zazu

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zazu is a roadhouse restaurant surrounded by 150 of sonoma county's acclaimed wineries. At zazu, we are playful Americana and rustic Northern Italian inspired.

"...where the service is friendly and the food is great." - Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle
"It's like diner food gone to heaven...The folks at Zazu have hit their stride and are serving up some of the best food in the country. Yes, country, not just county." - Jeff Cox, Press Democrat
"bib-gourmand / inspector’s favorite for good value" 2008, 2009, 2010 Michelin Guide

"as local as local gets... Spectacular salumi ... Awesome wine list ... Sonoma hospitality at its finest... 25 for food / 23 for service" - 2009 Zagat Guide
"Best chef, sonoma county ... Best cutest darn thing... It’s not ... because her delicious dishes are sourced completely locally from within a half-hour radius. The fact of the matter is that Duskie Estes, co-chef and owner with husband, John Stewart, at both zazu restaurant + farm and healdsburg’s bovolo... Makes our mouths water with culinary creations that leave most diners awestruck. Much of that is due to zazu’s onsite farm, with veggies and greens, and the couple’s flock of chickens, which supply the eggs to make handmade pasta every morning, and their home-cured salumi... What Estes does with the ingredients ... matters the most. It’s the reason why she was featured on the Food Network in 2007 and why Emeril Lagasse calls her a friend." - North Bay Bohemian readers’ pole, 2010
"RISING STAR CHEFS AWARD – sustainability" - star chefs 2009
Zazu is located just one hour North of San Francisco, just 5 miles off Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, about 1/2 hour from the Napa Valley, in the heart of the Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.

Duskie and John on Emeril Green with Emeril Lagasse (part one)

Duskie and John on Emeril Green with Emeril Lagasse (part two)

john, duskie, the farm, and the family courtesy chefs a' field

See Duskie & John in the national commercial for the "Land of Food and Wine" campaign by The Wine Institute and the California Travel and Tourism Commission

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