Cyrus is a 1 Star Michelin restaurant in Geyserville, CA. The chef, Douglas Keane, and his partner, Nick Peyton, opened the original Cyrus in Healdsburg, CA in 2005 and closed it in 2012 after a lease dispute. We dined there many times and were sorry to see it close. It reopened in 2022 in their new location in Geyserville. Since we were coming through the area on our vacation we reserved two spots for the “Dining Journey” and had it paired with wine.
It is indeed a journey as you taste various bites in four different rooms. Although there are many bites very few are bigger than a single bite. Since I cannot remember which wine went with what here is the list of wines they gave us.
Now we moved on to the Kitchen Table where we met and talked with the chef along with the sommelier. There were eight dishes here. I think I missed taking a picture of one. The pace at the Kitchen Table was very fast. Since we also had the wine pairing we fell a little behind and were the last ones to finish.
The last bite at the Kitchen Table consists of A5 Wagyu, Meyer lemon kosher, and umeshu consommé. As I said we were a bit behind at this point and I did not get a picture.
Now we proceed to our own private table in the Dining Room. The pace slows down a little in here. We are able to chat with Nick Peyton a bit and John enjoys chatting with the sommelier. Here are the Dining Room dishes.
The last dish is popcorn, corn financier and yellow peach. I remember seeing something with popcorn but not how it tasted. John does not remember it at all. I don’t have a picture.
Then we are served some espresso and the line up of desserts. Like the canapés they represent the five tastes. We try a few bites but dessert is really not our thing.
Then we are accompanied into the Chocolate Room. They have a nice tribute on the chocolate waterfall and we are served some very delicious hot chocolate and presented with sobacha and golden sesame crunch bars with koji caramel.
John says it was a fantastic evening. And the wine pairings were brilliant. The dinner was an event in itself and not something you would do frequently.
I thought the food was spectacular and the atmosphere and service was friendly and efficient. I would have liked to spend a little longer with each dish. I am not a one big bite kind of eater. It was a really special dinner for our very special event.
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Omnivore 