Locale Farm to Table

FAMILY Our lives are greatly impacted by our upbringing and family traditions. On this Veterans Day we pay tribute to our owner’s ancestors. @heatherlaganelli was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts surrounded by a fairly large population of European immigrants. An influential person in our owner’s upbringing was her Great-Grandma Bessie. Pictured here from left to right Bessie (her mother’s, father’s mother - did you get that lol?) in the center her mother’s mother, Marion... and her mother’s father, Angelo. Pictured to the right Bessie’s husband, Frank Servideo. Heather’s mother Susan, is the eldest daughter of EIGHT children. Shortly after her youngest sibling was born her mother, Marion had a stroke which paralyzed the left side of her body indefinitely. Story goes pre-stroke Marion wore the pants aka ran the household. Angelo her husband a World War II Veteran, didn’t drive or even have his license for that matter. Funny thing is it showed all those years later - he was a terrible driver (from Heather’s recollection ). He was a loving father, and hard worker who dedicated his days to the US Postal service, he had an interesting sense of humor and beautiful soul. After the stroke everything about their lives + household dynamic would shift. Bessie was a widow, she moved in to help with the day to day and to care for their eight children. A visit to their Stanton Street home was sure to be met with a meal topped with freshly grated pecorino Romano followed by a slice of pie of some sort. Bessie ruled that kitchen for years even after the kids moved out and had children of their own, she bread an army of foodies, predestined to love every pastry under the sun. Frank and Bessie shared a love of food and gardening, they had a massive garden when he was alive. When Heather was a child she spent a ton of time in the kitchen with Grammy Bessie you’ve probably heard us mention her a few times over the years. Bessie was of French decent and her husband Frank was Italian. #supportlocal #661 #downtownbakersfield #bakersfieldca #localefarmtotable #lovelocale #allthefood #bakersfieldfoodie #cali #bakersfield #veteransday See more

2019 Chardonnay We’re now carrying TWO HOUSE WINES! Big thanks to @sanrucciwinery for making one of our dreams a reality. Both the chardonnay and the Cabernet Sauvignon are now available for purchase. ... Also, did you notice our label has our latitude and longitude coordinates? What better way to put BAKERSFIELD on the map!?!? #wine #chardonnay #supportlocal #661 #downtownbakersfield #bakersfieldca #localefarmtotable #lovelocale #allthefood #bakersfieldfoodie #cali #locallysourced #yum #bakersfield #wineandcheese See more

Thank you for serving our country

The history behind Locale + this dish Did you know our owner, @heatherlaganelli is the creative mind behind our menu? Back in July of 2015 she purchased Union Station Deli from Vickie + Joe Ledbetter. The couple had been in the sandwich business for ten years and were ready to retire in North Dakota. Vickie had a love for entertaining, partly due to her mother who was a beautiful soul, ahead of her time, a socialite, and world traveler. Vickie always dreamt of owning a sp...ace where she could offer her family’s fare. She opened up shop in 2005, Union Station Deli was undeniably her pride and joy. Once the change in ownership went through Heather had the keys to someone else’s dream she didn’t even eat sandwiches at the time and had zero intentions running a casual dinning restaurant. Heather had plans to turn the space into a wine bar with pairing flights and hors d'oeuvres. Ask her about it sometime! Her days were long, learning the ins and outs of someone else’s business while simultaneously developing her own menu. Heather’s creations were gradually introduced as specials for the first six months while she slowly phased out the deli options. During the summer months she created a unique salad menu. Once the weather got a bit cooler, right around this time she created this dish, our sweet potato and Brussels sprouts bowl. It was a selfish creation, since salad season had ended. The bowl didn’t make it on the menu until Candace, the manager at In Your Wildest Dreams saw what Heather was eating and started ordering it for herself. Word quickly spread and poof our most popular menu item made it’s debut. At that time Locale only existed on paper, our customer base was a mix between Union Station Deli clients and trusting millennials looking for good food. The millennials got wind of the change in ownership after a couple months due to our local media (doing their job well) of courseand THE REST IS HISTORY. #supportlocal #661 #downtownbakersfield #bakersfieldca #localefarmtotable #lovelocale #allthefood #bakersfieldfoodie #cali #locallysourced #yum #bakersfield #unionstationdeli #la #laeats See more

Charcuterie Elements This chocolate bark is served with our charcuterie and it goes pretty well with our NEW Cabernet Sauvignon private label wine! Made from scratch, in house with love. ... #fortheloveofcheese #cheeseplease #laeats #charcuterie #cheeseandwine #bakersfield #locale #kerncounty #california #cali #bakersfieldca #ca #downtownbakersfield #661 #la #losangeles #cityofangeles #kerncounty #chocolate #chocolatebark

