After receiving a Diploma in Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute in NYC in 2005, Jamie cooked in a variety of restaurants in New York City and staged at Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, her love of Big Sur brought her to work as head pastry chef for 5 years at Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch Inn.
She discovered her love for catering when she began working with a local band promoter, FolkYEAH! Events back in 2007. Cooking custom meals for the musicians backstage and on tour, She then started catering and planning the weddings for some of those same musicians she had met while with Folkyeah! Events.
Chef Corsentino works closely with local foragers, fisherman and farms to infuse authentic ingredients from the surrounding coastal landscape into his seasonally changing menus. Most recently, Chef Corsentino was the Executive Chef at The Sur House Restaurant at Ventana Big Sur for 5 years, where he found a passion for local ingredients from Big Sur and the Monterey Bay as well as the Central Coast.
Alicia comes to us from a background in hospitality and management. She is a licensed notary public, wedding officiant and sommelier. She was the manager of the iconic Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur for 20 years and a sommelier at Post Ranch Inn's Sierra Mar restaurant.
She has been working with Sea Stars since 2022, as a day of coordinator, lead server and sommelier.
Come join us for our next Signature Wine Tasting and Cooking Workshop!