Jordan Estate Tales - Volume 11, 2016 - 32

BIG JOHN'S MARKET
EXPANSION

dramatically
Healdsburg has
Jordans founded

changed since the
Jordan Vineyard &
Winery in the 1970s. Back then, "downtown" was nothing more
than a quaint plaza flanked by sleepy mom-and-pop shops. Today,
our city regularly appears on national lists of the best places to
live, and it feels like we're adding award-winning restaurants
every week. Here's a rundown on what's new.

Healdsburg's largest independent grocery
store doubled in size this January when it
expanded into a new 34,000-square-foot
space highlighted by a two-story rotunda.
The new area comprises an expanded
kitchen, bigger olive and hot food bars,
larger deli counters, a more robust wine
section and a new pizza oven for madeto-order pies. The store also tripled the
size of its cheese counter and opened a
satellite location of Costeaux French Bakery.
Construction on the remainder of the store
is expected to continue throughout the rest
of the year; it's a great spot for procuring
wine country picnic provisions.
bigjohnsmarket.com

MICHELIN STARS IN SIGHT

Chef Kyle Connaughton and his wife,
Katina (pictured left), will open what is
arguably the West Coast's most anticipated
restaurant this summer, Single Thread
Farms Restaurant & Inn. Dining at the
exclusive, ticket-based restaurant will be
an "experience" that includes personal
tours of the restaurant's rooftop garden and
greenhouse, an 11-course meal, Californiafocused wine pairings and the option to
stay in one of five suites on the upper floors
of the corner building across from Valette.
The menu will be heavily influenced by the
chef's celebrated work with French chef
Michel Bras in Japan, revolving around fresh
produce Katina and her team grow at the
couple's property nearby. Food experts say
Single Thread will be the kind of restaurant
that will get people from all over the world
talking about Healdsburg. We can't wait to
see it for ourselves.
singlethreadfarms.com
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