Manresa

Join us for Manresa’s Chocolate Pop-Up, Returning this Valentine’s Day, and New Winter Cocktails As our Manresa team pauses for a moment of rest during our annual winter closure, we would like to share details for upcoming happenings at the restaurant. This Valentine’s Day, guests can enjoy our regular Chef’s Tasting Menu, along with the return of our Chocolate Pop-Up. Our Pastry Sous Chef Courtney Weyl and her team present delectable perfect pairings including Salt & Pepper,... Milk & Cookies, and Peanut Butter & Jelly, with six-piece boxes for $18. The signature chocolates are available for pre-sale on Manresa Bread’s website for pick-up at Manresa Bread Los Gatos (276 N. Santa Cruz Ave.) on Thursday, February 14, from 9 a.m.12 p.m. A limited number of boxes will also be for sale during the Valentine’s Day pop-up. (www.pre-ordermanresabread.com//valentines-chocolates-by-ma) We also debuted a seasonal winter cocktail menu from Bar Manager Jason Strich, showcasing his creativity in pulling together local ingredients with technique and thoughtful balance. Although we only have four seats at our bar, Wall Street Journal recognized it as one of five bars disrupting Silicon Valley. Four new highlights to sip include: The Funghi: Nikka From the Barrel whisky, Pedro Ximénez sherry, white Alba truffle-infused vermouth, and housemade, dried mushroom bitters Apple and Calamansi: Spritz-inspired, with Campari, clarified sour apple, Calamansi olio, and sparkling wine Chili Verde: A blend of poblano chilis, mezcal, Chartreuse V.E.P., and lime Post Street Pumpkin: Vodka infused with roasted heirloom pumpkins, with honey and bee pollen from Santa Cruz’s Post Street Farms, local bitters, and Cynar We look forward to seeing you in the restaurant and sharing more about upcoming events at Manresa and abroad. In the meantime, we invite you to visit our website (manresa.com) or call us at 408.354.4330 for reservation availability, and follow us on Instagram for additional updates. (@manresarestaurant)

Manresa is honored to accept Michelin’s highest three-star rating for 2019, marking the fourth consecutive year that the restaurant has received the award. We were delighted to celebrate last week with our dedicated team, and alongside fellow Bay Area Michelin star recipients. We would like to specially congratulate Chef Dominique Crennthe United States’s first female chef to attain three Michelin starsand Kyle and Katina Connaughton of Single Thread, who also received thei...Continue reading

Over the past 16 years, Manresa has been a place for family and friends to gather, celebrate, and enjoy one-of-a-kind culinary experiences, led by the vision of Chef David Kinch. We are thrilled to welcome you back to a rejuvenated restaurant with vibrant new dishesjust in time for the holidays. While we are usually closed on Mondays, we will open for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dinners this year. We invite you to visit our website or call us at 408.354.4330 for reserva...Continue reading

Raise a Glass to the JBF Awards, New Chef de Cuisine Nicholas Romero, Manresa’s Second Chocolate Pop-up, and Fresh Spring Cocktails Looking back on another successful melding of international culinary minds, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Oslo’s three-Michelin-star Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo for joining Chef Kinch in the kitchen, as well as to those who joined us for the collaborations on April 14 and 15. We’ve just returned from Chicago, where we supported Chef Da...Continue reading

Maaemo Collaborative Dinners in April Welcome Oslo’s Chef Esben Holmboe Bang as Manresa Enjoys Critical Acclaim from James Beard Foundation, AAA, and Forbes We invite you, our guests and friends, to join us on Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15, as we host three-Michelin-star Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo in Oslo, Norway, for a culinary collaboration with Chef David Kinch. Using biodynamic, organic, and wild ingredients, Chef Holmboe Bang introduces his locally and ...seasonally driven Norwegian cuisine with a special tasting menu. Chef Holmboe Bang is the youngest current chef to earn three Michelin stars; his other numerous awards include a place among TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential Chefs in the World in 2013. This special dinner provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate Manresa and Chef Kinch’s recent critical recognition, which we are eager and excited to share with you. The James Beard Foundation announced Chef David Kinch as one of its nominees for 2018’s Outstanding Chef award. Chef Kinch was also a nominee in 2014 and 2017, and achieved semi-finalist honor in 2012, 2013, and 2016. Manresa also earned the prestigious Five Diamond rating from AAA, an accolade that only 0.2 percent of the more than 31,000 restaurants approved by AAA receive. In addition, Forbes Travel Guide has bestowed Manresa with its highest honor, the Five-Star Rating, recognizing the restaurant as one of the most exquisite properties in the world, raising international standards of luxury, service, and culture. In addition to these exciting events and accolades, Chef Kinch has been selected to serve as Vice Delegate for the Western United States & Mexico for the prestigious Relais & Châteaux, of which Manresa has been a proud member since 2016. We look forward to sharing our acclaimed cuisine with you at these upcoming events. For the latest details and announcements, follow us on Instagram (manresaca), Facebook (ManresaRestaurant), or Twitter (ManresaCA). For reservations, please call Manresa at 408.354.4330 or visit us online at www.ManresaRestaurant.com. Maaemo photo by Bandar Abdul-Jauwad

