Comments on: Big Sur’s Nepenthe Turns 60, But a Log Cabin is Still Home

By: log structures

log structures — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:42:35 +0000

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By: Elizabeth Barratt

Elizabeth Barratt — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:48:13 +0000

When I turned 21 on March 28, 1964, my girlfriends took me out to lunch at Nepenthe. I will never forget that glorious spring day. We sat out on the sunny terrace all afternoon long and chatted as we dined on swiss and rye sandwiches and the famous Nepenthe Bean salad accompanied by a bottle of crisp chilled Chablis. Chablis is still my favorite white wine and I wish it would come back again. Over the years my husband and I have brought many international graduate student officers from the Naval Postgraduate School to lunch at Nepenthe because there is simply nothing else that could possibly compare with the images they take back to their home countries than this ethereal, exquisite spot. Many of our lunch guests get very swept up in the gorgeous scenery, get out their cell phones to immediately send home Nepenthe images to their waiting families. In a little way, someone from around the world, perhaps in Qatar, or Saudi Arabia, or the Ivory Coast or even Mongolia can enjoy a glimpse of Nepenthe, even if they never get to go there.

By: Gretchen Werner

Gretchen Werner — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:51:05 +0000

I have always love Nepenthe and love how Erin Gafill has captured the essence of Big Sure so beautifully.

By: Philip Seidenberg

Philip Seidenberg — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:36:35 +0000

Brings back old memories. I was a patron during my student days at the Army Language School during 1948-1949. I don’t remember the food, only the views and the fireplace. Glad to see that Nepenthe is still thriving.