Folktable in Sonoma’s Cornerstone offers playful, farm-fresh California cuisine from Top Chef's Casey Thompson with a bright, airy vibe and lush garden patio.
"Top Chef and Food Fighters star chef Casey Thompson’s Sonoma restaurant, Folktable, known for its classic California-style menu and Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, closed Sunday, November 10. Thompson did not cite specific reasons for the closure." - Justine Jones
"FolkTable is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant that offers seasonally inspired, fresh fare and includes a pet menu." - J'nai Gaither
"Yes, chef Casey Thompson was a fan favorite on Top Chef Season 3 and yes, the restaurant earned a 2022 Bib Gourmand designation. But the restaurant at Cornerstone Sonoma marketplace also deserves attention for its high-spirited American food. Thompson’s herby green goddess lobster roll does not rely on butter but tarragon to amplify the crustacean’s creaminess. Ditto the hot chile-honey fried chicken. On a warm summer day, the chef’s take on watermelon salad hits all the right notes with whipped sheep milk feta, splashes of salted plum vinaigrette, and Tajin." - Christina Mueller, Eater Staff
"This bright and airy daytime restaurant located in Cornerstone Sonoma serves a menu of toasts, tartines, and salads." - Dianne de Guzman, Clair Lorell, Paolo Bicchieri
"It’s impossible to miss Cornerstone Sonoma as it's nearly the only building along this otherwise quiet stretch. But housed within this charming outdoor marketplace is a kitchen brimming with ideas. To wit—beef tartare is ground to order and served on hash browns; while broccoli is grilled, then showered with puffed rice, Thai basil, and maple tahini. Thick, steakhouse-style onion rings arrive with a brilliantly crisp coating of potato flakes. This kitchen certainly does not limit itself to a single cuisine. Take, for example, the chicken fat-butter rice with Dungeness crab, which would fit right in at any Asian restaurant.Like its surrounds, the space is neutral yet breezy as can be, with an A-frame roof that reaches for the sky and sleek concrete floors." - Michelin Inspector
