The long-awaited Single Thread opened in early December in Healdsburg, Calif., a concept created by Kyle and Katina Connaughton as an immersive culinary ride through Sonoma Wine Country. The inn and restaurant are served by their five-acre farm. There’s even a fantasy-like video trailer to give guests a taste of the attention to detail that went into the boutique property’s development.
Kyle Connaughton is the former head chef of research and development for the three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant in England, named the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2006. He previously worked as chef for the restaurant Michel Bras for three years in Hokkaido, Japan, and, before that, cooked his way through the kitchens of some of Los Angeles’ top restaurants, including Spago, Lucques, AOC, and the Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel.