Alisal

Alisal, which is in a rebuilding year, lost Game 1 25-5.

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Last weekend I attended a Barbecue Boot Camp at Alisal Guest Ranch in Santa Ynez, California where just under 50 barbecue aficionados and barbecue-challenged gathered to learn all about the art of grilling from two accomplished master chefs with two entirely different perspectives.

Jennifer Evans Gardner: Girl Meets Grill Jennifer Evans Gardner 2011

This time I headed up there to "ride me some horses" - as a wrangler from that neck of the woods might say - and to check out the spa at The Alisal Ranch, a destination that is still off the map to most of my friends, though families have been going there literally for generations.

Andrea R. Vaucher: Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch Andrea R. Vaucher 2010

This time I headed up there to "ride me some horses" - as a wrangler from that neck of the woods might say - and to check out the spa at The Alisal Ranch, a destination that is still off the map to most of my friends, though families have been going there literally for generations.

Andrea R. Vaucher: Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch Andrea R. Vaucher 2010

And The Alisal Ranch is the perfect place to begin.

Andrea R. Vaucher: Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch Andrea R. Vaucher 2010

Pascal Godé, Executive Chef of Alisal, a warm, sophisticated teddy bear of a man who hails from the South of France, but learned the art of barbecue in Texas, never marinates or bastes.

Jennifer Evans Gardner: Girl Meets Grill Jennifer Evans Gardner 2011

Pascal Godé, Executive Chef of Alisal, a warm, sophisticated teddy bear of a man who hails from the South of France, but learned the art of barbecue in Texas, never marinates or bastes.

Jennifer Evans Gardner: Girl Meets Grill Jennifer Evans Gardner 2011

This time I headed up there to "ride me some horses" - as a wrangler from that neck of the woods might say - and to check out the spa at The Alisal Ranch, a destination that is still off the map to most of my friends, though families have been going there literally for generations.

Andrea R. Vaucher: Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch Andrea R. Vaucher 2010

Last weekend I attended a Barbecue Boot Camp at Alisal Guest Ranch in Santa Ynez, California where just under 50 barbecue aficionados and barbecue-challenged gathered to learn all about the art of grilling from two accomplished master chefs with two entirely different perspectives.

Jennifer Evans Gardner: Girl Meets Grill Jennifer Evans Gardner 2011

And The Alisal Ranch is the perfect place to begin.

Andrea R. Vaucher: Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch Andrea R. Vaucher 2010