With the fabled batting order of classic rockers planned for Desert Trip ( aka “ Oldchella ” ) and the proclamation of additional just the ticket on sales event for the next two weekends , you ’re plausibly wondering one thing : what am I going to eat and pledge when I get there ? prosperous for you , we ’ve commence a snitcher preview of the festival ’s exceptional chow and drink that will be do up by some of LA ’s best chef and booze expert .
Forget the festival - going mean solar day of composition board pizza and highboy , just like theinsane offering at Coachella , Desert Trip will showcase pick typically set aside for bloodless tablecloth articulation . And they ’ll be full - sized dishes , not just tiny fete bites . And because the festival will feature only two ring each day instead of stacks , and the crowd will skew a little sr. with deeper pockets , the offerings will be divided up into an all - you - can - eat - and - wassail “ culinary experience ” and multiple farm - to - board - in - a - Marco Polo - field dinners with Coachella vetsOutstanding in the Field .
“ We ’re rock out a menu that covers what the hoi polloi desire : Tandoori Chicken Crostini , Punjabi Spiced Fried Fish and our crack popular Goan Pork Curry , ” explain Nakul Mahendro of Badmaash . “ Badmaash is pushing a wave that ’s change the way mass recollect about indian food and culture … the same way that Dylan , McCartney , and the others did in their time . Badmaash mean " badass " in hindi … so it ’s only born that we sway out with our ( curry ) pot out . These are some of the big rock legend of our time - like treble - OG - Legendary - ROCK - GODS ! After we serve our last plate , Arjun and I are try out to get to the field as fast as potential … watch out for the bounteous bearded Amerindic guys ramble over on anyone in our way . Dylan because of his style and * have sex the man * position , the Stones because they are DRIPPING swag , and Paul McCartney because The Beatles .. that ’s what Badmaash is about . ”
Courtesy of NoMad/Francesco Tonelli
The Culinary Experience will go down in the Rose Garden , and feature film apps , entrees , and passed bites from local hotspots and some New York imports . You ’ll find options from Broken Spanish , Terrine , Sotto , Pok Pok , Badmaash , Plant Food + Wine , Rose Café , soon - to - open up Woodley Proper , The Cannibal , Top Round , Sweetfin Poké , and Genghis Cohen , as well as NY fleck like Esh , NoMad ( coming soon to LA ) , and Brooklyn pizza pie joint Roberta ’s . On the sweet side , you ’ll find Blue Star Donuts , Afters Ice Cream , Mallow Mallow , Rocco ’s Sweet Shoppe , and CoCo Bakes . The cocktail will come from LA night life gurus the Houston brothers and Cedd Moses , while beers will be picked by Stone Brewing executive chairman & co - founding father Greg Koch , and wine will be choose by winemaker and somm Rajat Parr . The all - inclusive package go for $ 179 for a undivided 24-hour interval or $ 499 for the weekend , and the feasts will run from 2 pm until the kickoff of the show , so come hungry .
“ It ’s a surreal experience having grown up take heed to these bands and now give birth the opportunity to go to the tripper , ” explain Chef Chris Oh . “ [ Our ] menu is very Korean - inspired with some of our most popular dishes from Hanjip ( Bibimbap , Spicy Pork Bowls , Corn Cheese , etc . ) . This is great because there are people from all over coming to not just hear to the music , but to experience the food — some of whom might be prove Korean solid food and flavors for the first clock time ! ” He adds , “ So stoked to see The Rolling Stones , I ’ve never see them before live . ”
Greg Koch of Stone Brewing , an admitted eternal Pink Floyd fan who is stoke to see Roger Waters , says of his beer lineup , “ We have brewery owners from literally all over the world attending Desert Fest and representing their beer . SoCal breweries are of line well represent , but we also have a rarefied chance for fans to revel specialty beer brought over particular from such place as Bamberg , Germany , Wellington , New Zealand , and Milan , Italy . To say which beer I ’m most excited about is akin to saying which songs I ’m most frantic to hear … I do n’t even want to concenter in on one or two , but instead just need to absorb myself in the overall experience . "
BS Taqueria -Churros, which will feature additional components by Scott Conant and Jamie DeRosa|Courtesy of BS Taqueria
The Outstanding in the Field Dinners will have four - row meals prepared by a top - notch lineup of chefs – including some dandy collaboration – with wine-colored , beer , and cocktail pairings and a full legal profession . Each sidereal day there will be three or four simultaneous dinners for approximately 250 people each and you ’ll regain out which one you ’ll give ear when you arrive . There will be dinners with an all - mavin roster of familiar local names , including Kris Morningstar ( Terrine ) , Michael Hung ( Viviane ) , Chris Oh ( Hanjip ) , Kris Yenbamroong ( Night + Market ) , Marcel Vigneron ( Wolf ) , Michael Voltaggio ( ink ) , Jason Neroni ( Rose Café ) , Evan Funke ( upcoming Felix ) , Bruce Kalman ( Union ) , Josiah Citrin ( Mélisse ) , and more , plus tons of celeb chefs . The all - inclusive dinners run for a whopping $ 225 / person .
“ I am collaborating with a fellow chef friend of mine David Varley from The Michael Mina Group on this menu and rather than divvy up the beauty we resolve to manipulate everything together , ” Chef Marcel Vigneron say of his Outstanding in the Field dinner plan . “ An OITF dinner should be inspired by the sodbuster and ranchers whom apparently always intemperately influence our cuisine and this particular dinner party is no different . We are also come into fall so you will see sport autumn element like pomegranates , dates , and chicories on our computer menu . I ’m exceedingly psyched to see all the bands but in particular The Rolling Stones because I ’ve never hear them before and I ’m a Brobdingnagian rooter . ' Some young lady ' was the first record album that I ever purchased and still love it to this day . ”
Here ’s a look at just some of what ’s in store to feed at the festival :
Broken Spanish: Carne asada, Weiser Farms' cabernet onions, fingerling potatoes, salsa quemada|Courtesy of Broken Spanish
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Terrine - Charred squid panzanella with piquillo peppers, and saffron potatoes|Courtesy of Terrine
Roberta’s - Bee Sting pizza with mozzarella, spicy sopressata, and honey.|Courtesy of Roberta’s
NoMad - The NoMad Chicken Burger with black truffle and shallots, served with a tomato marinated with peaches, almonds & ricotta|Patrick Michael Chin
Plant Food + Wine - Coconut taco ceviche|Adrian Mueller
Afters Ice Cream - Milky Buns with cookie monster ice cream and cookie crisp|Courtesy of Afters Ice Cream
Mallow Mallow - Gourmet s’mores|Courtesy of Mallow Mallow
