{"id":218420,"date":"2026-03-13T18:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218420\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:15:10","slug":"disneylands-napa-rose-wants-a-michelin-star-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218420\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland\u2019s Napa Rose wants a Michelin Star \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disneyland\u2019s newly remodeled Napa Rose wants to add a Michelin Star to its list of honors and join the growing lineup of chefs and restaurants in nearby Downtown Disney that already have the coveted award on their resume.<\/p>\n

The Napa Rose<\/a> fine dining restaurant at Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel returned after a 10-month renovation with a grand reopening in February following a series of media previews.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Disneyland\u2019s Napa Rose: First look inside the remodeled restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n

Through the years, Napa Rose has picked up numerous honors \u2014 receiving the AAA Four Diamond award many times and making Gayot\u2019s short list of Best California Cuisine restaurants in Orange County. The Zagat Guide once rated Napa Rose second in the state behind only the French Laundry in Yountville. The Forbes Travel Guide awarded the restaurant four stars in 2025.<\/p>\n

But one accolade has so far eluded Napa Rose: The coveted Michelin Star.<\/p>\n

\"NapaNapa Rose General Manager Jess Soman. (Courtesy of Disneyland)<\/p>\n

Napa Rose General Manager Jess Soman helped The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia earn three Michelin stars and the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award during his tenure at the Washington D.C.-area foodie haven.<\/p>\n

Soman was candid about his ambitions to earn Michelin and Forbes stars for Napa Rose after the restaurant remodel, according to Los Angeles Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no doubt we\u2019re going to get that fifth Forbes star,\u201d Soman told Los Angeles Magazine. \u201cIt has always been my goal to bring a Michelin star here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ExecutiveExecutive Chef Andrew Sutton of Napa Rose restaurant at the Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Chef Andrew Sutton \u2014 who serves as the Culinary Director of Signature Dining at the Disneyland resort \u2014 oversees Napa Rose as well as Carthay Circle at Disney California Adventure and the private Club 33 at Disneyland.<\/p>\n

Eater Los Angeles<\/a> asked Sutton if he has dreams of Napa Rose gaining a Michelin star.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re focused on delivering a dining experience that feels thoughtful, precise and worthy of its place in California\u2019s culinary landscape,\u201d Sutton told Eater LA. \u201cIf that journey leads to Michelin or James Beard recognition, it would be an honor, but the work always comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Napa Rose exhibition kitchen during a media preview following a 10-month renovation at the fine dining restaurant in Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The Disneyland resort has never had a Michelin Star restaurant \u2014 inside the parks, at the hotels or in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

Walt Disney World resort in Florida has two restaurants with a Michelin Star: Victoria & Albert\u2019s at Disney\u2019s Grand Floridian Resort and Capa at Four Seasons Resort Orlando.<\/p>\n

\"PrimePrime Eye of the Rib Eye on the refreshed Napa Rose menu at Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel. (Courtesy of Disneyland)<\/p>\n

Downtown Disney has been racking up chefs and restaurants with Michelin Stars on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Celebrity chef Carlos Gaytan<\/a> opened his Paseo restaurant, Centrico courtyard bar and Tiendita grab-and-go stand in 2024 in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

Gaytan\u2019s Mexique restaurant in Chicago was awarded a Michelin Star in 2013, making him the first Mexican-born chef to earn the coveted honor. That same year, Gaytan joined Bravo\u2019s \u201cTop Chef\u201d reality competition show as a contestant.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Napa Rose main dining room following a 10-month renovation at the fine dining restaurant in Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel. (Courtesy of Disneyland)<\/p>\n

The Michelin-awarded Din Tai Fung<\/a> restaurant from Taiwan debuted in 2024 in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

Din Tai Fung has been awarded a Michelin Star five times at its Hong Kong branch.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Disneyland gets a new president amid Disney executive shuffle<\/a><\/p>\n

GG\u2019s Chicken Shop<\/a> from Michelin Star Chef Lee Wolen and James Beard Award-winning restaurateurs Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm opened in 2025 in the Parkside Market food hall in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

Wolen earned a Michelin Star for his work as executive chef at Boka in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Napa Rose bar and lounge during a media preview following a 10-month renovation at the fine dining restaurant in Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The new Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby<\/a> gastropub under construction atop the new Earl of Sandwich fast-casual restaurant is set to open later this year in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

The \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen\u201d celebrity chef\u2019s original Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in the Chelsea neighborhood of London has received the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world \u2014 three Michelin stars. Three other Ramsay restaurants hold Michelin stars.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: 3 Michelin Star dishes you should try on the Paseo menu at Downtown Disney<\/a><\/p>\n

New York City celebrity chef Joe Isidori<\/a> will open the Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon steakhouse and Pearl\u2019s Roadside BBQ barbecue joint on the footprint of the former Tortilla Jo\u2019s location in Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n

The former executive chef at President Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort earned a Michelin Star at the president\u2019s DJT restaurant in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disneyland\u2019s newly remodeled Napa Rose wants to add a Michelin Star to its list of honors and join…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,7,2222,1341,611,420],"class_list":["post-218420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-amusement-parks","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-disney-california-adventure","tag-disneyland","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}