Harvest Moon

Napa may have better restaurants in general, but the feasts to the east have nothing on this new downtown Sonoma restaurant. Chef/owner Nick Demarest's experience at Berkeley's world-famous Chez Panisse is evidenced by his use of outstanding ingredients combined into dishes of clean, pure, and glorious flavors. His chicory salad with mustard vinaigrette, house-cured bacon, and Gruyère is a case-in-point appetizer that's easily backed up by entrees such as pan-fried local rock cod with Swiss chard, fingerling potatoes, and beurre rouge. Sweetening the already delicious deal, his wife Jen is a pedigreed pastry chef with experience at Napa's fancy La Toque. The space itself is quirky, which means you can expect great seats at the wine bar and a scattering of tables tucked within a cramped and warm historic adobe room. Inside you'll see the chef hard at work within the shoebox open kitchen. Outside, weather permitting, is a spacious garden dining area. Regardless, if it's a good meal you're after, you will not find a better one this side of the Mayacamas.

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