The WHY behind mural alley. Here’s a picture from the first run of murals behind Locale, did you know we have a rotating art space? We’re extremely grateful to have the ability to showcase large scale public art at our establishment. Ever since we had the ability to make decisions without clearing it through a landlord we’ve been able to get creative with our space. Creative elements are evident throughout Locale and if you take a quick stroll to the south side of our establ...ishment in the alley between 17th and 18th Street we’re currently working on a large mural. This mural space is known as @muralalleybakersfield, check it out. It’s a rotating art alley that was started two and a half years ago by our owner, @heatherlaganelli. Why does the artwork change out?!? It’s simple, artwork enriches our lives and makes an otherwise drab space interesting. There are plenty of murals that are staples in our community and hardly any that transition a space into something new consistently. We started this project two and a half years ago with the intention of giving as many artists possible an opportunity to showcase their abilities and to change the feel of the alley behind our building. As the space has developed over the years, we’ve had the privilege of getting to know a lot of artists. Heather’s intention was to create an area of interest downtown and her goal is to eventually elevate the experience as time goes on by adding an installation element, an entry sign and even lights. Slowly but surly we will put Bakersfield on the map, it’s number one on our agenda! We’ve started small and have taken it one step at a time with art, live music and locally sourced food. If you would like to be a part of this project please let us know, there are plenty of opportunities - from sponsorship to painting. DM us for details. #community #communityovercompetition #muralalleybakersfield #art #publicart #bakersfield #downtownbakersfield #ca #california #661 #create #la #losangeles #chicdesignsbyheather

It’s Introduction Time! Hi I’m @heatherlaganelli, I started Locale back in 2015... Prior to Locale I had been working in the wedding industry doing all the things; baking cakes, photography, day of coordinating, graphic + floral design. I love the rush of weddings and sharing people’s special day. Large family gatherings have always reminded me of my family back in New England. I’m a people person (slight understatement ). My parents said since my stroller days ...I would smile + say hi to everyone that crossed my path . My lineage traces back to Northern Europe, when I was young my French Grandma, Bessie taught me how to bake. She never measured a thing. If you know anything about baking that’s not recommended. I picked up that habit + pretty much thought it was a norm. For my 7th birthday I received an Easy Bake Oven, I would add ingredients to the cute little boxes to make them my own. It taught me to think outside of the box/to deal w/ failure. Sometimes the lil cakes wouldn’t rise because I added extra chocolate or fruit or whatever I was feeling that day. I failed + perfected + kept at it. After obtaining my BA in Fine Arts from Albertus Magnus College, in New Haven, CT I moved out to CA. There’s a lot that led up to my decision to major in art, we’ll have to revisit that part of the story. I landed a job as an artist at The Bakersfield Californian + dabbled in a few other businesses until I was presented with an opportunity to open a restaurant. If you’ve known me prior to Locale you’ve definitely been over my house for dinner! I’ve been making charcuterie boards since early 2000, pairing cheese + wine since my box wine days. I’ve had a passion for entertaining for as long as I can remember. I truly enjoy the creative outlet and making things a bit more special than the norm. Entertaining consumed my life, I would wake up thinking about reasons to make new things. It got to the point when having dinner at my house came with a disclaimer my friends would tell their husbands, don’t think I’ll be doing this honey, I love you but it’s not going to happen. I’m kind of proud of that! Flash forward to 2020, here I am living in sunny Bakersfield, surrounded by potential. Life has been pretty good. Hope to see you at Locale See more

Here it is! For all of the non red wine lover’s we’ll have a white soon! #communityovercompetition #wineplease Available for purchase by the glass or the bottle, makes a great gift as well! ... #cheeseandwine #bakersfield #locale #kerncounty #california #cali #bakersfieldca #ca #downtownbakersfield #661 #la #kerncounty #losangeles #laeats #cabernet #wine See more

Today is the day! Big thanks to @sanrucciwinery for working with us on creating a private label of wine for Locale!! #communityovercompetition #wineplease Available for purchase by the glass or the bottle, It’ll make a great gift as well! ... #cheeseandwine #bakersfield #locale #kerncounty #california #cali #bakersfieldca #ca #downtownbakersfield #661 #la #kerncounty #losangeles #laeats #cabernet #wine #bakersfieldeats See more

We picked up some more of the Farm to Tap from @2ndphasebrewing today! We sold out of it pretty quickly... seems to be the favorite, keep up the good work Frank! #downtownbakersfield #bakersfield #beer #la #laeats

We’ve been working with @san_rucci_winery on a private label of house wine for you now that the weather has cooled down. We’ll be offering it for purchase by the bottle this Friday!

Chicken Aioli. #bakersfield #laeats #bakersfieldeat #la #chicken #locale #kerncounty #california #cali #bakersfieldca #ca #downtownbakersfield #661

GIVE BACK PLEDGE For the next 12 months we will contribute a percentage of our sales each month to a creative cause! We have been using our space as a platform for artists to express themselves since 2015 and this is our way of taking it one step further. From our unique locally sourced menu to live music daily, rotating murals and artisanal components we strive to add a little extra joy into your life. We put a lot of love + energy into your experience at Locale becaus...e this world needs all the joy it can get. Simply make a purchase. Every purchase qualifies. You’ll be able to follow along as we share our contribution/endeavors over the next year with you. [If you’re an artist and you’d like to get involved or showcase your abilities DM us with a link to your portfolio or photos of your work and we’ll see what we can do to incorporate your passion into our space.] #bakersfield #laeats #bakersfieldeat #la #contribute #locale #kerncounty #california #cali #callforartists #bakersfieldca #ca #downtownbakersfield #661 #creativecontributions #makeachange See more