"Chef par excellence. Warm, inviting, cozy, elegance, thoughtfulness, friendlessness from every member, everything wine country can be. Boxy and homey, pleasant in the excat way a small town full of passion for food, life, love of neighbor should make you feel. Cool summer evening moves through the eating area, the Russian River hidden behind the buildings on the other side of the steet. The cowd of people navigating a table for themselves at the host station keeps the spirit high, voices dance in conversations, smiles fill the air, the symphony of sounds lovers make with forks and knives playing sacred melodies on dishware every person knows and loves because we're in the fullness of our humanity. Enjoy the moment, this is life.Sitting in the front dining area exposed to nature's atmosphere, fresh. The clamoring of guests looking to find a seat, while making my own gastronomic sounds, gulps of beer and white wine. Frantic anticipation, the wonder of childlike expectation with each plate moved from kitchen to floor, is it mine? Oh, what will it taste like? What level of pure enjoyment will I have? Conversation, stories, the placing of orders, the music of silverware and porcelain, more gulps of beer wash down my fresh cheese Burrata and pickled strawberries ?.Smells, oh lord the smells. Meat and potatoes. Polenta and vegetables. A round of Beer for the kitchen! Cheeseburger and fries! Home. Cozy. Elegance. Flavor. Rewarding. Pure Enjoyment. Oh look it's Chef Crista Luedtke herself! Smiles, smiles and more smiles. This restaurant and food is made of smiles, every inch of the place. Smiles are transmuted here, smiles swarm the place, every paton, all the staff, of course the food itself is riddle with smiles, they're in everything, in every ingredient, they're everywhere, they're impossible to avoid here and they're absolutely free. ?My Birthday Panna Cotta w/ shortbread smiled to me with a single birthday candle ? all because one Chef and her entire team took the time to make a long traveled road trip much more special then it already was. This was my second birthday experience with Chef Crista ?? and I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you. Unbelievable. Memorable. Everything food should be.Happy Birthday ?"
