The Restaurant's Kostow to open new eatery soon

New York

AT The Restaurant at Meadowood, Napa Valley, chef Christopher Kostow rose to fame with a brilliant modern California menu that starts at US$275 a person, before wine pairings.

Guests who snag a place at the four-seat chef's table have an even more outrageous experience, for which they pay US$500 each. Think of the tiniest pea plants - roots, pea and sprout - in a crepe made from more tiny peas, with puffy green kale chips served on the open pages of a cookbook annotated with notes about when and where the kale was picked.