Manresa (restaurant)

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Manresa (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2002;22 years ago (2002)
ClosedDecember 31, 2022;19 months ago (2022-12-31)
Owner(s) David Kinch
Head chefDavid Kinch
ChefNicholas Romero
Food type La Selva Beach cuisine
Rating Etoile Michelin-3.svg (Michelin Guide)
Street address320 Village Lane
City Los Gatos
County Santa Clara County
State California
Postal/ZIP Code95030
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 37°13′39″N121°58′51″W / 37.2273967°N 121.98076900000001°W / 37.2273967; -121.98076900000001
Website www.manresarestaurant.com

Manresa was a restaurant in Los Gatos, California that specialized in California cuisine. It was founded in 2002 by chef David Kinch. [1] The Michelin Guide: San Francisco, Bay Area and Wine Country conferred two Michelin stars on the restaurant in 2007, and upgraded it to three stars in 2016. [2] [3] [4]

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A two-alarm fire at Manresa caused substantial damage to the restaurant on July 7, 2014. [5] After extensive work and a complete kitchen rebuild, it re-opened on New Year's Eve, 2014. [6]

The San Francisco Chronicle rated the restaurant four stars in 2012 and 2015. [2] [7] In 2012, Forbes rated Manresa the best restaurant in the United States. [8] The restaurant was also a finalist in the 2014 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant. [9]

In November 2022, Kinch announced Manresa's closure with its final day being December 31 of that year. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Kinch, David (2013). Manresa: An Edible Reflection. Ten Speed Press. ISBN   978-1-60774-397-2.[ page needed ]
  2. 1 2 Bitker, Janelle (August 24, 2012). "Chef David Kinch thrives in Santa Cruz". SFGate . Hearst. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ↑ Bitker, Janelle (October 20, 2015). "Michelin 2016 Stars for San Francisco Bay Area: Manresa elevated to three stars, Commis and Campton Place to two". SFGate . Hearst. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Michelin Stars". Manresa. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Manresa suffers early morning fire in Los Gatos [Updates]". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Los Gatos' Manresa reopening after devastating fire". SFGate. January 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  7. ↑ Bauer, Michael (2015-02-28). "Manresa and Quince: Four stars goes stellar after remodels". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. ↑ Olmsted, Larry (March 13, 2012). "Just Released — The 100 Best U.S. Restaurants?". Forbes.com . Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  9. ↑ Reiss, Dawn (March 18, 2014). "The 2014 James Beard Awards finalists are announced". USAToday.com . Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  10. ↑ "Manresa in Los Gatos will close after 20 years, despite original plan to stay open". The Press Democrat. November 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kadvany, Elena (2022-11-07). "One of the Bay Area's only three-Michelin-starred restaurants is closing after 20 years". San Francisco Chronicle . Archived from the original on 2022-11-08.


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