07/15/2026
the carrot.
over the years we’ve honored this humble vegetable in a variety of ways. and still do. from pastries to cocktails. to sandwiches, salads & desserts. it’s on our wall, on our menu and on our shirts. but why?
at Ardor, we are all about showcasing humble ingredients that are grown and cared for with integrity…and treated with respect the moment they come through our doors. how good can freshly milled wheat be when fermented with water & salt and baked properly. the perfect spring radish raw with house made boursin cheese. a quality chicken slowly roasted over fire. and, of course, a great carrot. because carrots are the vegetable that everyone is most familiar with, most often in the most mediocre form. but when they are great, there’s such a difference. if you’ve tasted Evan’s carrots Down River Farm you know the difference I’m talking about. they’re the utility knife of vegetables. sweet and subtle enough to use in a variety of ways, from desserts to beef fat grilled sides for steak. I used to think: anyone can make wagyu beef taste good, but it takes technique to make a carrot taste good. I now realize that, with great carrots, and all great produce, they too are easy to make taste great.
come see what we’re doing with this season’s carrots.
-Chef Cody
1&2) current carrot danish
3) OG pork chop set with carrots & fish sauce vinaigrette
4) carrots grilled with their tops, glazed with mezcal & finished with carrot shichimi & carrot flowers
5)carrots with yogurt, Janie’s Mill | Stone-ground Organic Flour wheat berry granola & kumquat
6) carrot by Cosette Isabella
7)fermenting carrots in melissa monroe crock
8)first menu carrot cake dessert
9&10) ardor garden carrots (2024)
11) hearth charred carrots
12) current carrot baguette
13$14) chefs Ezekial Kalmes and Cody Scogin enjoying carrots straight from the dirt Down River Farm
15) dinner menu
16) carrot cocktail
17) old set of hearth smoked beef tenderloin, beef fat grilled carrots & carrot top chimichurri
18) first dinner menu of grilled & root beer glazed carrots with tamarind, leek soil & coconut milk
19) current dish of Down River Farm carrots & carrot flowers
20) grilled carrots
