Private journeys across America
From secluded ranches and mountain estates to coastal homes, resort buyouts and private family retreats, KCT creates fully produced kosher experiences across select destinations in the United States.
Why here
The United States is not a fallback for families who did not make it to Europe. It is where some of the most private property in the world is, and where the KCT model creates the most obvious value, because the further a place is from a kosher supply chain, the more a production company is worth.
A ranch buyout in southwest Montana means the group has the horses, the river, the dining room and the fire pit to itself. What it does not mean is a kitchen that can feed twenty-two under supervision. That gets built.
We are selective about where we operate rather than claiming the whole country. These are the regions where we have the properties, the suppliers and the reason to be.
Where, within it
The regions worth choosing between.
Western ranches & mountain retreats
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and New Mexico. Private buyouts, luxury lodges, riding, fly-fishing and genuinely open country.
The Northeast & New England
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Upstate New York and the Berkshires. Summer estates, lake houses, fall foliage and Sukkot in the countryside.
California
Napa, Sonoma, Carmel, Big Sur, Tahoe and the Southern California coast. Estates, wine country, culinary travel and coastal journeys.
Florida & the Southeast
Palm Beach, Miami, the Keys, Naples, Charleston and Savannah. Beachfront villas, yacht-and-villa programs and winter retreats.
Hawaii
Private estates and resort buyouts for multi-generational trips, with everything provisioned in. A longer lead time and a bigger operation.
When it's actually good
Summer (Jun-Aug)
The West and New England at their best. Ranch weeks, lake houses, long light and cool evenings at altitude.
September & October
Sukkot in New England or the Berkshires, harvest in California, and the quietest weeks in the West.
Winter (Dec-Mar)
Florida, the Keys and Southern California. Ski country in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.
Spring
California and the Southeast. The mountain West is still closed or muddy; we will steer you elsewhere.
How it's produced
The practical shape of it.
Properties
- Working guest ranches taken as a full private buyout
- Mountain lodges and ski-country estates
- Lakefront and coastal houses with separate guest accommodation
- Wine-country estates in Napa, Sonoma and the Santa Ynez Valley
- Beachfront villas and yacht programs in Florida and the Bahamas
- Small resort buyouts where one property is not enough
Culinary
- Outdoor cooking as the center of a ranch or lake week, fire pits, smokers, live-fire grilling
- Regional American sourcing done properly, within the standard
- Napa and Sonoma kosher wine programs, visited privately
- Florida and Bahamas fish and seafood within the standard, from the boats
- Full brigade in a lodge kitchen, or a built kitchen where the property has none
- Friday-afternoon barbecues before candle lighting, which most ranch weeks end up organized around
Kosher setup & provisioning
- Kashering where the property allows; a dedicated mobile kitchen where it does not
- Provisioning consolidated from the nearest metro, Bozeman, Denver, Salt Lake, Boston, San Francisco, Miami
- Weekly resupply runs planned into remote weeks
- Mashgiach in residence throughout
- Refrigeration, power and water capacity checked at survey rather than assumed
Shabbat, Yom Tov & Jewish life
- Shabbat on the property, with walking distances and eruv considerations planned in advance
- Minyan formed from the group; introductions to communities in Bozeman, Aspen, Napa, Charleston and Palm Beach
- Sukkot in New England or the Berkshires, with a sukkah built on site
- Historic congregations in Charleston, Savannah and Newport, among the oldest in America
Getting there
- Gateways: Bozeman, Jackson Hole, Denver, Aspen, Salt Lake City, Boston, Burlington, San Francisco, Monterey, Miami, Palm Beach, Charleston
- Private aviation is often the practical choice into the mountain West
- Vehicles on site throughout; these properties are not walkable to anything
- Remote properties need provisioning lead time measured in weeks, not days
Journey styles in the United States
Planning notes
Planning a journey in the United States
Some of the most private property in the world is in the United States, and a production company is most useful where a place is far from a kosher supply chain. We are selective about where we operate rather than claiming the whole country: Western ranches and mountain retreats, the Northeast and New England, California, Florida and the Southeast, and Hawaii. A ranch buyout gives a group the horses, the river and the fire pit, and the kitchen that can feed a large group under supervision is built for it.
The regions we most often discuss are Western ranches & mountain retreats, The Northeast & New England, California, Florida & the Southeast, Hawaii, Summer (Jun-Aug), September & October, Winter (Dec-Mar) and Spring.
Summer ranch weeks are described on the private summer programs page, and everyday kosher catering in Miami is covered on our Miami page.
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Begin a conversation
Tell Avicam where you would like to go and who is traveling. We discuss honestly whether KCT is the right team, and how an engagement would be structured. We reply as soon as we can.