Manresa Announces Chocolate Pop-Up, 12th Annual Citrus Celebration, and the Latest Culinary Collaboration with Oslo’s Maaemo We welcome you, our guests and friends, to join us as we kick off a new year of special events and culinary collaborations! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we are hosting our first ever Manresa Chocolate Pop-Up in front of Manresa Bread Los Gatos (276 N Santa Cruz Ave) on Saturday and Sunday, February 10 & 11 from 9:00am1:00pm. Pastry Chef Renata A...meni leads the charge, offering boxes of chocolates created by her team with six pieces for $15 and a dozen for $28. Please visit our website for more details, coming soon. Pastry Chef Renata Ameni leads the charge, offering boxes of chocolates created by her team with six pieces for $15 and a dozen for $28. You can follow us on Instagram for updates on this event and more@davidkinch @ManresaCA On Sunday, March 4, we will host our 12th annual Citrus Modernista Dinner. During this exclusive event, you will experience a variety of citrus both familiar and exotic from Gene Lester’s farm in Watsonville, CA. Chef Kinch and his team will personally pick the citrus from the orchard and create a tasting menu featuring the bounty of Gene’s farm. This event is one of the only ways to taste the fruits from Gene’s prized and renowned orchard. We hope to share the evening with you! Lastly, on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, we will host three-Michelin star Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo in Oslo, Norway as we continue our guest chef collaborations. Chef Bang will join us in the Manresa kitchen to cook a special tasting menu, introducing his locally and seasonally driven Norwegian cuisine. Maaemo opened in Oslo in 2010 and is the only restaurant in Norway to hold three Michelin stars. Chef Bang himself is the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars, and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential Chefs in the World in 2013. He is known for capturing the vibrant, essential flavors of Norway, and uses entirely organic, biodynamic, and wild ingredients. We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events. For the latest details and announcements, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter (@manresaca). For reservations, please call Manresa at 408.354.4330 or visit us online at www.ManresaRestaurant.com.

Happy New Year from Manresa As we kick off 2018, we’d like to take this moment to wish you a Happy New Year and thank youour guests, family, friends, and partnersfor your continued support and patronage over the past sixteen years. 2017 was a year of evolution and reflection as we commemorated our 15th Anniversary.... We were honored to partner with Relais & Châteaux to host The Residency, a collaboration between the Manresa team and some of the most legendary culinary houses in France. We worked with some of the country’s finest chefs to pay tribute to the people, culture, and ingredients that inspired Chef David Kinch from the beginnings of his culinary journey and shaped his vision to what it is today. We thank Chefs Alain Solivérès, Jean-André Charial, and Gérald Passédat for their generosity and hospitality. We were also pleased to play host for a couple of nights as we welcomed three Michelin star Chef Niko Romito of Reale for a collaborative dinner before hitting the road again to join Chef Lanshu Chen in Taiwan at the Relais & Châteaux, three Michelin star restaurant, Le Moût. As we enter a new year, we are excited to continue collaborating with talented chefs from around the world, both at our home and abroad. Plans for Guest Chef dinners and special events are underway, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Manresa this year! Please contact us at 408.354.4330 or visit us at manresarestaurant.com for reservations. Chef’s Tasting Menu: $275 per person with optional Wine Pairing: $220 per person. In observation of the holidays, please note that Manresa will be closed from Monday, January 15 until Tuesday, January 23.

