Chef Garrett Morris

My love for Sichuan Cuisine started with a 3 month study abroad trip in 2013. The people, culture, and cuisine left a lasting impression on me. After finishing my BS in Nutrition at Cal Poly, I served as a Peace Corps Food Security Volunteer in Nepal for 3 years. At the end of my service I met my fiancée who is from Sichuan. The next year (2019) we spent living and eating our way deep into the Provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. The COVID pandemic brought me back to Nepal where I worked on local farms. In 2021 I returned back to California and began sharing my experiences in Nepal and China through educational dinner parties. Sharing the beautiful culture and exquisite cuisine grew contagious for me and the SLO community. I have since branched out to doing Sichuan popups and weekly take-out. However the educational dinner parties are still my favorite way of sharing Sichuan cuisine. The intimacy, focus on quality, and variety of dishes I am able to prepare bring me great joy.