Hillside Grain

HOST FARMER: Brett Stevenson | Hillside Grain

GUEST CHEF: Erik Johnson | Longsummer Foods

GUEST TABLETOP CURATOR: Ally Aschbacher | Wyldlea Linens

GUEST RANCHERS: Mia Cherp & Jeff Brendel
| Hyndman Peak Beef & Cattle Co. 

GUEST WINERY: Steve Fennell | Rancho Sisquoc

GUEST DISTILLERY: Tim Cornie & Gray Ottley | Farmer's Gin

This family-farmed ranch in Idaho’s Wood River Valley is outrageously beautiful, and our host farmers are extraordinarily passionate about what they do. Brett Stevenson and her brothers grow many different heirloom wheat varieties carefully chosen for nutritional quality, environmental sustainability and flavor. This is terroir-driven grain: you can taste the region’s hot sunny days, cool nights and spring-fed Silver Creek water. And their custom-made stone mill, modeled after the French burr, makes for some seriously delectable flour.  An Idaho native and founder of Longsummer Foods, Erik Johnson brings bold, ingredient-driven cooking rooted in local agriculture. He honed his skills at top kitchens in San Francisco and Sonoma wine country before returning home to champion seasonal, farm-focused cuisine, well-suited to the spirit of Outstanding in the Field.