Former SingleThread operations director David Sisler and Portland chef Jacob Harth will host a pop-up preview of their forthcoming restaurant, Winnie’s, on Sept. 1 and 2 at Healdsburg’s Maison Wine Bar (210 Healdsburg Ave.).
Though details about the project — like the restaurant’s ultimate location — are still under wraps, the duo have confirmed that Winnie’s will be a seafood restaurant with a focus on traceable and responsibly sourced seafood from the West Coast.
Harth gained national attention for his Portland restaurant Erizo, which Eater named as one of its “16 Best New Restaurants of 2019” for its sustainable seafood tasting menu.
The menu focused almost exclusively on invasive species, like purple sea urchin, by-catch and seasonal seafood from sustainable fisheries. But Harth went a step further, getting his commercial fisherman’s license to legally harvest seafood that’s rarely used commercially, like sea grapes and gooseneck barnacles.
The pop-up menu in Healdsburg includes oysters with green mountain pepper, pickled chub mackerel, abalone skewers, geoduck clam with husk cherries, gooseneck barnacles, purple sea urchin buns, and line-caught sardines with calamansi.
David Sisler is the founder of Suited Hospitality, a Bay Area hospitality consulting firm. He is also a certified sommelier and previously worked at San Francisco’s Michelin-starred Saison. He will be a partner and co-owner of the restaurant.
The pop-up in early September is first-come, first-served, from 5 p.m. until sold out. The a la carte dishes will range from $14 to $35 each. There will be additional previews at Maison Wine Bar on Sunday, Sept. 15 and Sept. 29.
Former SingleThread sommeliers Ryan Knowles and Evan Hufford opened their jointly-owned Maison Wine Bar in 2023 with Jade Hufford.
Stay tuned for more details.
Maison Wine Bar, 210 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, maisonwinebar.com