Slated for a late summer opening, Sebastopol’s forthcoming Campanella Kitchen & Garden Patio has appointed Anthony Paone as its executive chef.
Like Campanella co-owner Tom Rutledge, Paone was raised in an Italian-American family in New York. A longtime Bay Area chef, he moved to Sonoma County for the Kenwood Restaurant (now Salt & Stone) relaunch in 2013. He most recently worked at Archetype in St. Helena and the Bull Valley Roadhouse in Port Costa.
Rutledge, who is a co-founder of hospitality-focused accounting firm RDMS Group in Petaluma, hopes to capture his childhood’s simple, comforting flavors at Campanella.
“This is a love letter to my grandma and the food I ate growing up. That is my happy flavor profile,” said Rutledge in April.
“I want a place that tastes like home. I guess I’m partially building a place to go eat myself,” he said of dishes such as chicken Parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs, and simple pizzas (a Mugnaini oven is being custom built). The restaurant will also include plant-based and allergy-friendly options for diners.
Gillian Tyrnauer will be Campanella’s general manager. She previously worked at Healdsburg SHED, Ramen Gaijin in Sebastopol and Journeyman Meats in Healdsburg, as well as Zuni and Quince restaurants in San Francisco and Oliveto in Oakland.
Campanella will be located in the former Flavor Bistro space at 7365 Healdsburg Ave. in Sebastopol.