recipes
Isabelle Jackson Nunes is the Executive Chef at a Wellness Retreat in Woodside, California. Isabelle has 10+ years of culinary experience in various kitchens across Northern California and brings an ecological consciousness to her cooking and menu design. She is a passionate locavore, honouring the tenets of local, earth-centred, and sustainable cuisine. An avid supporter of CSAs, Slow Food, she works with local Farmers and Ranchers to produce nutritionally dense, whole foods uncompromising in flavour. Driving innovation with local, seasonal and balanced menus that nourish the body and planet, Isabelle’s progressive approach to culinary art is spiritual and meant to be shared.
Forging the connection between cooking and nature is the inspiration behind her recipes, encouraging anyone to use food as medicine and to engage all their senses.
“How we eat can change the world” -Alice Waters