OUR PASSION
Our love of food and wine along with a passion for living brought us together. Two beautiful children, two restaurants and a catering company later, along with living in some of the most beautiful parts of the United States, exploring different cultures and cuisines, our passions for good food and wine remains, along for our love of one another, family and friends.
CHEF PETER O'BRIEN
Peter O’Brien is an accomplished, self-motivated Hospitality Executive with over 32 years of diverse experience as an Executive Chef, Restaurant owner, Director of Food and Beverage and Vice President of Operations. He has been Involved in all aspects of restaurant and hospitality operations – fine dining restaurants, catering companies, luxury resorts, private clubs, and restaurant chains – with a successful track record in entrepreneurial, corporate and development settings. His hospitality experience began as a prep-cook then Chef de Cuisine at Dallas areas restaurants, including Routh Street, Baby Routh, The Mansion on Turtle Creek and The Riviera. Peter moved to Austin in 1991 to take on the role of Executive Chef at The Granite Café, then at the Bitter End restaurant. In 1996, he became Chef and Co-Owner/Operator of Si Bon, a fine dining restaurant in Austin, with wife Cara O’Brien. From 2002 to 2004. Peter served as Executive Chef at Lajitas Resort in Lajitas, Texas. In 2005, pursuing new frontiers, Peter set his sights on the mountain ranges and became Executive Chef of the Cornerstone Club in Telluride, Colorado, followed by Executive Chef roles at the Promontory Club, Utah. Peter and his family moved to Santa Fe in 2013, where he served 4 years as the Director of Food and Beverage for the Club at Las Campanas. He subsequently worked as Executive Chef at the Anasazi Inn and Bishops Lodge resort, then Chef de Cuisine at the Compound restaurant. During his career, Peter has had the pleasure of serving such high-end clients as Michael Dell, Lady Bird Johnson, President George W. Bush, Walter Cronkite, James Baker, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Redford and Susan Graham.
CARA O'BRIEN
Cara O’Brien is a seasoned and creative hospitality and operations executive with over 27 years of experience. In 1996 she became co-owner/operator of Si Bon, a fine dining restaurant in Austin Texas. From 2003 – 2014 she worked for a variety of prestigious resorts and private clubs; Lajitas Resort, “Leading Hotels of the World”, Lajitas, TX, Sorrel River Resort and Spa, AAA Four Diamond, Small Luxury Hotel and Resort, Moab, UT and Cornerstone Colorado Club, five-star, private gated community, Telluride, Colorado, Gemstone Hotels and Resorts, Midway, UT, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi and Bishop’s Lodge, Santa Fe, NM. In 2008 She and her husband launched High Mountain Cuisine, a premier catering and private chef organization, serving a diverse clientele in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico. From 2013 to present Cara is the Director of The Circles and Circles Explorers, a high-level donor membership program for the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, annually executing four premier exhibition openings for the four state museums, the annual Signature Summer event, the Foundation’s annual Holiday party, several other exclusive artist and collector events, overseas travel program, glamping trips and several annual weekend excursions across the U.S. During her years in Santa Fe she has developed an extensive sphere of influence and has established excellent relations with vendors and clients alike along with working collaboratively with fellow businesses in Santa Fe..