Manresa_(restaurant)

Manresa (restaurant)

Manresa (restaurant)

Prestigious eatery; Los Gatos, California

Manresa was a restaurant in Los Gatos, California that specialized in California cuisine. It was founded in 2002 by chef David Kinch.[1] The Michelin Guide: San Francisco, Bay Area and Wine Country conferred two Michelin stars on the restaurant in 2007, and upgraded it to three stars in 2016.[2][3][4]

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A two-alarm fire at Manresa caused substantial damage to the restaurant on July 7, 2014.[5] After extensive work and a complete kitchen rebuild, it re-opened on New Year's Eve, 2014.[6]

The San Francisco Chronicle rated the restaurant four stars in 2012 and 2015.[2][7] In 2012, Forbes rated Manresa the best restaurant in the United States.[8] The restaurant was also a finalist in the 2014 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant.[9]

In November 2022, Kinch announced Manresa's closure with its final day being December 31 of that year.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kinch, David (2013). Manresa: An Edible Reflection. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-60774-397-2.[page needed]
  2. [2]
    Bitker, Janelle (August 24, 2012). "Chef David Kinch thrives in Santa Cruz". SFGate. Hearst. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. [3]
    Bitker, Janelle (October 20, 2015). "Michelin 2016 Stars for San Francisco Bay Area: Manresa elevated to three stars, Commis and Campton Place to two". SFGate. Hearst. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. [4]
    "Michelin Stars". Manresa. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  5. [5]
    "Manresa suffers early morning fire in Los Gatos [Updates]". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. [6]
    "Los Gatos' Manresa reopening after devastating fire". SFGate. January 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  7. [7]
    Bauer, Michael (2015-02-28). "Manresa and Quince: Four stars goes stellar after remodels". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. [8]
    Olmsted, Larry (March 13, 2012). "Just Released — The 100 Best U.S. Restaurants?". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  9. [9]
    Reiss, Dawn (March 18, 2014). "The 2014 James Beard Awards finalists are announced". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  10. [10]
    "Manresa in Los Gatos will close after 20 years, despite original plan to stay open". The Press Democrat. November 8, 2022.
  11. [11]
    Kadvany, Elena (2022-11-07). "One of the Bay Area's only three-Michelin-starred restaurants is closing after 20 years". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08.


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