CINDY PAWLCYN helped make the Napa Valley a destination for food and wine in Northern California when she opened Mustards Grill. Today, her trio of restaurants—Mustards Grill, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, and Brassica—are as much loved among locals as they are popular with visitors. She is also the culinary partner for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cindy was featured on Bravo’s
Top Chef Masters series, and was a guest judge on the first season of
Top Chef. She appeared in
Michael Chiarello’s Napa on PBS and
View from the Bay, as well as the documentary
Cat’s in the Kitchen. Cindy has twice been nominated for Best Chef in California by the James Beard Foundation and is the recipient of the Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence. She received a James Beard award for
The Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook and is also the author of
Fog City Diner Cookbook and
Big Small Plates.