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{{Short description|Michelin-starred farm-to-fork restaurant in Sacramento}}

{{other uses|The Kitchen (South African restaurant)|The Kitchin}}

{{Infobox restaurant
| name = The Kitchen
| rating = {{Michelin stars|1}} (2019–present),<br/>[[American Automobile Association|AAA]] Five Diamond Award (2011–2023)<ref>{{cite web |first=Aixa |last=Diaz |date=May 1, 2023 |title=2023 Five & Four Diamond Hotels & Restaurant Lists |url=https://newsroom.aaa.com/2023/05/2023-five-four-diamond-lists/ |website=AAA Newsroom |access-date=December 19, 2023 }}</ref>
| head-chef = Kelly McCown (exec. chef)
| street-address = 2225 Hurley Way
| city = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
| county = [[Sacramento County]]
| state = California
| zip = 95825
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|38|35|21.28|N|121|24|50.75|W}}
| website = {{URL|thekitchenrestaurant.com}}
}}
'''The Kitchen''' is a [[Michelin stars|Michelin-starred]] [[farm-to-fork]] restaurant in [[Sacramento, California]].

==History==
The Kitchen was opened at Marconi Avenue in 1991 by chefs Randall Selland and Nancy Zimmer, both husband and wife, alongside Nancy's catering business.<ref name="Michelin2019">{{cite news |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-restaurant-earns-coveted-michelin-star/27698415 |title=Sacramento restaurant earns coveted Michelin star |work=[[KCRA-TV]] |date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=March 2, 2022 }} Reprinted the following day on the [https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/diningout/article/Sacramento-restaurant-earns-coveted-Michelin-star-13936187.php ''San Francisco Chronicle''] {{subscription required}}.</ref><ref name="Schmidt2003">{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Bob |date=October 17, 2003 |title=PROFILE: Randall Selland |work=[[Sacramento Business Journal]] |volume=20 |issue=32 |id={{ProQuest|216836072}} }}</ref> Randall and Nancy moved the restaurant and her catering business to 2225 Hurley Way in 1997. In 2001, Selland's Market Cafe was opened at 5340 H Street, and Nancy reduced her catering business from full service to only drop-offs and pickups from the cafe.<ref name="Schmidt2003" />

The Kitchen's [[executive chef]] is Kelly McCown, who has worked at the restaurant since the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |first=Walter |last=Makaula |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Sacramento restaurant makes prestigious '30 Best in America' list |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-restaurant-prestigious-30-best-america-list/27293644 |work=[[KCRA-TV]] |access-date=March 2, 2022 }} Reprinted the following day on the [https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Sacramento-restaurant-makes-prestigious-ranking-13801831.php ''San Francisco Chronicle''] {{subscription required}}.</ref> Its menu has been seasonal.<ref name="Michelin2019" /> In 2003, Tuesday nights were reserved for only private dining, and it publicly operated from Wednesday to Saturday nights per week.<ref name="Schmidt2003" />

Besides The Kitchen and the [[East Sacramento]] location of Selland's Market Cafe, the Selland Family Restaurants group also operates another farm-to-fork restaurant Ella Dining Room and Bar, an Italian eatery OBO' Italian Table and Bar, and [[El Dorado Hills, California|El Dorado Hills]] and Broadway (Sacramento) locations of Selland's Market Cafe.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drabble |first=Cody |date=July 16, 2019 |url=https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2019/07/16/family-behind-the-kitchen-celebrates-michelin-star/ |title=Family Behind The Kitchen Celebrates Michelin Star |work=[[CapRadio]] |access-date=March 3, 2022 }}</ref> Members of the restaurant group and of other groups on August 31, 2019, opened a fried chicken restaurant Bawk, fully owned by Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse since its reopening on October 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sonya |last=Sorich |date=August 30, 2019 |title=5 things to know, and when you can visit Bawk Fried Chicken |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2019/08/30/5-things-to-know-and-when-you-can-visit-bawk-fried.html |work=[[Sacramento Business Journal]] |access-date=March 3, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Sonya |last=Sorich |date=October 29, 2020 |title=5 things to know, including an R Street chicken eatery update |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2017/10/30/prominent-local-restaurateurs-apparently-planning.html |work=[[Sacramento Business Journal]] |access-date=March 3, 2022 }}</ref>

