Award-Winning Chef, Restauranteur and Consultant Chris Barnum-Dann
Award-Winning Chef, Restauranteur and Consultant Chris Barnum-Dann preparing prawns for a tasting menu at Localis, his flagship restaurant in Sacramento, CA.
"Holly's Favorite Crudo" | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis Tasting Menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | “Holly's Favorite Crudo” | cured Hamachi, pickled Tokyo turnips, nori aioli, purple Daikon radish salad, puffed wasabi rice, pickled wasabi sorbet.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine | Chef Chris Barnum-Dann with Jessica Dann (left) and Team
In 2019, Chef Chris Barnum-Dann was represented Sacramento at Pebble Beach Food & Wine.
Citrus Salad | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis Tasting Menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | Citrus Salad | Bloomsdale spinach romesco, supremes, mandarinquat chips, Meyer lemon gel, pickled fennel, fennel frons and red-veined sorrel. About this dish, Barnum-Dann says “Every year we do a citrus salad. Every year that I've been cooking I've used @twinpeaksorchards citrus. This year [2021] more than ever I am reminded how fragile our entire system is. And how incredibly important it is to support each other's small businesses and others that are doing things the right way.
Celebration of spring, first course.
Delta Asparagus, roasted, raw, pickled, panna cotta, calabrian hollandaise, garlic almond whole and shaved, clover from the yard, mustard flower.
"You Know There Will Be Curry!" | | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis Tasting Menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | “You Know There Will Be Curry!” | charred onion curry, coco-kaffir lime leaf-fish sauce panna cotta, Dungeness crab, kiwi-cilantro chutney, kiwi chip, coco-lime pearls, kiwi gel, cilantro.
Roasted Whole Sea Bream | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | Roasted Whole Sea Bream | fresh, whole roasted sea bream, white polenta, lamb merguez, kale and piccata butter.
Roasted California Halibut | | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis Tasting Menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | Roasted California Halibut | white bean and foraged mushroom ragu, green garlic puree, Nantes carrot fondant, charred Meyer lemon chutney, Miner’s lettuce.
Churrasco | Localis Chef Chris Barnum-Dann
Dish from Localis Tasting Menu created by Chef Chris Barnum-Dann | Churrasco | Wagyu inside skirt from @mishimareserve, arroz con gandules using @rueandforsmanranch Carnaroli, adobo cured and glazed carrots from @patricksgardens, sofrito with peppers from @laughingduckfarm, micro basil.