Former ‘MasterChef’ contestant Adrien Nieto, the opening chef of Healdsburg’s Arandas restaurant, is transitioning from his lead role in the kitchen to the head of winery culinary operations at Foley Entertainment Group.
The upscale Mexican restaurant, which opened in July in the former Chalkboard space inside Hotel Les Mars, is part of entrepreneur Bill Foley’s business portfolio, which includes Healdsburg’s Goodnight’s Steakhouse, The Farmhouse Inn restaurant in Forestville, sports venues, the Vegas Golden Nights hockey team and nearly 30 vineyards and wineries.
Arandas chef de cuisine, Felipe Hurtado, will now head kitchen operations.
29 North St., Healdsburg, 707-473-8030, arandashealdsburg.com
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