#Skin contact bar skin#

When I first spoke to The Redwood last September, Melby (the chef) and Miller (the beverage director) were just at the trailhead of their journey to open a natural wine bar and kitchen at the former Ginger Thai in Sebastopol.

#Skin contact bar skin#

Brix Sunrise Over Skin at The Redwood natural wine bar in Sebastopol. Melby’s menu is truly a stunner that you can go back to repeatedly as the seasons change. There’s plenty more to choose from, including a selection of gourmet tinned fish with potato chips and pickles ($17 to $23), Liberty Duck Chicken Liver Mousse with fig mostarda ($14), Braised Lamb Shank ($39), Roasted Squash and Maitakes ($19) and Semolina Crepes with spiced honey butter ($10). Related: A Sneak Peek at the Forthcoming Goldfinch Restaurant in Sebastopol Spring for all three dips (with pickled onions and sliced radish) and three large pieces of Tomales’ famous Route One Bakery’s fluffy pita for $22. Melby takes some liberties with the classic Mediterranean hummus, baba ghanoush and labneh, adding za’atar, sumac and fresh herbs to the creamy labneh, but it’s a lovely diversion. The menu will change seasonally, but hopefully, the Route One Pita and Dips will remain permanently. larger dishes and desserts are available after 5 p.m. Snacks and small plates are available from 1 to 9 p.m. The menu is divided into snacks, small plates, big plates and desserts. The reservations were canceled, I moved to a more expansive table and settled in for the night.

Ninety minutes later, I was still eating (and drinking) because once the first dishes came to the table - crisp cubes of potatoes with pimenton aioli ($7) and a plate of fresh pita with the best baba ghanoush ($8) I’ve ever eaten, I wasn’t about to miss out on anything else.