Terranea Blog

Continuing our passionate commitment to eco-friendly practices, Terranea has become one of the first Los Angeles resorts to install a Food Waste Recycling Program.

Read below for all the details on the program.

Terranea celebrates Oktoberfest with a special menu featuring an authentic German spread. Festive menu items include Munich Sausage Salad, Munich Weiss Wurst, Obazda (a traditional Bavarian cheese spread served with sweet onion rings), Crispy Roasted Pork Shank, Tradition Wiener Schnitzel, and Munich-style Sauerbraten. What better way to enjoy brats and beers than by the beach? See below for all of the details:

Join The Links at Terranea on Sunday, October 28th, 2012 for the Terranea Team Golf Championship!

Terranea's Destination Dish of The Month: Caramel Mascarpone Apple Parfait

Destination Hotels & Resorts has challenged our chefs across the country to take part in The Destination Dish. Each month Destination Hotels & Resorts will select one ingredient and each chef must create a recipe around the chosen ingredient and incorporate it into their restaurant menu that month. The ingredient changes every month, so do the menu items.

Explore our featured recipe of the month for Terranea Resort. Make it yourself from the recipe below or dine at sea beans to taste our chef’s special dish.

This month's featured ingredient: APPLES

A big trend going on right now in many restaurants are Homemade Sodas! There is just something about ordering a unique bubbly drink. Creative sodas made with fresh ingredients is definitely worth trying! What is great about this trend is how it can be carried over at home.  Combinations of Hibiscus Lime or Tamarind Peach give typical sodas a run for its money.  As it turns out "soda" is really a fancy term for flavored simple syrup with seltzer mixed in. So why not treat your taste buds to a carbonated drink that has a delicious surprise! Kids of all ages will enjoy. The combinations are endless!

bashi enjoys getting creative with our homemade sodas.  Our Hibiscus Lime Soda is not only a treat to see with the beautiful edible hibiscus on top. It is in the words of Rachel Ray "Yumo"! Here is how you can make one of our homemade bashi sodas at home:

We want to express our deep appreciation to the amazing housekeeping staff here at Terranea Resort. Thank you for all of your hard work! Here is a photo of the wonderful men and women in our housekeeping department celebrating National Housekeeping Appreciation Week 2012...

I enjoyed another trip to the Terranea Spa to relax before surgery this week. What a feast for all the senses. I started the day with Hatha Yoga then took the Aquatic Conditioning class and finished with the Flexibar/Core class. I refueled with a delicious coffee/chocolate smoothie at Sea Beans. As I sat under the warming rays of the sun and looked out at the ocean, I was mesmerized by groups of pelicans winging overhead. I also spotted a small bright gold bird (perhaps a Yellow Warbler) flying over the pool. Every so often, a dragonfly would zip by. It is - without a doubt - the best place to spot frolicking seals and pods of dolphins. I even discovered a blue throated lizard winding its way around the native plants. Another beautiful day to remember and, by God's grace, I will return soon.

Destination Hotels & Resorts Incentive Affinity Team has collaborated with Project Athena Foundation and its founder, Robyn Benincasa to offer an opportunity for agencies who booked new incentive programs in FY 2011. Programs that met a predetermined set of requirements that included revenue and minimum of four DH&R Incentive properties, were eligible to have Destination Hotels & Resorts sponsor individuals, nominated by the agency, for Project Athena Foundation’s Rim to Rim – Grand Canyon Adventure of a lifetime.

Terranea’s Spa Café offers guests healthy menu items such as fresh prepared wraps, sandwiches and salads, juices, smoothies, protein shakes, and energy bars. These light and healthful dishes are a wonderful complement to relaxing spa treatments, oceanfront workouts, and poolside lounging. As the Executive Sous Chef of Terranea, I would like to share my secrets to creating healthy menu items and provide tips for you to use at home. See below for my personal tips on reducing calories and fat without losing flavor.

Over Labor Day weekend, Terranea participated in all 5 events at The Los Angeles Times’ The Taste!  The Taste is Los Angeles Times’ annual celebration of the Southern California culinary scene and features food and drinks from restaurants across LA. Events this year included Field to Fork, Cocktail Confidential, Flavors of L.A, Dinner & Drinks, and Labor Day Picnic. See below for photos from our weekend at The Taste. You can also download PDF versions of our recipes from The Taste below.