Maligned Molti Amici Is Out. Bistro Lagniappe From Hype Oregon Chef Jacob Harth Is in. | Eater SF
"Celebrated Oregon chef Jacob Harth—who first earned attention for his 20-seat sustainable seafood tasting menu restaurant Erizo (which made Eater’s national Best New Restaurants list in 2019 and earned him Eater Young Gun recognition that same year), who starred in Eater’s Deep Dive video series, and who worked at one-Michelin-starred Oxalis and Michelin-listed Place des Fêtes—has opened a wood fire–driven California‑French bistro taking over the former Molti Amici/Campo Fina space at 333 Healdsburg Avenue; it debuts in late May 2025 while his sustainable‑seafood project Winnie’s continues its buildout. The team designed the concept for locals: "We’re trying to be aware of what it means to be a part of this community and be in Sonoma County," Harth says. "This restaurant really starts with our local community, and we’re making it an experience that’s for the locals." The menu is focused on local sourcing and straightforward preparations—"ingredient-driven, it’s high-quality product, [and] it’s minimalist preparation"—with nearly all ingredients coming from Sonoma County farms, ranches, and fishers. Harth emphasizes sourcing: "We’re exclusively sourcing from regenerative farms, [and cooking with] pasture-raised meats, grass-fed meats, line-caught fish from the Sonoma coast," Harth says. "So expect to see a lot of seafood that I’m kind of known for, but also everything else," he adds, name-checking a burger, steak frites, and roasted chicken as examples. The kitchen will reuse the wood-fired oven that anchored the previous pizza programs—Harth plans to use it to roast meats, fish, oysters, vegetables, cassoulets, and gratins—and an early menu lists mussels on the half shell straight from that oven dressed in sungold tomatoes and fig leaf; grilled trout in browned butter and summer squash; and clay pot rabbit with chanterelles and creme fraiche. The team has redecorated the space (bocce courts filled in to create more patio, now fortified with awnings to keep the area comfortable in 100-degree summers and rainy winters, plus new paint, fixtures, and furniture) to establish a distinct identity from the prior restaurants. The Molti Amici investor group remains involved as a limited partner and will not handle day-to-day operations; a high-profile February 2025 lawsuit in which co-owner Jason Cutrer accused Molti Amici founder Jonny Barr of fraud and embezzlement was dismissed, with Cutrer and Barr saying in a joint statement their issues are now "amicably resolved." - Dianne de Guzman
