Before fall menus bring root vegetables and spices of the pumpkin variety to the table, head to Harvest at the Ranch in Laguna Beach for an end-of-summer menu that will help you bid adieu to summer’s ultraviolet wrath.
Executive chef Kyle St. John ‘s menu includes Harvest farm salad featuring garden lettuce, quinoa, farm vegetables, pickled red onions, roasted sweet corn, ricotta salata and chipotle lime vinaigrette; honey harissa roasted peaches with mozzarella and arugula; gnocchi pomodoro with blistered baby heirloom tomatoes and Calabrian chili; grilled marinated ranchera steak with sweet corn succotash and crispy fingerling potatoes; sweet tea-brined bone-in pork chop with red bliss whipped potatoes, smoked bacon and peach braised kale; crispy brussels sprouts with toasted peca