AVANT at the Rancho Bernardo Inn (FKA El Bizcocho)

Opening Early 2013. AVANT meaning culturally or stylistically advanced is indicative of the innovative culinary offerings of the menu and social spaces designed to offer multiple settings for guests' enjoyment - including bar, patio, lounge and dining room seating. The name is an elegant counter-balance to the rich, warm and earthy decor of the venue.

At the helm is Executive Chef Nicolas Bour, whose passion for food, fresh ingredients and authentic flavor was solidified at an early age while growing up on a working organic farm. Meals were made from each day's harvest, cultivating a palate for ingredients in their natural state - an appreciation which follows Bour into the AVANT kitchen.