant Vicinity in Los Gatos."
"Santa Cruz—a pistil of abalone around which wrap petals of scallop cured in bay laurel oil, Indonesian sambal layered underneath like soil—is served on a 45-lb. stone imprinted with the phantoms of fossilized sea creatures Silvera found while on a nine-mile hike. He was so taken with the rock, the way it encapsulated a region that's both ancient and ever-changing, he packed it out himself."
"The 13-course menu at Vicinity is an autobiography of that journey, each dish a literal and figurative representation of places and memories from both coasts."
Chef Julian Silvera, who grew up in New York without forest exposure until his 20s, now channels California's natural landscapes into his culinary work at Vicinity in Los Gatos. His 13-course tasting menu functions as an autobiography, with each dish representing specific places and memories from his journey across multiple restaurants in New York and Orlando. Dishes like Santa Cruz feature abalone and scallop served on a 45-pound stone imprinted with fossilized sea creatures that Silvera personally collected during a nine-mile hike. Pacifica commemorates his first crab fishing experience, while NYC Delicatessen is presented on a 3D-printed map of his childhood neighborhood. The menu draws inspiration from California locations including Nisene Marks State Park and Mount Lassen, transforming regional landscapes and personal experiences into edible representations.
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