A week or two ago, I mentioned that the folks over at Long Meadow Ranch had struck a deal to build a new restaurant. One of my readers alerted me to the press release over at the Long Meadow Ranch website, which hashes out most of the details. I probably should have found this information on my own, considering it’s online, but I’m just one person, and I’ve been busy with lots of other things these last couple weeks.
Anyhow, it’s good to see that an organic nursery will be part of the new project. Here are the first few paragraphs from the press release:
Long Meadow Ranch announced today that it has received approval from the St. Helena City Council for its innovative ‘farmstead’ project. Previously approved and recommended by the St. Helena Planning Commission, the project’s approval is the final regulatory step in launching the wine, food, and agricultural center to be located on a 3-acre parcel at 738 Main Street near the southern entrance to St. Helena.
Also announced today, Sheamus Feeley will become executive chef of the Farmstead Restaurant, one of the project’s central features. The new eating establishment will be located in the property’s contemporary barn and will have indoor and outdoor seating for up to 160 guests. Feeley was most recently executive chef/research and development for Hillstone Restaurants where he had direct responsibility for Rutherford Grill, one of Napa Valley’s most successful restaurants.
To be known as Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead, the project will include the Farmstead Restaurant featuring distinctive farm-to-table dining, a wine and olive oil tasting room, a full organic nursery with farm supplies, demonstration gardens, and a seasonal outdoor farmer’s marketplace. Ted, Laddie, and Chris Hall, proprietors of Long Meadow Ranch, have created the multi-use project’s vision and will oversee the historic property’s return to its agricultural roots. Kevin Twohey, the owner of Whiting Nursery which currently occupies the property, will operate the organic nursery and farm supply business.
• • • For a March 2010 review of Farmstead, please click here • • •
We appreciate everyone’s interest in the new project for Long Meadow Ranch. We broke ground for the remodel of the historic Logan/Ives House last Wednesday and we hope the tasting room will open by October. Our new executive chef, Sheamus Feeley, is working hard to try to get the FARMSTEAD Restaurant open by Thanksgiving. We have our fingers crossed.
Good location, very noisy, very slow service, even for a cup of coffee and pie, very disorganized, waiter seems like did not know what was going on, very expensive for the area. Best Restaurant in the valley is Rutherford Grill, they got you beat 10 to 1.