The Mysterious Underworld of the Monterey Abalone Farm Personal Chef San Francisco – Chef Garbo’s Excellent Adventure It’s Personal Chef San Francisco – Chef Garbo here and I’m reporting about a spectacular field trip to Monterey… It was a beautiful sunny day in Monterey Bay where the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter met at the very end of the Municipal Wharf #2. On this very same wharf John Steinbeck walked while looking for a boat to take him and Ed “Doc” Ricketts to the Sea of Cortez in 1940. Chef Bourget coordinated this Chapter field trip where we learned all about Abalone farming.