Eater iconEaterSep 17, 2026

Head to This Hamlet North of Sonoma for Hard-to-Find Wines and Hyper-Local Cooking

Many have traveled up to the tiny village of Glen Ellen, just north of Sonoma, since 2012 solely to visit the Glen Ellen Star. Chef Ari Weiswasser cut at institutions like Daniel, Picholine, and the French Laundry.

Head to This Hamlet North of Sonoma for Hard-to-Find Wines and Hyper-Local Cooking

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

Many have traveled up to the tiny village of Glen Ellen, just north of Sonoma, since 2012 solely to visit the Glen Ellen Star.

Chef Ari Weiswasser cut at institutions like Daniel, Picholine, and the French Laundry.

Now, he's cooking classically California-inspired cuisine, often over a wood fire, that strips classical techniques down to key, […]

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

Many have traveled up to the tiny village of Glen Ellen, just north of Sonoma, since 2012 solely to visit the Glen Ellen Star. Chef Ari Weiswasser cut at institutions like Daniel, Picholine, and the French Laundry. Now, he's cooking classically California-inspired cuisine, often over a wood fire, that strips classical techniques down to key, […]

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app