Glen Ellen Star

About the Business

Specialties

Centered on an open kitchen, Glen Ellen Star encourages both culinary and social conversation while serving a seasonally inspired menu. The culinary team sources ingredients from our very own amazing gardens at Glentucky Family Farms just a few miles from the restaurant as well as from local producers in order to craft daily menus that showcase the best of the region.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Ari W.

Business Owner

Ari Weiswasser, a Food & Wine People's Best New Chef 2015, spent his formidable culinary years in numerous fine-dining establishments in New York City and Philadelphia, mastering the fundamentals of elevated cuisine and service before moving to California and deciding to do things differently at Glen Ellen Star. He then spent two years at Thomas Keller's The French Laundry in Yountville before opening Glen Ellen Star across the street from his wife's family's Benziger Family Winery, planting gardens in the vineyard to provide much of the kitchen's produce. Erinn Weiswasser also manages the restaurant along with co-owners Spencer Waite and his wife, Ashley Waite.