Manresa Earns Three Michelin Stars

Manresa in Los Gatos has become the first South Bay restaurant to earn an elusive Michelin three star restaurant rating.

It joins a newly minted three star club that includes Napa County's The French Laundry and The Restaurant at Meadowood and San Francisco restaurants Benu and Saison.

Palo Alto restaurant Baumé maintained an also-rare two star rating, the only restaurant on the Peninsula that has earned it.

Five San Francisco restaurants have two stars: Acquerello, Atelier Crenn, Campton Place, Coi and Quince. Oakland's Commis also has two stars.

Winners were informed by phone call and Tweets and will be feted at a gala event.

Manresa's prices hover at close to $200 per person for a tasting menu, but now chef/owner David Kinch will open a more affordable restaurant..

The forthcoming 30-seat eatery and bar, inspired by his hometown of New Orleans, is called The Bywater and is located near Manresa at 532 N. Santa Cruz Avenue. Kinch is plotting a menu that puts California twists on city signatures such as po'boy sandwiches and fried green tomatoes, with a raw bar showcasing oysters, clams and crabs. Once open, the intimate 30-seat restaurant with a 10-seat bar will serve lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.

Kinch is also the focus of the second half of the current season of PBS' "The Mind of a Chef," with eight episodes focused on him coming this fall.

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