

It features a five-course tasting menu paired with expertly curated wines from the region’s top labels.
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For foodies with a penchant for the finer things, mar’sel’s Farm and Vine Dinner Series is a spectacular showcase of Terranea’s favorite Californian farmers and partners, such as Flannery Beef.

Here, the seasonal menu is packed with farm- and sea-to-table selections like branzino served with freshly-picked vadouvan spinach and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, and Wagyu short rib sourced from nearby Snake River Farms. Terranea isn’t just a resort-it’s a culinary mecca where the fresher-than-fresh ingredients come straight from the soil and sea.įor a true tastemaker’s journey, book an unforgettable meal at mar’sel, which takes its name from the Spanish term for sea, mar, and the French term for salt, sel. At its nearby farmland, there’s even more local bounty, including Meyer lemon and avocado trees, a chicken coop that provides fresh eggs daily, and more than 100,000 “employbees.” The resort also produces its own olive oil-pressing olives seasonally at its Peninsula Olive Celebration-and harvests sea kelp off the nearby Palos Verdes coast for a variety of menu items and amenities.īringing that bounty straight to your taste buds are nine restaurants, each with a unique palate and presence, from the casual clifftop Nelson’s (serving coastal cuisine, gastropub fare, and fresh seafood including salmon, shrimp, and swordfish) to bashi (specializing in wok-style dishes inspired by classic Asian flavors). The property’s 102 acres are home to everything from an expansive herb and vegetable garden to a Sea Salt Conservatory where sea water is cultivated and naturally dried to create the resort’s own sea salt. “They had hoped that the company cared about them, but now they can see they are clearly in it for the profit side of the business.Food fans take note: Terranea isn’t just a resort-it’s a culinary mecca where the fresher-than-fresh ingredients come straight from the soil and sea. “The way they have been treated during the pandemic really took the blinders off,” she said. Unite Here spokeswoman Rachele Smith said the Terranea workers are motivated to unionize. “Given Terranea’s history of mistreating their workers, it was no surprise that the company wouldn’t respect the rights of their workers until they filed the first formal complaint to enforce our rehire rights law,” Gonzalez said in a statement. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, was another key advocate for the bill. Santos was at the forefront of the campaign that won passage of SB 93. Unite Here Local 11, which supports the workers’ effort to unionize, said the resort laid off workers en masse at the outset of the pandemic without extending their healthcare or making a commitment to recall them when business picked up again. We believe we have fully complied with the law.” “They are paid at the appropriate rate for the new job, and in parity with their colleagues in the same job. “Some employees were recalled in new positions when their previous position was phased out due to changes in our business environment,” management said. In a statement released Friday, Terranea said it has been forced to revamp its operations. “They’ve also been hiring people with less seniority, so they can pay them less.” “They are rehiring us, but they’re also trying to humiliate us,” he said. He previously worked as a junior sous chef at Terranea, earning $23 an hour, but he said he’s been downgraded to Cook 1 status and will be paid $21 hourly. The 63-year-old Lomita resident, who has been on unemployment since being laid off May 11, 2020, said he’s glad to be back to work. I worked there for seven years before the pandemic.” “But they are treating us like we’re new people. “They brought me in for orientation a couple days ago and I expect to start work next week,” Santos said Friday. But he said they’ve reduced his position to Cook 1 and will be paying him $21 an hour. Frank Santos previously worked as a junior sous chef at Terranea Resort, earning $23 an hour. The legislation provides job protection to some 700,000 laid-off housekeepers, cooks, waiters and others across California.
