Movie star chef Stephanie Izard — a “Prime Chef” champion, James Beard Award winner and Michelin honoree — is bringing her acclaimed Woman & The Goat restaurant idea to Silicon Valley.
Her first NorCal place, Valley Goat, will make its debut in early 2025 in Sunnyvale because the star restaurant tenant of the primary Treehouse Lodge in america, in accordance with the announcement from the Boka Restaurant Group. That lodging challenge, within the works for 2 years, has taken over the previous Sheraton web site on North Mathilda Avenue.
Valley Goat will provide seating for 250 visitors inside, on the patios and within the bar.
Izard obtained her large break on Bravo TV’s “Prime Chef” within the fourth season, turning into the primary lady to seize the title. She received the James Beard Basis award for “Greatest Chef: Nice Lakes” in 2013 and has chalked up quite a few different awards and raves.
Izard’s eating places current globally influenced, domestically sourced, shareable dishes. On the authentic Woman & The Goat in Chicago and the Los Angeles one, Mediterranean, Asian and Center Japanese flavors mingle on the menu.
In L.A., assume appetizers of Naan & Dips and Olive Focaccia; entrees like Chile-Sichuan Basted Bass (with Honeycrisp apples and spiced almonds) and Beef Brief Rib Noodles (with grilled pineapple and pickled veggies); and a dessert checklist that features Plantain Leche Cake and Mango Sticky Rice.
The signature ingredient presently reveals up in 4 dishes: Confit Goat Stomach, Goat Curry, Goat Shank and Goat Liver Mousse. (The catchy Woman & The Goat theme happened as a result of the identify Izard is a sort of mountain goat within the French Pyrenees.)
A seasonal cocktail menu is within the works, and the wine, beer and spirits lists will draw from California and past, the Boka announcement mentioned.
Izard has already been assembly with Bay Space and Sunnyvale farmers and producers, and mentioned she’s excited concerning the bounty of produce.
A local of the Chicago suburbs who grew up in Connecticut, Izard launched her restaurant empire in Chicago however now lives in Los Angeles. In addition to the Woman & The Goat, she additionally owns Cabra eating places in L.A. and Chicago and Duck Duck Goat and Little Goat in Chicago. She has written two cookbooks: “Woman within the Kitchen” and “Collect & Graze.”
Particulars: 1100 N. Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale; www.treehousehotels.com/silicon-valley/eat-drink/valley-goat and https://stephanieizard.com/
