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Manresa (Los Gatos, CA) - The Spoils of Winter

By ChuckEats   Dec 18, 2007

Winter might be associated with depression and death, but it might arguably be the perfect time to enjoy dinner at Manresa. For, in the winter, the restaurant’s predilections converge - seafood, vegetables, and citrus. Dishes incorporate each of these elements seasonally throughout the year but you can enjoy them together in the winter. Nantucket [...] FULL REVIEW

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Restaurant Review: Manresa in Los Gatos, CA

By Fork & Bottle   Sep 06, 2007

Finally, we write up our two dinners at the heralded Manresa in Los Gatos, CA. Our 22-course meal last year was spectacular. This year's Alain Passard-L'Arpege dinner was a wonderful tribute to spring vegetables. Manresa is definitely worth a special trip. FULL REVIEW

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Dinner at Manresa, Los Gatos, CA

By See Us Eat   Sep 01, 2007

It's the 2 year anniversary of SeeUsEat and we had to celebrate with a fantastic meal. We had been hearing about Manresa quite a bit recently and when one of our favorite chefs, James Syhabout, left PlumpJack Cafe to go back to Manresa, this time as chef de cuisine (he was previously a sous-chef there), we knew we had to finally try it out. Overall we found our meal at Manresa to be very solid, although we were a tad disappointed to not see Syhabout's molecular gastronomy leanings coming threw. We did, however, see his style in the beautiful platings--he loves to use tiny leaves and flowers, arranged to perfectly accent his dishes. ... FULL REVIEW

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Manresa (Los Gatos, CA) - Summertime Report

By ChuckEats   Jul 22, 2007

Summertime at Manresa - the season I’ve been waiting for. The fish is not in season but the biodynamic garden is in full swing - tradeoffs. Many of the dishes were new with just a few being variations on previous themes. I didn’t take extensive notes but I’ve raved about the restaurant [...] FULL REVIEW

Manresa. Finally.

By A Few Reservations   Jul 14, 2007

7-7-07. Lucky day for a birthday, right? Everything was going according to plan. We drove down to Monterrey to check out the otter exhibit at the aquarium. (Turns out, I am “Wild About Otters”.) Lovely. Walked along the waterfront. Fabulous. Drove to Los Gatos and checked in to our hotel. Okey dokey. Started feeling feverish, [...] FULL REVIEW

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Manresa

By Daily Feed   Jun 26, 2007

We drove all the way to Los Gatos to eat a whole bunch of really small courses on really nice plates. Thankfully, the overall effect was gorgeous. FULL REVIEW

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By The Amateur Gourmet   Apr 26, 2007

To quote Vanessa Williams, I "saved the best for last." For the last meal of my trip, I packed my suitcase--left thank you notes for my hosts, Tohva and Raife--and drove one and a half hours to Los Gatos, where... FULL REVIEW

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Alain Passard of L'Arpège at Manresa

By Becks & Posh   Mar 10, 2007

*Spoiler* The Early Spring Garden Menu click to enlarge Because other readers will undoubtedly be attending tonight's and tomorrow's sittings, I am not going to say too much about last night's dinner at Manresa. Alain Passard of L'Arpège in Paris joined David Kinch in his Los Gatos kitchen where together they created a special Spring tasting menu highlighting many of the vegetables grown in the Manresa kitchen garden at Love Apple Farm. Those of you who won't be attending can click on the menu to enlarge and see what we indulged in. Because Fred doesn't eat fish or seafood and the set menu would have been wasted on him, I joined my... FULL REVIEW

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A Few More Pictures

By ChuckEats   Feb 14, 2007

Gastroville (finally) wrote their review of Manresa a few days ago, ending with “at this point in time Manresa is the place to head to in California for the high end of the cuisine.” I’ve only been eating on the high-end for a few years now but it’s nice to see my taste radar is well adjusted. They too were particularly impressed with the vegetables, proclaiming them presently on par with the mythical Chez Panisse and for the future - “we may be witnessing a historical process in California.” FULL REVIEW

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Best in the Land

By ChuckEats   Dec 19, 2006

My long-time readers know that I hold Manresa in high regard (I think this is my 10th meal this year.) Michelin gave it 2 stars this fall but after all of my travels this year, the food is as accomplished as many 3-star restaurants. This is the best restaurant in the country right now. Their bio-dynamic garden is producing vegetables that are truly phenomenal. FULL REVIEW

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A Dining Epiphany

By Becks & Posh   Nov 28, 2006

Stupid me. I let a whole year pass between the time I first met Chef David Kinch and a visit to his Manresa restaurant. But I was scared. That's my excuse. How would I manage to persuade my partner in crime to feast on over 15 courses, when he seldom chooses to have as many as two? FULL REVIEW

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By Pengrin Eats   Nov 20, 2006

Wow, what can I say about this French cuisine place. I thought it was amazing and delicious. I would say it comes neck in neck with French Laundry. We had amazing service at Manresa. They were very friendly and courteous. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to go to this restaurant. It was rank one of the Top 50's best restaurant. I'd recommend this place for anyone first class cuisine meal. FULL REVIEW

Approaching an Apex

By ChuckEats   Aug 11, 2006

If you read my blog, it’s no secret that Manresa is one of my favorite restaurants in the US (and the world for that matter.) While some decry it’s a little too experimental or nouvelle to be thoroughly “enjoyable”, it is a restaurant that seeks to offer an elegance and purity of dishes and flavors. The dishes are rarely muddled, the flavors rarely misplaced; instead, the dishes are pure expressions of a flavor or ingredient. While I have a soft spot for the antics of the chemists and the desire to try something daring and new; it’s a cuisine of elegant ingredients-focused simplicity that probably pushes my buttons most. That is Manresa. FULL REVIEW

