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Oak
Real red oak from Santa Maria. The wood sets the character of everything we cook.
Santa Maria–style · Live fire · Cottonwood, AZ
California roots. Arizona fire.
Tri-tip and chicken, seared over real red oak on a grill built in Santa Maria.
Compliant · Awaiting county paperwork- Grill built in Santa Maria, CA
- Red oak from Santa Maria
- Est. 2026
- Verde Valley
01 · The craft
Three things. Done right.
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Iron
A grill custom-built in Santa Maria. The crank raises and lowers the grate so the cook can work the heat.
03
Table
Tri-tip at the center, Diana’s sides and salsas around it. Generous plates made to share.
02 · Updates & events
Where we are. Where we’ll be.
Next stop
First fire:
date coming soon.
We’ll post confirmed dates here first, and on our socials.
Know an event we should be at? Tell us
Road to the first fire
Updated Oct 24, 2026
We’re compliant and waiting on paperwork from the county.
Fire inspection: passed.
The Cottonwood Fire Department came out and inspected our grill and trailer, and we passed. Thank you to the Cottonwood Fire Department for their time.
Applications are in.
Our applications are submitted. Now we're waiting on Yavapai County approval and some final paperwork before we can serve. We'll post here the moment there's news.
The grill and the oak are here.
Our grill was custom-built in Santa Maria, and our red oak comes from Santa Maria too. Both are home in Cottonwood now, ready for the first fire.
04 · The people
Meet Jeremy & Diana.
Jeremy grew up in Orcutt, in California’s Santa Maria Valley, around the barbecue he’s now bringing to Arizona. Diana brings the homestyle cooking — the sides, salsas and guacamole that make it a meal.
Together they’re building Oak & Ember in Cottonwood, one careful step at a time.
Read our story05 · Support
Help light the first fire.
Chip in with one tap on Venmo, or send through Zelle. Equipment leads and fair trades are welcome too.
06 · Merch
Shirts, hoodies, hats. In the works.
Tell us what you’d wear and help shape the first collection.
See what’s coming