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Helena, CA - Pat Kuleto, renowned for his Kuleto resides in St. Helena and had been searching for the perfect dining venue close to home. Each time he drove by the 1923 building, he knew he could transform it into something special. Formerly the Spring Street Restaurant, the space had been vacant for years waiting for the right people. The right people finally came along.
The California craftsman
bungalow-style Martini House is rich in local history Chef Humphries has written a “Napa Cuisine” menu based on best-loved foods of the Wine Country that incorporates locally sourced produce and foods, farm-raised meats and wild game. Humphries has a unique relationship with area farmers and foragers and obtains the freshest, most seasonal ingredients. A mutual love and fascination with mushrooms helped Humphries and Kuleto forge a relationship, and their home gardens are a source of herbs, spices and vegetables for the Martini House kitchen. Rare and extraordinary wines are a Martini House hallmark. The Wine Cellar bar downstairs is home to one of Napa Valley’s only full wine bars, featuring an unequaled 600-bottle international wine list. The list offers selections from some of the area’s most prestigious private cellars and winery reserve stocks. Comments Kuleto, “at Martini House, we celebrate Napa Valley’s finest, while offering a world of choices.”
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restaurants Boulevard, Farallon,
and Jardinière and Todd Humphries, former Executive Chef of San Francisco’s
Campton Place and more recently of the Wine Spectator’s Greystone,
have partnered to create Martini House, a Napa Valley destination
restaurant that opened November 24th, 2001.
In designing Martini
House, Kuleto created a vision of the wine country, using all
the elements of the building’s storied history and reflecting the
influences of the Native Americans that lived in the Valley. Martini House
highlights include fireplaces in three rooms, Kuleto’s
signature light fixtures evocative of woven Indian baskets and acorns,
an open staircase descending into the Wine Cellar bar and outdoor
garden seating around a 75-year-old fountain beneath vine-covered
arbors and trellises.
having been
built by Walter Martini, a retired opera singer who performed with
Enrico Caruso on several occasions. Martini and his wife Dionisia
moved to St. Helena after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and later
bought the William Tell Hotel across the street, now a National Historic
Register property. Martini subsequently entered the more lucrative
business of bootlegging wine and remnants of this operation were later
found in his home’s basement.
The
homey, intimate Martini House is the epitome of a friendly neighborhood
restaurant, inviting locals and visitors to enjoy the quintessential
Wine Country culinary experience. Visit Martini House at: 