I was recently in San Jose for a week and though most of my meals were catered affairs from work, by perusing some chowhound boards, I was able to squeeze in a few very good meals. The most anticipated was the one I had at...

Hi Chowhounders, I am an experienced French foodie and I am heading to Berkeley for Thanksgiving. Love it there. I would like to do one exceptional party meal with my Californian friends and am hesitating between the French...

Had my first Manresa meal last night and ordered the tasting menu. Truly amazing meal. Here’s the menu. I thought the Hounds might be interested to see it, titled the “Late Summer Garden” menu: Amuse Bouche Petit...

DH and I have a reservation at Manresa in a few weeks. I’ve only had French food in Paris so I’m not sure how it works here...please help with some questions: Better half doesn’t eat raw food or seafood (besides...

My boyfriend, friend and I had a superb dinner at Manresa this weekend, which I wanted to share with everyone here. As a sidenote, we recently ate at The Dining Room at the Ritz, which I’d eagerly anticipated. We left...

If you want yet another photo tour of the current Seasonal & Spontaneous Tasting Menu at Manresa, visit my Yahoo photo album linked below. I had a seat by the window, and started dinner at 5:30 so had plenty of light, but by 8:30...

do you have any recommendations? should we go for the chef’s tasting menu? thanks!

Just wondering if anyone here might have made it to the recent Noma dinners at Manresa. Would love to hear what you thought about it, if so.

for my second night. I’ve read many reviews and menus and the ones that “wow” me the most are Masa, Jardenier, Manresa, and Cyrus.......though I must admit I’m a tad intrigued by Coi and Redd as well. All...

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, but there is a wonderful article in today’s NY Times about David Kinch, chef/owner of Manresa, in Los Gatos. Highly recommended reading for all hounds Link:...

Hi Hounds, I just got this invite today from Manresa and thought I should pass it on to you. Hope to see you there, Reuel. "Hello! A short note to let you know that reservations for the Summer Modernista Dinner are available from...

The fact that I’m hungry for a report of last night’s special dinner at Manresa w/ guest chef Ludo Lefevre probably means that I should have gone, but well, I didn’t and now want the scoop. Did anyone out there...

months...) Ive narrowed down my choices to Manresa or the Ritz. i want exceptional food, cutting edge style, and great wine selections. i realize that they both have all of that. contrasting the two, what are the qualities that...

We just had an amazing dinner at Manresa last night. The ambience was very nice. Subdued lighting, lots of comforting wood. It is more casual than The Dining Room but certainly more comfortable. The service. I agree with previous

the fact that he’s priming his garden for spring and will soon be using seasonal ingredients straight from that garden. Manresa is a true gem.