JOURNEY'S END

Located in the golf course clubhouse, Journey’s End is one of Pechanga’s choicest dining destinations. Whether eating inside, relaxing on our outdoor patio, or enjoying a post-round drink at our beautiful bar, every seat offers a gorgeous view of the world-class course and the Temecula Valley’s spectacular rolling terrain. It’s the perfect place to make a perfect day. Open for breakfast and lunch.

Inspiration comes from everywhere. For Chef Jordan Garcia, it came directly from his grandmothers and from his mom. His abuelas loved having the young boy help in the kitchen making tortillas, only speaking to him in Spanish.

In high school, Garcia started to notice the time his mom spent whipping up dinners from scratch every night. “She would make the best chilaquiles for breakfast. She’d make pasta and chicken casserole, all of these great meals. She really enjoyed cooking as a hobby.”

That’s when Garcia started to pick up the spatula again, assisting his mom. That assistance parlayed into a few jobs after high school at fast food restaurants. “My mom was the one who encouraged me to check out cooking school.”

He attended the Art Institute of San Bernardino’s Culinary Department. After three years at Temecula Creek Inn, he made the move to Pechanga.

Taking on roles at inside Kelsey’s, Umi Sushi & Oyster Bar, and several others, he earned the head chef role at Paisano’s. The step to the head chef of Journey’s End and Coveside Grill is what he calls “the most logical step in his career path.” While logic may have made the job easy to say yes to, it’s the challenge of now running two restaurant kitchens, elevating the ingredients and upping the artistry that has Garcia proud to come to Pechanga each day.