CALIFORNIA OLIVE RANCH + SECRET SUPPER
Celebrating the beauty of the harvest through an authentic tree to table experience
At Secret Supper we focus on designing unparalleled culinary experiences that evoke an appreciation for the moment and leave guests feeling deeply connected and inspired. Over the past 10+ years our passion for creating memorable culinary experiences has built our established reputation as a global leader in this space. Our renowned Supper experiences consistently sell out in minutes, with, on average, over guests traveling from out of state to join our tables. We use this same intentional approach to design and produce brand activations that incorporate seasonality, place, and artistry in both design and cuisine, creating an evening guests will treasure for a lifetime, with moments they will want to share for seasons to come.
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Secret Supper began with a dream to bring people together around a table filled with seasonally-focused food, great drinks, and endless conversation. Through authentic culinary and travel experiences, we’ve found our passion and purpose; to explore our different ways of life through creation of meaningful culinary and travel experiences that unearth and celebrate the common threads among us all. Energized by the impact and popularity of our Supper Series, we are now on a mission to inspire people worldwide to rediscover the beauty in both the extraordinary and the everyday through a diverse offering of experiences and stories.
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Through our Supper Series, we create thoughtful, once in a lifetime dining experiences for about 65 guests at a time, traveling from around the world. Only a general location is provided when tickets are released. It's not until 24 hours prior to the Supper that the address is disclosed, while the menu and bespoke details remain a secret until arrival.
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CALIFORNIA OLIVE RANCH ANNUAL HARVEST CELEBRATION
Home Grown: Freshness Starts at the Source
Secret Supper will design, plan and execute two nights of unforgettable experiences centered on a memorable shared meal in the olive groves. Guests will be guided through an evening of interactive and communal experiences designed to be visually stunning and intimate, focused on authentically telling the story of California Olive Ranch.
With the California Olive Ranch brand direction in mind, we will work to tailor a unique, intimate, and visually immersive experience that connects curious minds through the universal language of food. Secret Supper will manage chef selection, design, and all details necessary to execute a replicable bespoke experience infused with our unique DNA: undeniable hospitality, detailed design, and luxury cuisine, all anchored by a sense of playful adventure.
SECRET SUPPER SERVICES
Creative Direction: Creating the foundational mood boards and design plans necessary to bring our shared vision to life
Venue: Working with your selected location and managing all of the logistical details
Food & Beverage: Finding an incredible bar and chef team and partnering with them to design an epic feast, with exceptional service and hospitality throughout the event
Design Team: Sourcing a talented florist, fabricator, lighting designer, and other creatives necessary to ensure your real life experience surpasses your expectations
Rentals & Equipment: Selecting beautiful items that align with our design plan and menu and managing all of the logistics surrounding drop off and pick up
Contracts: Managing agreements so that you don’t have to
Budget: Estimating costs and keeping track of expense so that you stay financially on-track
Regulation Compliance: Obtaining any required event insurance or permitting as-needed
Detailed Plans: Creation and management of a detailed event run of show to ensure you, your guests and all vendors are extremely organized and set up for success, including a thorough inclement weather plan.
Event Management: Comprehensive onsite event management and production by the Secret Supper team.
Content Creation: Working with Katie Katz to ensure high quality photo deliverables, building on our previously existing relationship with her. Sourcing and managing videographer for high quality video content.
DINING EXPERIENCE
Over the past few years, we have worked closely with Russian River Valley Winegrowers to grow their annual Paulée into a signature harvest event for the region, attracting acclaimed winemakers, influencers, and visitors to appreciate the beauty and community of the California harvest. We would approach these events with a similar intention, showcasing the bounty of California autumn, the beautiful community of farmers and producers in the area, and the thorough thread of beautiful olive oil that enhances every component of the meal.
Our network of renowned chefs spans from coast to coast, with a particular focus on chefs well-versed in live-fire cooking and a strong focus on seasonality and local sourcing. We will draw from our robust relationships in Northern California to source a chef with a distinctive point of view on the culinary component of the guest experience. We will then work with our selected featured chef to curate a harvest focused menu. Each course will be visually exciting and designed to elevate California Olive Ranch, highlighting each variety’s distinctive features and offering moments of both connection and education to guests around the table. Our team will manage all prep and cooking logistics, and execute a high level of service with Secret Supper’s signature approach to warm, intentional hospitality and storytelling. Below are three Northern California chefs who we have previously partnered with. We are glad to source one of these past chefs for this experience or source a different talented chef that is the perfect match for your culinary vision.
Chef Elliot Bell is a quentisenntial California chef with the pedigree to match California Olive Ranch’s dedication to xxx. Elliot was the executive sous chef at French Laundry before opening his famed St Helena restaurant, Charlie’s. We partnered with Chef Elliot in 2025 for our Russian River Paulée Supper in Healdsburg, CA.
