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Good Times Food and Wine Review

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We were recently reviewed by the Good Times Food and Wine critic Tara Fatemi Walker.

Imaginative chef Sebastian Nobile takes inspiration from a world of flavors. He combines Tuscan bread, mascarpone cheese, and wasabi-infused tobiko to produce a unique bruschetta. Nobile created this appetizer after a good meal at a sushi restaurant inspired him to take a traditional Italian dish and try something new. During a recent lunch at Oak Tree Ristorante, where Nobile is chef and owner, the bruschetta was offered as a daily special. The smooth creamy mascarpone complements the texture of the thick layer of tobiko (flying fish roe). The wasabi flavor is strong but doesn’t overpower the dish; in fact, the last sensation you experience is the taste of well-grilled Italian bread.

Nobile is committed to continuously developing new culinary delights. “I don’t like doing things the same ways they’ve been done,” he says. “I want to create new flavors, new foods, new combinations.” For the pork ribs entrée at Oak Tree he took a traditional dish from Uruguay and put a Hawaiian spin on it, including pineapple barbecue sauce. It’s now one of the restaurant’s most popular selections.
Nobile culls from his international background to cross culinary boundaries. Born in Uruguay, his parents are both Uruguayan but his grandfather—who loved to cook—was Italian. Nobile grew up watching and learning from his grandfather. “That’s where I first learned the basics like the tomato sauce, the Bolognese. He wouldn’t really have recipes. He would add a little bit of this, a little bit of that. I feel cooking is really in your mind.”

The chef’s first restaurant job was in Spain in 1992, at Hostal del Cacador in Sobrestany. His later experience includes cooking at his brother’s restaurant in Uruguay. After moving to Felton he worked at Italian restaurant La Bruschetta, then of In Vino Veritas. When an opportunity arose to open his own restaurant for the first time at the former site of La Bruschetta, he seized it. He remodeled and restored the restaurant, transforming it into Oak Tree Ristorante which opened in July 2009.

At Oak Tree, Nobile frequently rotates specials based on different ideas and inspirations. These also depend on what’s fresh and seasonal. He strives to make customers happy, so even if you don’t hear a dish announced on the specials or see it on the menu, you can ask and he might make it for you. During my lunch visit, a customer requested a pizza that was not on the menu—and he made it. Nobile explains, “Because we make all our bread here, I have dough available so I was able to make a pizza. If I can, I do it. I think it makes a big difference.”

Nobile believes in using local suppliers and local ingredients whenever possible. He regularly shops at farmers markets in Felton and Santa Cruz. He uses produce from Dirty Girl Farms, and employs local mushroom foragers. The results of their labors can be tasted in Nobile’s Tre Funghi Gnocchi with local porcini, chanterelle, and black trumpet mushrooms. The dish, with rosemary cream sauce, is exquisitely earthy.
Nobile offers a chef tasting to sample a variety of dishes, and he clearly revels in creating these. “You can get a really nice picture of what we do here,” he notes. The five-course meal costs $49 for two people, or $59 for two with two glasses of wine. Customers can request an emphasis, like meat, seafood, or vegetarian—or a combination—or leave it up to Nobile. A specific dish can even be requested as one of the courses (otherwise, the meal may feature some menu selections or may feature nothing from the regular menu). For example, choose the menu’s Beet Salad as a course: the combination of organic roasted beets, boiled eggs, scallions, cucumber, and greens works perfectly. Of course, there are other dishes to consider: the most popular are meat-based (the aforementioned pork ribs, Spaghetti Bolognese with natural angus beef-sauce, Rack of lamb). The ravioli, handmade on site like all the pastas, are also well loved.

Of utmost importance to Nobile is that his customers leave satisfied. And at Oak Tree Ristorante, Nobile has the freedom to cook what he likes and cook what people are craving. “I like being a chef because it’s never the same. Some restaurants have the same menu all the time. Here, every time someone walks in, it’s going to be a different thing.” Customers appreciate Nobile’s enthusiasm and flexibility. They also are fans of the restaurant’s promotions; current “winter specials” (so popular they will continue at least partway through spring) include a complimentary bottle of wine with the purchase of two entrees on Tuesday nights. | Tara Fatemi Walker


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