The Mountain House
| The Mountain House | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | William Roberts Dmitry Elperin |
| Food type | Californian |
| City | Woodside |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Website | themountainhouse.com |
The Mountain House is a restaurant located in Kings Mountain, Woodside, California. Initially established over a century ago hosting a variety of community roles, it has been featured in a plethora of music video clips by prominent artists mostly due to its unique location inside a redwood forest.
Description
[edit]The restaurant, housed within a vermilion cabin and located at Skyline Boulevard, inside the redwood forests of Woodside, is a century-old dining destination. According to Chef William Roberts, since the early 1900s, it has played diverse roles within the community, having initially served as a gathering place for adventurers, loggers and locals. Initially, it functioned as a water pump station for homesteaders and later transformed into a frontier saloon.[1][2] Dianne de Guzman of Eater, amongst other publications[3] reported of the 2023 reopening of the restaurant by Michelin-starred chefs.[4]
Cuisine and menu
[edit]While the previous owner's crew specialised in local seafood and wild game, current management under Elperin and William is starting anew with a different concept. Talking to The San Francisco Standard, Elperin mentioned that following the relaunch of The Mountain House, it will focus on "coastal countryside cuisine."[5] It is primarily based on game, venison, quail and sustainable trout.
History
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Music and filmography
[edit]The restaurant has served as the filming location for multiple video clips, most notably Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" from his homonymous album released in 1992.[6][7] The video clip, which features and showcases the restaurant throughout its duration as well as the consistent-to-today branding of the restaurant in the '90s, is the most viewed YouTube video of Neil Young's channel with over 90,000,000 views.[8]
According to the New York Times, the singer used to frequently visit the restaurant since it was close to his ranch.[9] Neil Young has most recently been photographed outside the location working on a new album with a producer Daniel Lanois in 2010, as published by the Los Angeles Times.[10]
Reopening
[edit]The previous owner closed down the restaurant in April 2022 upon retiring. The restaurant reopened on February 23, 2023, by Michelin-starred Chef Dmitry Elperin and Chef William Roberts.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bradshaw, Kate (March 9, 2023). "How three chefs are looking to turn a restaurant nestled in the redwoods atop Skyline into the Peninsula's next dining destination | The Six Fifty Inside the revitalized restaurant nestled in the redwoods atop Skyline in Woodside". The Six Fifty. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Our Story". The Mountain House. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Michelin-Starred Chef Unveils New Concept at This Century-Old Roadhouse Surrounded by Redwoods". The San Francisco Standard. February 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Guzman, Dianne de (February 17, 2023). "This Century-Old Restaurant Nestled in Woodside Is Reopening with a Michelin-Starred Chef at the Helm". Eater SF. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Michelin-Starred Chef Unveils New Concept at This Century-Old Roadhouse Surrounded by Redwoods". The San Francisco Standard. February 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Remembering Neil Young's Amazing 'Harvest Moon' Video". www.audacy.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Neil Young: SPIN's 1993 Artist of the Year Interview".
- ^ Neil Young – Harvest Moon [Official Music Video], retrieved May 25, 2023
- ^ Strauss, Neil (July 2, 1995). "The Predictably Unpredictable Neil Young". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Randy; Times, Los Angeles (September 19, 2010). "Neil Young and Daniel Lanois click on 'Le Noise'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Guzman, Dianne de (February 17, 2023). "This Century-Old Restaurant Nestled in Woodside Is Reopening with a Michelin-Starred Chef at the Helm". Eater SF. Retrieved May 22, 2023.