To honor those who shined all the more during the pandemic, Forbes Travel Guide introduced the new Hospitality Stars of the Year awards. Our Restaurant Director, Mr. Akeel Shah, has been recognized by Forbes Travel Guide 2021 Star Awards as a finalist for the first ever Hospitality Stars for "Restaurant Employee of the Year." SingleThread was also recognized as a Forbes 2021 Travel Guide 5 Star Award Winner for the second year in a row.

Designed by acclaimed designer Ken Fulk, adjacent to SingleThread, we offer an outdoor dining room that draws inspiration from the forests and scenery of Hokkaido. This limited engagement created by Chef Kyle and Katina Connaughton captures the inspiration of Hokkaido in the heart of Sonoma Wine Country.

The 9-course dinner "main event" is a special hot pot that is shared among your party. Cooked in special handmade donabes from the Nagatani Family in Iga, Japan, our guests pre-select one of the following options: 

Roasted Duclair Duck Hot Pot: $375 Person

Hokkaido Style Seafood Miso : $375 Person

Vegetarian Temple Style: $375 Person

Hokkaido A-5 Wagyu Beef Tenderloin Shabu Shabu : $475 Person

A full menu of beer, wine, and sake is offered as well as pairing options and non-alcoholic beverages. 

Throughout the Usu-Zan engagement, SingleThread is excited to be partnering with our Russian River neighbor DuMOL Winery, whose care for sustainability and their craft parallels our own. We are thrilled to be offering their wines as the featured pairing with our donabe hotpot course.

Dining takes place completely outdoors in the Fulk-designed heated open tent environment, with socially distanced tables, and custom screens. Japanese folk Artist Dwight Hwang created a special "Gyotaku" artwork for the dining space made from ink rubbings of salmon species found in both Hokkaido and Sonoma. 

Usu-Zan is currently offered five nights a week; Thursdays through Mondays, through May 31st, with seating from 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Dinner bookings are $375 - $500 per guest with a transferable, non-refundable $100 deposit per person required at the time of booking. This special engagement has been made possible by our dear partners at Volvo, Activate, and S Pellegrino. 

**S. Pellegrino Hokkaido King Crab Nightly Experience at Usu-Zan

"EXPERIENCE WITHIN AN EXPERIENCE"

In addition to the Usu-Zan menu, this special "experience within an experience" for a party of 4 guests includes the Hokkaido style seafood nabe, King Crab from North Hokkaido from the Okhotsk Sea, King Crab legs, roasted crab broth, and crab meat "porridge rice." Also included are two signed copies of Kyle Connaughton's book, "Donabe- Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking."  The menu price per guest is $500pp and is exclusive of beverages, gratuity, and tax.

We are excited to announce the launch of our sake subscription! Sake is essential to what we do at SingleThread and we have been overwhelmed by the interest of our guests to try and learn about new sakes. Each month we will share with you 1-3 bottles of our most exciting sakes along with tidbits about how sake is produced and the sake producers in each package. This is designed for both sake lovers and those looking to learn.

Thank you so much for the overwhelming support of our Champagne subscription!

You may find both the Sake and Champagne subscriptions HERE. 

In partnership with our friends at Lioco Wine Co., Hirsch Vineyards, and Grace Family Vineyards. 100% of all proceeds are donated to Our Meal Program with Sonoma Family Meal and Corazon Healdsburg. Package Includes a 3 Pack of (1) each of the following wines: (A Value of $308) PRICED AT $199.99!

Lioco, Chardonnay, Estero, Russian River Valley 2018

Hirsch Vineyards, Pinot Noir, East Ridge, Sonoma Coast 2017

Grace Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Blank Vineyard, Napa Valley 2016 

Enjoy 30% off a 2-weekday night stay from February - April 30th, 2021 (Valid for Monday or Wednesday check-in only)

This package includes one night of in-room dining and a reservation for Usu-Zan: An Homage to Hokkaido. *Our inn may be booked up to 6 months in advance. 

We are delighted to offer an intimate dining experience for guestsstaying in our Inn. Experience the more rustic side of SingleThread’s cooking with a multi-course Donabe Hot Pot Dinner.

As we navigate the rapid changes of the past few months, we have changed a few things in regard to bookings for the restaurant. We understand that the Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the need for more flexibility in our hospitality policies, not only in our physical space but in our ticketing process as well. That said, we have moved to a non-refundable deposit based system in lieu of a full pre-payment in advance. A transfer of your deposit will remain available via your Tock profile should you not be able to arrive for your confirmed reservation. Additionally, we have created a 6-course Chef's Tasting Menu in addition to our classic 11-Course Tasting Menu for those who would prefer a shorter experience.

SingleThread has been awarded a prestigious 5 Diamond Rating from AAA.

Video produced in partnership with Sonoma County Tourism and the Matador Network.

SINGLETHREAD EARNS SPOT #71

Here at SingleThread we are absolutely honored to partner with many incredible craftsmen and makers. This month we'd like to celebrate the fabulous and talented Justine Kahn and her team at Botnia, a science based skin care remedy.