Fresh Cream is one of Monterey's most enduring and popular restaurants. It was started by Robert Kinkaid in 1979 with humble beginnings at 807 Cannery Row in the same building which later hosted the Sax Gallery for 19 years.

After Sax had done the logo for the restaurant (which won a 1st place Sam Seagull Award), he was eager to show the poster possibilities to Robert. He printed the first image Les Fraises a la Crème' on a hand built plywood press with water based inks in his apartment with help from fellow artist, Barry Revis. Robert liked it, and so the first official Fresh Cream Serigraph was commissioned. For a brief time, the Sax Gallery and the Fresh Cream restaurant were in the same building. Many a honeymooner had come down to have their prints signed by the artist. Unfortunately, many of the original prints were destroyed in a kitchen accident. The third Fresh Cream image features their signature dessert treat. A large strawberry dipped in molten sugar. This print was commissioned to celebrate the move of the restaurant to a larger location. The artist has saved 10 complete sets of all three prints that are now available.