Manresa... All of it is True

By Gastronomie   Oct 16, 2005

Last night, we joined two dear friends for our first visit to Manresa. FULL REVIEW

Round 4

By ChuckEats   Oct 12, 2005

Went to Manresa the other night, had the 21 course affair, and it was the best Manresa meal yet. The chef & i keep in touch so he knows where I’ve been, what I’ve eaten, and what I like; as a result, I think he takes some delight in making dishes I’ll love. It also doesn’t hurt that we seem to have similar tastes. FULL REVIEW

Drinking Small with Vinography at Manresa

By All In - Just Like Life   Sep 29, 2005

I am woefully behind on posting, as today marks a week since the “Small is Beautiful” wine dinner with Alder of Vinography.com at Manresa, one of the world’s Top 50 Restaurants and a newly appointed San Francisco 4 star. By waiting this long to write, much of the work has actually been done for me: Alder has already written a wonderful description of the evening that is very much in line with my own thoughts. Rather than retreading the details here, I will add a few notes and some more general reflections on my interaction with the meal. FULL REVIEW

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in praise of Manresa

By In Praise of Sardines   Sep 19, 2005

Near the end of our nearly five-hour extravaganza at Manresa, the most talked about restaurant in the Bay Area, I asked my three friends who, on separate occasions, had also dined at the French Laundry the inevitable question: which meal was better? FULL REVIEW

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Manresa 4.0: Dessert!

By Food Musings   Aug 25, 2005

Part four of my birthday meal at Manresa. Read part 1, part 2 and part 3 first. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa 3.0

By Food Musings   Aug 24, 2005

Part three of my birthday meal at Manresa. Read part 1 and part 2 first. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa 2.0 (or The Best Meal Ever continues...)

By Food Musings   Aug 23, 2005

Part two of my birthday meal at Manresa. Read part 1 first. FULL REVIEW

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A Week of Manresa

By Food Musings   Aug 22, 2005

If I may paraphrase a well-written line from one Peter Mayle -- may I, Mr. Mayle? -- the year began with dinner. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa - From London to Los Gatos

By Bay Area Bites   May 13, 2005

Chef David Kinch and General Manager Michael Kean were in London last month to receive an award for #38 of the "World's 50 Best Restaurants." My friend Maggie was on hand for this spectacular event and upon hearing I was headed back to SF made me promise to dine at Manresa. So upon my arrival in San Francisco: step 1: rent car, step 2: make reservations at Manresa. Last night was the opening of their outdoor patio dining and their Modernista tasting menu. We started with a Cava (sparkling wine from Spain), Sherry and orange twist aperitif served with gougeres and from there we put ourselves into the hands of the very talented chef and his food and wine tasting menu. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa Restaurant

By Sweet & Sour Spectator   Mar 14, 2005

Nine wine lovers from the San Francisco Bay area got together for an evening of memorable wine and food at Manresa in Los Gatos. The tasting was devoted to sampling Shafer wines, especially the fabulous Hillside Selects. Since the wines were so special, we wanted to have food and company that would be worthy of the wine. Chef David Kinch was kind enough to put together a seventeen-course tasting menu customized to the wines. FULL REVIEW

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Jay Rayner on Manresa

By Chez Pim   Oct 30, 2004

When my friend Jay Rayner was in town from London to promote his new book - soon to be made into a Hollywood movie - Eating Crow, we drove down to Manresa for dinner. Jay - when he is not busy being a novelist - is an influential restaurant critic for the UK Guardian/Observer. We shared some wonderful meals together, one of which - our last year pig fest at St.John in London - ranked amongst the best meals we have ever had. Prior to this trip, he had just been in New York to do a review of Per Se. So, it was not without a slight trepidation that I took him down to Los Gatos to introduce him to David Kinch and Manresa. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa

By Vinography   Aug 16, 2004

"In the future, I think we'll go even further in mixing cuisines. French and Italian, Italian and Japanese, etc. We'll take ideas right and left" says Gilles Bajolle, pastry chef extraordinaire at the venerable three-star Taillevent in Paris. Bajolle is talking about the future of cooking with Andrew Todhunter in his recent book "A Meal Observed," which I just finished last night. If Bajolle is right, and I have no reason to believe he isn't, then chef David Kinch of Manresa Restaurant in Los Gatos, California is certainly in the vanguard of this culinary future. Mixing French, Catalan (northern coastal Spain), and Japanese flavors with care and precision, Manresa confidently offers one of the most compelling dining experiences in the Bay Area. FULL REVIEW

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encore at Manresa, with Chez Pim's first guest blogger, Liz

By Chez Pim   Jul 15, 2004

I was at chef David Kinch's wonderful restaurant Manresa again last week, this time bringing some serious gourmets, namely Liz and John, and my dear friend Matthew, with me. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa - Along for the Ride with Pim and Matthew

By Chez Pim   Jul 15, 2004

What better way to sample David Kinch's cuisine at Manresa than with the indomitable Pim. To say she is a whirlwind is an understatement. The evening was as enjoyable for food as it was for company. In addition to Pim, we were lucky to have Pim's good friend, Matthew. He wasn't quite as pretty, but he was equally as enjoyable and knowledgeable about everything from food to computers to just about any topic that we could come up with. FULL REVIEW

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Manresa Restaurant

By Chez Pim   Jun 15, 2004

I had a fascinating dinner at Manresa a couple of weeks ago. A series of somewhat odd circumstances made that happen, starting with a conversation about the restaurant on eG, which led the chef to my blog, and finally resulted in an invitation to visit Manresa and try his food. So I did, what can I say, I was easy. FULL REVIEW

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