Stellina

An osteria in downtown, Point Reyes Station 
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December 28, 2009

Stellina Makes Michael Bauer's 2009 Top New Restaurants List

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Point Reyes Station feels remote, but the food produced by Christian Caiazzo is as vibrant and modern as you'll find at top San Francisco restaurants. His "Point Reyes Italian" menu is filled with hyper-local ingredients that find their way into salads of fava leaves; appetizers of Tomales Cove mussels punched up with local hot links; pizza with hand-pulled mozzarella and nettles; and rustic main courses such as beef cheeks from Marin Sun Farms.

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September 16, 2009

In San Francisco as elsewhere in the country, hard times tend to bring out the best in cooks.

Tom Sietsema
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The big difference between chefs on the East and West coasts? The former tend to be driven by technique, goes the thinking, while the latter are more focused on ingredients. Abundant, and often mouth-watering, evidence supporting half that axiom is found on the tables at Osteria Stellina, whose chef, 41-year-old Christian Caiazzo, has toiled in such diverse restaurants as the late Postrio in San Francisco and Union Square Cafe in New York. For him, what's best is just a farm or a garden or a bay away from becoming a memorable meal in his modest, 57-seat dining room, soothing in sage and dressed up with bowls of produce. Consider a designated driver: It's a scenic and sometimes hair-raising (the twists! those turns!) 90-minute drive from San Francisco.
 
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July 11, 2009

NY TIMES Restaurant Review: Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes Station, CA

Travelers approaching Point Reyes Station in western Marin County are advised to reduce their speed sharply. There are two reasons for this, the first being the fact that California State Route 1 makes a 90-degree turn in the center of town, and the second being Christian Caiazzo’s Osteria Stellina. ...read more

     
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July 2, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle Review: Osteria Stellina bursting with local goodness

           
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If someone asked me today if I'd like to drive from San Francisco to Point Reyes Station for a meal at Osteria Stellina, I'd start my engine before the question was punctuated. ...Read More

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