# SingleThread > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SingleThread > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SingleThread.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleThread > Source revision: 1356124629 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Restaurant in California, United States SingleThread SingleThread in September 2022. Interactive map of SingleThread Restaurant information Established 2016; 10 years ago (2016) Owner(s) Kyle & Katina Connaughton, Tony Greenberg Head chef Kyle Connaughton Food type Japanese and New American Rating (Michelin Guide) (Michelin Guide) AAA Five Diamond Award (2019-2025)[1] Location 131 North St., Healdsburg, California, 95448, United States Coordinates 38°36′44″N 122°52′11″W / 38.6123333°N 122.8696579°W / 38.6123333; -122.8696579 Website Official website **SingleThread** is a farm, restaurant, and inn, located in [Healdsburg, California](/source/Healdsburg%2C_California). ## Farm, restaurant, and inn Tomatoes for sale at SingleThread's farm stand in Healdsburg. The farm stand opened in 2022. In 2014, Kyle and Katina Connaughton bought property in [Sonoma County, California](/source/Sonoma_County%2C_California) for a five-acre farm, restaurant, and inn located in downtown [Healdsburg](/source/Healdsburg%2C_California). They worked over two years to cultivate the farm's vegetables and flowers, olive trees, fruit orchards, beehives, chickens, and cattle. They prepared the inn and developed a menu for the restaurant, opening in December 2016 as SingleThread.[2][3] The menu at SingleThread combines Japanese influences with [farm-to-table](/source/Farm-to-table) ingredients. The dinner menu features 11 courses, with vegetarian, pescatarian, and omnivore options and dishes changing each night.[4] ## Ownership The owners, Kyle and Katina Connaughton, were high school classmates in the suburbs of [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) who married and had two daughters, Chloe and Ava. Kyle and Katina had lifelong dreams of opening their own farm and restaurant in Northern California.[2][3] Kyle Connaughton attended culinary school and worked in several notable restaurants in Los Angeles, including [Spago](/source/Spago), [Campanile](/source/Campanile_(restaurant)), and [Suzanne Goin](/source/Suzanne_Goin)’s AOC and Lucques. Connaughton then trained as a sushi chef, working under Andy Matsuda at the Sushi Chef Institute. In 2003, Connaughton moved to Japan to work for [Michel Bras](/source/Michel_Bras) in [Hokkaido](/source/Hokkaido). In 2006, Connaughton moved to England to work for [Heston Blumenthal](/source/Heston_Blumenthal) at [The Fat Duck](/source/The_Fat_Duck). During their travels, Katina Connaughton studied [sustainable agriculture](/source/Sustainable_agriculture) and English and Japanese gardens.[2][3][5] In 2015, Kyle Connaughton published a cookbook, *Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking* with Naoko Takei Moore.[5][6] ## Awards and accolades The *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)* gave the restaurant four stars.[7] *[The World's 50 Best Restaurants](/source/The_World's_50_Best_Restaurants)* named SingleThread its "One To Watch" in 2018.[8] The *[Michelin Guide](/source/Michelin_Guide)* awarded SingleThread two stars in the 2018 *[Michelin Guide for San Francisco](/source/List_of_Michelin-starred_restaurants_in_California)*, and three stars in 2019.[2] As of 2025, there are 16 three-star restaurants in the United States, with eight of them being in California.[9] *[Eater](/source/Eater_(website))* named SingleThread one of the most beautiful restaurants of 2016, and the restaurant's design (by AvroKO) won a [James Beard Award](/source/James_Beard_Award) in 2017.[10] ## See also - [List of Michelin 3-star restaurants](/source/List_of_Michelin_3-star_restaurants) - [List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States](/source/List_of_Michelin_3-star_restaurants_in_the_United_States) - [List of Michelin-starred restaurants in California](/source/List_of_Michelin-starred_restaurants_in_California) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2023 Five & Four Diamond Hotels & Restaurant Lists"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231218234942/https://newsroom.aaa.com/2023/05/2023-five-four-diamond-lists/). Archived from [the original](https://newsroom.aaa.com/2023/05/2023-five-four-diamond-lists/) on December 18, 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-michelin2019_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-michelin2019_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-michelin2019_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-michelin2019_2-3) Baker, Abbe (January 29, 2019). ["Power Couples: SingleThread's Kyle and Katina Connaughton"](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/illinois/chicago/article/people/kyle-katina-connaughton-singlethread-couple). *Michelin Guide*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nytimes2018_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nytimes2018_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nytimes2018_3-2) Fabricant, Florence (October 8, 2018). ["An Overnight Success Story That Took Decades"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/dining/singlethread-farms-kyle-connaughton.html). *The New York Times*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eater2016_4-0)** Fort, Ellen (December 2, 2016). ["Single Thread Explained: What to Expect at the Restaurant, Inn, and Farm"](https://sf.eater.com/2016/12/2/13815726/single-thread-restaurant-farm-healdsburg). *Eater SF*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-starchefs_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-starchefs_5-1) ["Chef Kyle Connaughton of SingleThread - Biography"](https://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/kyle-connaughton). StarChefs. September 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-donabe_6-0)** Moore, Naoko Takei; Connaughton, Kyle (2015). [*Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fnWWBgAAQBAJ). Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781607747000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781607747000). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sfchronicle2017_7-0)** Bauer, Michael (March 24, 2017). ["Single Thread in Healdsburg: A flawless 4 stars on arrival"](https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/diningout/article/Single-Thread-in-Healdsburg-A-flawless-4-stars-11025774.php). *San Francisco Chronicle*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-50best2018_8-0)** Odell, Kat (May 30, 2018). ["Seven reasons why SingleThread in California is the restaurant to watch in 2018"](https://www.theworlds50best.com/blog/News/seven-reasons-why-singlethread-california-is-one-to-watch-in-2018.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["California 3 Stars MICHELIN Restaurants – The MICHELIN Guide USA"](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/restaurants/3-stars-michelin). *MICHELIN Guide*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eater2017_10-0)** Canavan, Hillary Dixler (May 17, 2017). ["The Restaurant That Proves the Best Dining Room Is a Living Room"](https://www.eater.com/2017/5/17/15619368/single-thread-avroko-interior-design-photos-shop-the-restaurant). *Eater*. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [SingleThread](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SingleThread). - [Official website](https://www.singlethreadfarms.com/) v t e Michelin Guide 3-star restaurants in the United States California Addison Atelier Crenn Benu Californios Enclos The French Laundry Quince Providence SingleThread Somni Chicago Smyth New York City Le Bernardin Eleven Madison Park Jungsik Per Se Sushi Sho Restaurants formerly with 3 stars Alinea Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare Daniel Jean-Georges Joël Robuchon Masa Saison The Inn at Little Washington Defunct 3-star restaurants Alain Ducasse at the Essex House Coi Grace L2O Manresa The Restaurant at Meadowood List of Michelin 3-star restaurants --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SingleThread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleThread) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleThread?action=history)). 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