Tim Wood
Woody’s at the Airport, 200 Fred Kane Drive, Monterey. (831) 373-1232
500 Del Mesa, Carmel. (831) 624-1854
27300 Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel. (831) 624-2737
In Scrabble, the highest possible score for the simple adjective “Woody” is a whopping 48 points. That’s a double letter score on the letter “Y” (four points), plus a triple word score. Coincidentally, that’s also the name of Tim Wood’s most current project, Woody’s, which has locations at the Monterey Regional Airport, Carmel Valley Athletic Club and Del Mesa retirement community in Carmel Valley. And just like in Scrabble, Wood uses Woody’s to package his years of chefy experience (Bernardus and Carmel Valley Ranch to name a few), to bring diners approachable seasonal and local fare. Think veggies from Swank Farms and Bad Dog Farms, Dungeness crabs and calamari straight from the bay, and salt harvested from Big Sur. Sure, wedge salads, steak frites and roasted chicken don’t scream Rene Rédzepi or Heston Blumenthal. But locals like what they like and it’s not velouté or molecular gastronomy – it’s Chef Wood and his high-scoring simplicity.