Announced in April 2015, the site of 915 Broadway was the planned relocation of The Kitchen. The {{convert|1.9|acre|adj=on}} property included the {{convert|15,000|sqft|abbr=on|adj=on}} building and was bought for USD$2.6&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{inflation|USD|2.6|2015|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{inflation/year|US}}).<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=van der Meer |date=April 24, 2015 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/04/24/the-kitchen-to-relocate-to-redevelopment-site-on.html |url-access=subscription |title=The Kitchen to relocate to redevelopment site on Broadway |work=[[Sacramento Business Journal]] |access-date=March 3, 2022 }}</ref> The Broadway site after the January 2016 announcement eventually became the third location of Market Cafe, the chain that has had broader appeal, due to feedback from customers who wanted another Market Cafe location. Meanwhile, The Kitchen underwent renovations: "expanded wine cellar", "redone bathrooms", and increased space for dining rooms. The restaurant's bakery section was relocated to the Cafe's Broadway site. Its office, consolidated with the office of the Cafe's H Street site, was relocated to another site.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sonya |last=Sorich |date=January 20, 2016 |title=The Kitchen won't move to Broadway. What happens now? |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/01/20/the-kitchen-wont-move-to-broadway-what-happens-now.html |url-access=subscription |work=[[Sacramento Business Journal]] |access-date=March 3, 2022 }}</ref>

Amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in California|COVID-19 pandemic]], The Kitchen was closed throughout most of the year 2020 until October 14.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Marybeth |last=Bizjak |date=October 9, 2020 |title=The Kitchen Will Soon Be Back |url=https://www.sacmag.com/magazine/food-drink/the-kitchen-will-soon-be-back/ |magazine=[[Sacramento Magazine]] |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref>

==Reception==
As of 2019, The Kitchen has received highest [[Zagat]] ratings and the [[AAA Five Diamond Award]] consecutively since 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Escalante |date=June 3, 2019 |title=The Kitchen in Sacramento wins city's first Michelin Star |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/the-kitchen-in-sacramento-wins-citys-first-michelin-star/103-e7b0f27d-0d5f-4b23-841a-6599017f9687 |work=[[KXTV-TV]] |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AAA Five Diamond Award – Lucky #7! |url=https://thekitchenrestaurant.com/aaa-five-diamond-award-lucky-7/ |work=The Kitchen |date=February 14, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref> [[OpenTable]] named it one of top 100 restaurants in the United States providing "best service" in 2012<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.opentable.com/news-releases/news-release-details/opentable-diner-reviews-showcase-top-100-restaurants-service-us |title=OpenTable Diner Reviews Showcase Top 100 Restaurants for Service in the U.S. |work=[[PR Newswire]] |date=February 29, 2012 |id={{ProQuest|923975084}} |access-date=March 3, 2022 |via=[[OpenTable]] }}</ref> and then "100 Best Restaurants" in the US for 2016.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opentable-announces-100-best-restaurants-in-america-based-on-diner-reviews-300371245.html |title=OpenTable Announces 100 Best Restaurants in America Based on Diner Reviews |work=[[PR Newswire]] |date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2022 }} Reprinted in [https://www.opentable.com/m/best-restaurants-in-america-for-2016/ OpenTable article].</ref> The Kitchen received its first Michelin star on June 3, 2019, becoming the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Sacramento.<ref name="Michelin2019" /> The ''[[USA Today]]'' in August 2019 ranked it thirtieth out of its top thirty restaurants in the US, reviewed by 24/7 Wall St.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 30 best restaurants in America |url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2019/04/24/30-best-restaurants-america/3560780002/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref>

As of September 2021, The Kitchen remains the only Michelin-starred restaurant in the city.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Fletcher |date=September 28, 2021 |url=https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/09/28/sacramento-restaurants-earn-michelin-guide-honors-in-latest-guide/ |title=Sacramento Restaurants Earn Michelin Guide Honors in Latest Guide |work=[[CapRadio]] |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://thekitchenrestaurant.com/}}

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