Food type New American cuisine Street address 487 1st St. West State California | Dress code Casual City Sonoma Postal/ZIP code 95476 | |
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Harvest Moon Cafe is a New American restaurant in Sonoma, California in the United States.
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Background
Harvest Moon Cafe is owned by married couple Nick and Jen Demarest. Nick Demarest worked at Chez Panisse and Eccolo, both in Berkeley, California. Jen Demarest, a pastry chef, worked at La Toque when it was located in Rutherford, California. She serves as Harvest Moon's pastry chef and runs the front of the house while Nick is executive chef. The Demarests met at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. They eventually moved to Cyprus where Nick worked as the private chef to the United States Ambassador to Cyprus. They relocated again to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he worked for David Tanis. Finally, they moved to California.
Harvest Moon is located in downtown Sonoma in the former location of a restaurant that was called Sonoma Saveur. The restaurant has a small dark stucco interior with an equally small open kitchen. There are two small bars, one which primarily displays wine and bread. A large outdoor patio extends into the back of the property. A tent is put up in the winter to allow for year-round outdoor dining. The restaurant has been featured in Fodor's, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Press Democrat.
Cuisine
Harvest Moon Cafe serves dinner and Sunday brunch. The restaurant describes its food as New American cuisine, when Zagat has described it as "Cal-Med" (California cuisine-Mediterranean cuisine). Harvest Moon Cafe utilizes primarily locally sourced seasonal ingredients. Each night, the restaurant's menu has six appetizers and five entrees available. The menu may include steak from Niman Ranch, polenta with artichokes, potato soup and chicory salad. The restaurant also makes their own charcuterie. Dessert may include pot de creme or cobbler. Harvest Moon has approximately 32 wines by the bottle.