September 4, 2024 – The best cafeteria on the continent sits right on the edge of it.
That’s one reason the Esalen food hall would be epic even without the superlative, vegetarian-leaning, thoroughly seasonal buffet starring rotating hot entrees, rustic breads and the salad bar of dreams fueled by the on-site farm and garden: a number of its seats are right—and I mean right—on the crest of a cliff that drops 100 feet to frolicking otters.
The catch is that Esalen access, which includes three meals a day, is limited to employee friends and those attending workshops that dip into everything from Relational Gestalt to Tibetan Dream Yoga.
That changes in coming days: Sept. 10-12 for a special Altered States Workshop led by artist, scholar and traditional African cosmologist Marques Redd ($150); and Sept. 15 for the Esalen Artist Market ($50).
The 10am-8pm privileges include either the immersive workshop or artisan marketplace (11am-3pm), visits to the storied natural hot springs and adjoining bath house, and the incredible kitchen program focused on holistic foods.
Learn more via the limited-time-only opportunities via the Altered States day pass portal, the Artist Market flier and the nonprofit Esalen Institute website.
About the author
Mark C. Anderson, Edible Monterey Bay's managing editor, appears on "Friday Found Treasures" via KRML 94.7 every week, a little after 12pm noon. Reach him via mark@ediblemontereybay.com.