Our 15-Year Anniversary Celebration Continues with Guest Chef Niko Romito With the excitement of the Michelin announcement, we are thrilled to continue our 15th Anniversary celebrations with three-Michelin star Chef Niko Romito of Reale, who is joing us for a collaborative 10-course menu taking place on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12 at Manresa. This unique opportunity will allow you, our guests and friends, to explore the unique styles of both Chef David Kinch... and Chef Niko Romito in their collaborative creations for this special tasting. Having been praised with distinctions such as the Performance of the Year award from the Espresso Guide in 2015, the 43rd position on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List in 2017, and the Dish of the Year award from the Espresso Guide in 2017, Chef Romito’s three-Michelin star Reale in Castel di Sangro, Italy is also currently leading the prestigious Gamberorosso Guide to Italian Restaurants 2018 with an unprecedented 96/100 rating. We hope that you will join us in our continued celebrations for 15 bountiful years. The 10-course menu ($425 per guest) can include an optional wine pairing ($275 per guest). To reserve a table on November 11 or 12, please call 408-354-4330. For more information on Manresa, please visit manresarestaurant.com. Photo of Chef Niko Romito by Alberto Zanetti

Manresa Celebrates Ongoing Three-Star Michelin Distinction for 2018 We are honored to announce that Manresa is maintaining three Michelin stars for 2018. This marks our third consecutive year with three Michelin stars, and eleventh consecutive year as a Michelin star restaurant. Manresa is humbled to announce this distinction alongside our incredible colleagues recognized by Michelin for 2018.

Manresa Celebrates 15 Years with "The Residency" in France In just one week, the Manresa team is relocating to France to celebrate our 15-year anniversary with The Residency. While we’re on the road, we are collaborating with Relais & Châteaux and three of France’s most iconic culinary houses, Le Taillevent in the city of Paris, L’Oustau de Baumanière in the countryside of Provence, and Le Petit Nice at the beaches of Marseille.... Please join us for one of these special events from September 28 to October 6: September 28 and 29 at Le Taillevent** in Paris, France For dinner reservations please visit http://bit.ly/2uwTPKp. The menu (250 per person) can include an optional wine pairing (350 per person). October 4 at L’Oustau de Baumanière** in Les Baux-de-Provence, France For dinner reservations (225 per person, not including beverages) please visit http://bit.ly/2hcRw7t. October 6 at Le Petit Nice*** in Marseille, France Reservations for lunch (350 per person) and dinner (590 per person with wine pairing) can be made by emailing [email protected] or calling +33 491 592 592. Follow our journey on Instagram @ManresaCA

MANRESA 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENTS Manresa and Relais & Châteaux Announce The Residency in France Since the beginning of my career, I’ve been inspired by the people, culture, ingredients, and cooking of France. It’s the place where I was first exposed to the art of the table and joie de vivre as a young cook, two philosophies that have since shaped my perspective in my chosen métier. For this reason, it makes sense to pay tribute to the country and its culture, which ha...Continue reading

15 years ago, we opened Manresa on this quiet side street in Los Gatos with the idea of creating something that the community could embrace and be a part of. The nature of what we do is dynamic and always changing. Over the years, Manresa has shapeshifted in many ways. We’ve transformed our menu countless times, flowing with the seasons, exploring new flavor combinations, and taking inspiration from our surroundings and our travels. The look of Manresa has also matured from o...ur original rustic design to a more refined, tranquil environment that complements our cooking and our community. It seems appropriate that as these changes have slowly occurred, we would also take a closer look at how the restaurant is represented in all parts of its design. Today, we are proud to unveil our new logo and website, created with a simple, polished aesthetic that captures our philosophy. You’ll find this new logo on the path leading to the restaurant’s entrance and its corresponding emblem displayed in subtle ways throughout the restaurant. We’ll continue to celebrate Manresa’s 15-year anniversary with special events taking place here and abroad. We hope youour guests and friends who have supported and inspired us all these yearscan join us in celebrating the rest of the year with us. In the coming weeks, we’ll share an announcement about "The Residency," our collaboration with Relais & Chateaux and some of the most legendary houses in France. We’ll also share details about other events we are hosting at Manresa that will include a collaborative dinner weekend with one of our favorite Michelin three-star chefs in the world. These 15 years have been a journey and the restaurant seems to have taken a life of its own. We are humbled and honored that Manresa continues to grow as we continue to strive to be a little bit better every day. We look forward to welcoming you to Manresa, to create memories together for the years to come. David Kinch August 3, 2017