SingleThread
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality, Agriculture, Restaurant |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Kyle Connaughton, Katina Connaughton |
| Headquarters | Healdsburg , United States |
Area served | Sonoma County, California |
Key people | Kyle Connaughton, Katina Connaughton |
| Products | Farm produce, restaurant dining, lodging |
SingleThread operates as a combined farm, dining establishment, and lodging facility situated in Healdsburg, California.
Farm, restaurant, and inn
In 2014, Kyle and Katina Connaughton purchased a five-acre property in Sonoma County, California with the vision of creating a farm, restaurant, and inn in downtown Healdsburg. During the following two years, they developed the land by planting vegetables, flowers, olive trees, fruit orchards, and establishing beehives, as well as raising chickens and cattle. Concurrently, they prepared the inn facilities and crafted the restaurant’s culinary offerings. SingleThread officially commenced operations in December 2016.
The dining experience at SingleThread features a menu that integrates Japanese culinary elements with locally sourced farm ingredients. Their signature 11-course dinner adapts nightly and offers selections suitable for vegetarian, pescatarian, and omnivorous diners.
Ownership
Kyle and Katina Connaughton, who were high school classmates from suburban Los Angeles and are now married with two daughters named Chloe and Ava, fulfilled their long-held ambition of launching a farm-to-table restaurant combined with an inn in Northern California.
Kyle Connaughton’s culinary background includes training at various cooking schools and experience working at notable Los Angeles restaurants such as Spago, Campanile, and Suzanne Goin’s AOC and Lucques. He further honed his skills as a sushi chef under Andy Matsuda at the Sushi Chef Institute before relocating to Japan in 2003 to work with Michel Bras in Hokkaido. In 2006, he joined the team of Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck in England. Meanwhile, Katina focused on sustainable farming practices along with studying Japanese and English garden design during their travels.
In 2015, Kyle Connaughton co-wrote the cookbook Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking alongside Naoko Takei Moore.
Awards and accolades
The restaurant earned a four-star rating from the San Francisco Chronicle. In 2018, The World's 50 Best Restaurants designated SingleThread as a "One To Watch." The Michelin Guide awarded the establishment two stars in 2018 before elevating it to three stars in 2019. By 2025, there are sixteen restaurants in the United States holding three Michelin stars, with eight of those located within California.
Eater listed SingleThread among the most visually stunning restaurants of 2016. Additionally, its interior design by AvroKO received a James Beard Award in 2017.
See also
- List of Michelin 3-star restaurants
- List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in California