It’s Michelin season! As a preview to the big stars that will be announced next week, the restaurant rating guide has announced their San Francisco Bay Area Bib Gourmand Awards. It’s a huge feather in the caps of moderately-priced restaurants (ie: the ones most of us can actually afford) and a definite pathway to the stars.
This year’s Bib winners for Wine Country include
Backyard (Forestville)
Bistro Jeanty (Yountville)
Bistro 29 (Santa Rosa),
C Casa (Napa),
Chalkboard (Healdsburg)
Cook (St. Helena),
The Farmer & The Fox (St. Helena) *NEW
Glen Ellen Star (Glen Ellen)
Grace’s Table (Napa)
Hot Box Grill (Sonoma) – under new ownership
La Salette (Sonoma)
Monti’s Rotisserie (Santa Rosa)
Oenotri (Napa)
Redd Wood (Yountville)
Risibisi (Petaluma)
Sazon (Santa Rosa)
Scopa (Healdsburg)
The Girl and The Fig (Sonoma)
Willi’s Wine Bar (Santa Rosa)
Falling off this year’s list: Boon Eat & Drink (Guerneville), Cucina Paradiso (Petaluma)