Thomas Aloysius Keller is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, notably the Best California Chef in 1996, and the Best Chef in America in 1997. The restaurant is a perennial winner in the annual Restaurant Magazine list of the Top 50 Restaurants of the World.
The Restaurant at Meadowood was a Michelin Guide 3-star restaurant at the Meadowood Napa Valley resort in Napa Valley, California which specialized in local, sustainable California cuisine. The restaurant applied a "slightly more modern approach" with the use of emulsifiers, gelling agents and stabilizers.
Melissa Perello is an American chef, she is best known for holding a Michelin star at her restaurant Frances in San Francisco. She had previously won a star at restaurant Fifth Floor, and has won awards from both Chronicles and Food & Wine magazines.
State Bird Provisions is a San Francisco restaurant founded by chef-owners Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski.
Nite Yun is a Cambodian American chef and restaurateur. She is the owner of the Cambodian restaurant Nyum Bai in Oakland, California.
Mister Jiu's is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco. It specializes in Cantonese cuisine blended with modern Californian twists.
Commis is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Oakland, in the U.S. state of California.
Birdsong is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California.
Acquerello is a Michelin Guide-starred Italian restaurant in San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California.
Jeune et Jolie is a Michelin Guide-starred French restaurant in Carlsbad, California.
Soichi is a Michelin Guide-starred Japanese restaurant in San Diego, California.
Sushi Tadokoro is a Michelin Guide-starred Japanese restaurant in San Diego, California.
Morihiro is a Michelin Guide-starred sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Phenakite was a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Los Angeles, California. It closed in 2022 but is expected to return as PKite Studio in 2024.
Q Sushi is a Michelin Guide-starred sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Osteria Mozza is a Michelin Guide-starred Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Nozawa Bar is a Michelin Guide-starred omakase-style Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
Al's Place was a New American restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District, in the U.S. state of California. Aaron London was the owner.
