Awards & Recognition
★Michelin Guide recognition (Plate level) for Valette Restaurant
★Michelin Guide recognition for The Matheson
★Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for Valette
★OpenTable's 2015 list of 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America
★OAD Casual North America list ranking (#576 in 2025)
★100-point rating for 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon from Valette Wines
Notable Facts
→Chef-Owner of three restaurants in Healdsburg: Valette, The Matheson, and Roof 106
→Owner of Valette Wines with 100-point Cabernet Sauvignon
→Graduate of Culinary Institute of America
→Worked at Michelin-starred restaurants including Thomas Keller's Bouchon and Aqua under Laurent Manrique
→Family ties to Healdsburg dating back to 1820s when great-grandfather opened bakeries in the same buildings
→Valette Restaurant opened in 2015 in historic building where family operated bakeries
→Restaurants have weathered significant challenges including COVID-19 and wildfires
→Lives in great-grandfather's original Victorian farmhouse in Healdsburg
→Collaborates with master winemakers for Valette Wines production