A classically trained chef, here to help you nourish your body and palate with authentic, pure recipes.

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The Pure Palate Experience

I’m Sarah, an outdoorsy chef who grew up in the New England countryside and now lives at the beach in Los Angeles, CA. As a classically trained chef, outdoor adventurer, and world traveler, I want to give you the tools to live life with pure intentions. Pure Palate is not just a brand; it’s a lifestyle. With an engaged community of over twenty thousand, I’m here to offer you a holistic culinary experience, curate a healthy lifestyle, and enhance your wellness journey!

Sarah Blair

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Seasonal Recipes

Sarah is passionate about cooking foods that compliment each season! From fresh greens in springtime, to bountiful produce in summer, root vegetables in fall, and warm flavors in winter, Pure Palate carefully creates recipes that lend themselves to your natural environment. She is thoroughly mindful of dietary alternatives and loves curating recipes for a pure culinary lifestyle.

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Salmon, Yellowtail, and Toro Jalapeño Sashimi

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Squash Blossom and Goat Cheese Frittata

Roasted Beet and Warm Farro Salad

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Brûléed Peach Ice Cream

MEET SARAH

Hello, Friends! Welcome to Pure Palate! I'm Sarah, a chef, culinary producer, food stylist, wellness enthusiast, fitness addict, beauty devotee, world traveler, and artistic creator. I live on the beach in Southern California but have rugged New England mountain roots. My main squeeze is all things purely edible, but I'm forever curating my most authentic self. I never shy away from a glorious bowl of heavenly pasta or a decadent chocolate molten cake, but I devour in moderation. I always hustle harder, live passionately, brighter and bolder, and welcome life's experiences. I’m forever a work in progress.

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Latest Recipes

Allow me to take you on a flavor journey, sure to tantalize the palate. Check out my latest recipes, which always have a signature Pure Palate flare.

Clean as you Go – The Kitchen Method

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How to stock a pantry for the first time, like a PRO!

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Cartagena, Colombia 2023: Best Places to Visit, Eat, & Relax

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Grocery Shopping List [Planning & A Template]

Tokyo Turnips [History, Care, and Processing]

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Brussels Sprouts – [The Ultimate Guide]

Best Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe- A Pure Palate

What is Baby Bok Choy?

A Pure palate experience

Emphasize Your 5 Senses

Taste allows our minds to make conscious decisions to lead us to the best results throughout the cooking process. We recognize the tastes of bitter, sour, salty, and sweet, and the perfect dish is the total combination of these tastes. We differentiate flavors in food through our taste and are noting when food needs salt to spike a flatness or acid to brighten.

Taste

Our hands are our most effective means for the closest and most intimate connection to our food. We want to highlight our pure, delicate, and fragile ingredients with the least amount of bruising or wounding from machines and tools. Our hands maintain purity and tenderness that no other mechanical device will be able to replicate. Through repetition, attention, and consciousness, we fuel our brains to recognize the sensory data in touch, which triggers our tastes.

Touch

Our eyes determine what our stomachs desire. They are the greatest tool to recognize a proper sauce from thick to thin, the perfect slight caramelization of sautéed vegetables, or the dark mahogany bark of perfectly seared meat. Our total attention to detail and visual reference points guide us throughout the cooking process.

Sight

80% of everything we taste comes from our smell, as our nose can detect up to 10,000 different aromas. When we smell something delicious, these molecules travel through our nose and mouth, directly to our brain, telling our minds what we would like to ingest. Like touch, our brain registers repetitive smells and triggers our mind to replicate certain aromas that fuel our taste.

Smell

Hearing is paramount in the cooking process. We have our ears perked for noises such as the rapid boil of water, the crackling pop of onions hitting a hot oiled pan, or the spark of the gas igniting our flame. Recognizing these sounds heightens our total consciousness and makes us become better chefs.

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LET’S COLLABORATE

Working with Pure Palate is partnering with a true culinary powerhouse. Sarah has the training, passion, drive, knowledge in her field, the eye for current trends, and the creativity to make any project a grand success.