A popular home-based supper club in the Sunnyside area is moving and expanding.
The Fresno County Planning Commission voted to approve a Sunnyside area home to be used as a special event facility and a fine dining restaurant on Thursday for local chefs Daniel and Claire Skinner, known online as DanielxClaire .
Driving the news: The Skinners currently offer a four-course fine dining dinner out of their home in the Sunnyside area.
The menu is seasonal and changes either every month or bimonthly.
Their current menu is based on Italian cuisine, and features a main course of either chicken piccata or roasted red snapper for $85 per person.
The big picture: The planning commission approved the Skinners to use a different house in the historic Sunnyside area for their fine dining operation as well as special events, such as a few weddings throughout the year.
The new location is a historic house at 5641 E. Butler Ave. located on 2.5 acres of land.
The Skinners will operate limited service with reservations only from Wednesday through Saturdays during lunch and dinner hours. They expect to host up to 45 customers in the evenings.
Along with the fine dining operation, the Planning Commission also approved the Skinner’s application to host up to 10 small events, which would include up to seven small personal celebrations – such as bridal showers, baby showers, birthdays and small receptions for a maximum of 50 guests – and three weddings with a maximum of 85 guests.
The Skinners will live on the second floor of the house and operate their fine dining experience on the bottom floor, which features a 1,644 square-foot dining area.
Zoom in: Property records show that Jeffrey and Melissa Kollenkark purchased the house for $1.06 million in January 2025.
The 1920s house has historically been used for events, such as Medievalfest, garden parties and a fundraiser for late U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston.