{"product_id":"chefs-culinary-journey-at-frances","title":"Chef's Culinary Journey at Frances","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn a quiet edge of the Castro, Frances is the kind of restaurant that feels like it has always been there. The intimate dining room carries a warmth that is genuinely personal: Chef Melissa Perello named it after her grandmother, and the tribute runs deeper than sentiment—her mother sewed the staff aprons and dining room pillows. This is a place built with care from the inside out, and you feel it the moment you sit down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerello's path to Frances was a long and distinguished one; from Michael Mina's Aqua to executive chef at Charles Nob Hill, where she earned early national recognition, to the Fifth Floor, where she led the restaurant to a Michelin star in 2006. After a deliberate step back to travel and reconnect with what she loved about cooking, she returned with something entirely her own. Frances opened in 2009, earned a Michelin star, a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant, and was named one of Bon Appétit's ten best new restaurants in America. None of it felt like a surprise to anyone who had eaten there. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ultra-seasonal tasting menu is served family style and combines exceptional Californian produce with a Mediterranean sensibility: rustic in spirit, precise in execution, and refreshingly free of culinary theatrics. The menu spotlights the best local and seasonal ingredients from nearby farms and markets, guided by a chef who has always believed that great food is about honesty rather than spectacle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis experience does not include beverages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick on the Request Reservation button below or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:visadining@madetotaste.com\"\u003evisadining@madetotaste.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfirmation is pending final number of guests, menu details, and restaurant availability.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205694390333,"sku":null,"price":131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/8410\/2717\/files\/FRANCES-OCTAVIA-fall23-078-MollyDeCoudreaux.jpg?v=1779820605","url":"https:\/\/reserve.madetotaste.com\/fr\/products\/chefs-culinary-journey-at-frances","provider":"Made To Taste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}