The Rochers at the Ranch House

How Ojai Became America’s New Culinary Hotspot | Vogue

"Opportunity met romance in a lush garden where a 15,000‑square‑foot restaurant once visited by Marlon Brando and John Lennon sat empty—until chef Perfecte Rocher moved his family to Ojai, opened this high‑end spot with his wife Alia, and ditched menus altogether. He simply sends out whatever’s freshest and on his mind: for me, duck and turnips cooked sous‑vide, a scallop crudo with the most delicious homemade nori crisps, and whimsical interludes like tiny potato croquettes and a shot glass of melon elixir laced with lime oil." - Lauren Mechling