Will Sonoma County Soon Have One of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants?

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Chef Kyle Connaughton uses a Japanese donabe from his collection, at back on the wall, to cook his Tilefish, Blue Foot, and Chantrelle “Fukkura-San” with Leeks, Brassicas From the Farm, Sansho, and Chamomile Dashi Broth at Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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Chef de cuisine Aaron Koseba harvests purple frill mustard greens form the rooftop garden at Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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The guest is greeted with an array of dishes presented on a bed of wood, moss and ferns at Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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The Mid Winter in Sonoma County includes Kushi Oyster, Passmore Ranch Caviar and Alyssum Flower from Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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Dish at Single Thread restaurant. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Dish at Single Thread restaurant. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Dish at Single Thread restaurant. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Sunchoke with Preserved Lemon, Mangalitsa Jowl, and Pine Nuts from Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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Egg amuse at Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Heather Irwin/PD

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Dessert tray at Single Thread restaurant. Heather Irwin/PD

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Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. Photo: Sally Egan

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Cooking salmon on a donabe .Heather Irwin/PD

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Specialty dishes made for Single Thread Farms Restaurant. Heather irwin/PD

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Special knives for Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. Heather Irwin/PD

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Kyle and Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg at their farm. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Kyle and Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg at their farm. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Kyle and Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg at their farm. Photo: Jason Jaacks

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Chickens at Single Thread Farms in healdsburg. Heather Irwin

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Katina Connaughton at Single Threads Farm in Healdsburg. Heather Irwin

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Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. Photo: Sally Egan

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Katina Connaughton of Single Thread Farms Restaurant in Healdsburg. Photo: Sally Egan

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Carrying hay at Single Thread Farms in Healdsburg. Heather Irwin.

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GM David Sisler and Sommelier Evan Hufford have been hired for the forthcoming Single Thread Farm Restaurant in Healdsburg. (courtesy photo)

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Chef Kyle Connaughton and his wife, Katina Connaughton, will open Single Thread Farms and Inn in Healdsburg. Photo courtesy of Sally Egan.

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Chef Kyle Connaughton will open Single Thread Farms and Inn in Healdsburg. Photo courtesy of Eric Wolfinger

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. (Courtesy of AvroKO)

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Inside Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg. Courtesy of AvroKO.

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Interior of Single Thread restaurant. Photo: John Burgess