Addendum at Ad Hoc returns this week
This is the new look Ad Hoc, btw. Photo: TKRG Addendum. Photo: TKRG As if AQ’s shift wasn’t enough evidence that spring has sprung: after a long winter hiatus, Thomas Keller’s Addendum is ready for a...
View ArticleMichael Bauer’s three-star review of Redd Wood, in pretty photos
Redd Wood in Yountville notches three stars This weekend, Michael Bauer reviewed Redd Wood, the newish Yountville restaurant from Richard Reddington. It earned a solid three stars. The story of Redd...
View ArticleThe French Laundry expands to courtyard dining
An al fresco, nine course feast awaits. Photo: Sara Davis It’s well known that reservations for The French Laundry are accepted strictly two months ahead, to the exact calendar date of the desired day...
View ArticleMichael Bauer’s review of Lucy at Bardessono, in photos
Michael Bauer reviews Lucy at Bardessono This weekend, Michael Bauer reviewed Lucy, the revamped restaurant at Yountville’s posh Bardessono hotel. It was not a good review. He gave Lucy only 1.5 stars...
View ArticleThe French Laundry and Ad Hoc getting full liquor licenses
Timothy Hollingsworth in the French Laundry kitchen. Photo: The Chronicle The French Laundry has a new pastry chef in Per Se vet Milton Abel. He’s still getting his feet wet there, as they say, but...
View ArticleYountville ready to unveil a chef sculpture
Photo: photosbymarissa.com Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to “The Chef” — a six-and-half-foot sculpture that will be unveiled this weekend in Yountville. It’s the brainchild of Napa-based artist...
View ArticleCiccio now open in Yountville; dinner starts mid-November
Now Ciccio. Photo: Google Frank "Ciccio" Altamura If sacks of mini chocolate bars and stale Halloween candy corn don’t float your boat for breakfast tomorrow, check out Ciccio, instead. The Italian...
View ArticleGene Tartaglia to open a Middle Eastern restaurant in Yountville: Tucker’s...
Somerston tasting room in Yountville is getting new neighbor. Photo: Facebook At last night’s Yountville town council meeting, veteran Bay Area restaurateur Gene Tartaglia (The Q in Napa, Mecca) got...
View ArticleDave Cruz to leave Ad Hoc; Katie Hagan-Whelchel is the new chef de cuisine
Ad Hoc. Photo: TKRG The lede item in today’s print column of Inside Scoop is the departure of Dave Cruz from the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. Cruz has been the chef de cuisine at Ad Hoc since the...
View ArticleTimothy Hollingsworth says goodbye to the French Laundry as David Breeden...
The kitchen message at the French Laundry last night. Photo via @_tfl_ David Breeden in his new digs. Photo: Deborah Jones Timothy Hollingsworth started at the French Laundry in 2001, and 56,000 hours...
View ArticleThomas Keller to open a Yountville retail shop: Finesse, The Store
Thomas Keller. Photo: The Chronicle/Lance Iversen 2010 On Saturday (Aug. 24), Thomas Keller will embark on a new adventure: A retail store. Might you fancy a French Laundry clothespin? Photo: The...
View ArticleYountville zoning changes open up possibility for French Laundry expansion
The French Laundry. Photo: The Chronicle/Lance Iversen This week, the town of Yountville approved zoning changes regarding the 7,738-square-foot lot next door to Thomas Keller’s destination restaurant,...
View ArticleThomas Keller gets Yountville approval for an ice cream shop
Thomas Keller in the Per Se kitchen on May 3, 2014 in New York City. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images Last night, the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group got approval from the town of Yountville to convert a...
View ArticlePhotos: The French Laundry installs its temporary kitchen
TFL Temporary KItchen Arrival This week, the shipping container that will serve as the French Laundry’s customized temporary kitchen arrived in full force on the sleepy streets of Yountville, complete...
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