Chef Charlie Palmer has earned 15 Michelin stars throughout his storied career, which has brought him from NYC to CA Wine Country, where he now oversees culinary operations for Appellation Hotels. We have been honored to work with Chef Palmer on previous Suppers and ongoing projects. As a pioneer in the farm-to-table food movement, he would present an elevated, refined take on harvest cuisine rooted in the story of California’s farm to table movement. We partnered with Chef Charlie in 2025 in Healdsburg, CA.
EVENT DESIGN
Our approach to event design centers on connection; to place, to your story, and to each other. We will thoughtfully curate every detail of the event, from guest check-in to custom branded integrations, to guest gifts at the end of the night. The focus of every detail will be to center the story on California Olive Ranch and encourage guests to appreciate the moment we are creating together.
We can scale design from simple, intentional florals and lighting to full-scale custom fabrications. With ten+ years of brand partnership experience, we are well versed in translating your vision into authentic integrations that enhance guest experience, and leave them with warm feelings about your brand they are eager to share with their networks.
Intentional Details
We will source and manage local vendors, enrolling them in the creative vision of the event to ensure every detail delights and connects guests to the story of California Olive Ranch, including: floral design, table styling, branded bar styling, lighting design, playlist curation or live music, chef and service team management, restroom sourcing, rentals, etc.
Brand Integration
We will identify impactful storytelling moments within the guest experience and design shareable backdrops to enhance the experiential storytelling embedded in the event. This can include custom menus and signage or a full custom-built photo backdrop, bar, or olive oil tasting vignette
Sense of Place
Everything we do starts with a sense of place. We will create a creative direction based on the story you want to tell of the California Olive Ranch Harvest. The visual identity of the event will support your brand’s storytelling through elevated, photo-ready moments: at guest check in, at the bar, at the table, and through custom interactive integrations throughout the evening.
CUSTOM INTEGRATIONS
We have extensive, varied experience in bringing brand vision to life through immersive and engaging integrations. We aim to enhance the experience for your guests by offering enviable takeaways and photo memories for repostable content. Rather than a simple step-and-repeat or forced branded moment, we aim to infuse the story of California Olive Ranch into every aspect of the experience, so that each detail enhances the guest experience and helps ensure that they want to share every moment, not just one.
A few examples of previous collaborative integrations are below, We are always excited to create impactful branded moments that matches your vision for your event.
Flower Market
Interactive French flower market to match this Supper’s French Garden theme; guests were offered the opportunity to build their own bouquet to take home, with custom branded flower wrapping.
Artisanal Craft Integrations
We often work with local craftspeople to build interactive displays for custom take-home gifts. Guests have an opportunity to interact directly with artisans aligned with our brand partners, bring a bit of the evening home with them.
Custom Embroidery
In conjunction with Le Creuset, all guests were given the opportunity to choose from a menu of curated chain stitching to customize tea towels, which were sorted into personalized gift bags for pickup at the end of the event.
Custom Luggage Tags
Since most of our Supper guests are travelers, we created a custom luggage tag activation. Guests were given the opportunity to “sign” a cocktail napkin with any doodle or message they’d like, which was embossed onto a luggage tag during dinner for them to take on their travels home.
Live Painting
Live painter captured the ephemeral beauty of the Supper experience as it unfolded in real time, offering guests an artistic snapshot to take home with them.
Custom Blankets
Branded blankets were passed out as the sun began to set and temperatures cooled on an autumn evening. Guests were then encouraged to take blankets home as a lasting memory of the cozy evening.
Custom Aprons
Bespoke branded aprons carried the color scheme and aesthetic of the event through service, and enhanced the professionalism of the service team. This also served an incredible take home gifts for the guests.
Custom Leather Stamping
Handcrafted coasters embossed with branded elements were available for personalization with guests’ initials, creating an interactive, photo-worthy display throughout cocktail hour, and a lasting, luxurious keepsake to remember the evening.
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR TWO 25-GUEST CULINARY EXPERIENCES
Secret Supper Event Design and On-site Management
planning, creative direction, travel, on-site event management
Production
rentals & equipment, florals, styling elements, insurance
Food & Beverage
chef, staffing, bar team, food costs for 3 courses and cocktail hour with passed hors d’orves
$18,000
$10,500
$12,500
Total
$52,000
A visually impactful culinary experience with every detail designed to center on the beauty of the harvest set in California Olive Ranch’s iconic olive groves. Sourcing a notable local Featured Chef focused on live fire cooking techniques and designing unique interactive brand-forward integrations that lead to engaged guest moments.
Custom Integrations
authentic interactive brand experiences
$11,000
