Auro Fact Sheet
Auro is the Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, and Calistoga's only Michelin-starred dining room. Under the leadership of Executive Chef Evan Neumann, appointed April 2026, the restaurant enters its next chapter with a sharpened focus on Napa Valley terroir, precision-driven execution, and product-first cuisine. The weekly-changing seven-course tasting menu presents contemporary American cuisine rooted in classical French technique, with influences drawn from Mexico and Japan. Set in an intimate dining room overlooking Calistoga's vineyards and the Palisades Mountains, Auro pairs a refined culinary experience with one of Napa Valley's most comprehensive wine programs. Auro earned its first Michelin star just eight months after opening. Under Neumann, the kitchen operates on a culture of mentorship, discipline, and long-term consistency, standards designed to endure beyond any single season or menu. Auro is defined by the conviction that great cuisine is inseparable from the team that creates it.
Cuisine
The seven-course tasting menu is driven by seasonality, sourcing, and precise execution. Chef Neumann's cooking is rooted in classical French technique, refined across Michelin-starred kitchens in France, Monaco, and New York, and informed by the flavours of Mexico and Japan. His focus is sauce work, vegetable-forward preparations, and an exacting approach to dry-ageing and aromatic balance. Courses are built around hyper-seasonal ingredients from Napa Valley farms and producers. Each menu begins with a series of amuse-bouches followed by house-made bread service, progressing through seven courses that reflect the rhythm of the growing season. The approach is guided by what Neumann calls ingredient truth: allowing the product to lead, with technique in service of clarity rather than complexity.
Beverage
The wine program is overseen by Resort Beverage Manager Derek Stevenson, a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service. The cellar holds more than 4,400 bottles across 750-plus labels, with a strong emphasis on Napa Valley producers while maintaining depth across benchmark Old World and cult New World wines.
Dedicated collections include a comprehensive Chris Carpenter selection featuring Lokoya from all four mountain appellations, Cardinale, La Jota Vineyard Co., and Mt. Brave. The cellar also holds significant depth in Hundred Acre, with library vintages reaching back to Kayli Morgan 2003, and one of Napa Valley's most complete Sine Qua Non offerings. Old World holdings include Petrus, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Château Latour, and Château Haut-Brion.
A curated wine pairing accompanies the tasting menu, designed to reflect the philosophy and progression of each evening's courses.
Design
Auro is set within the intimate dining room of Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, tucked behind the communal living room of TRUSS Restaurant + Bar. Warm gray textured walls and oak floors ground the space in a quiet, natural palette. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the culinary team in action, while warmly lit booth seating opens onto a semi-private outdoor terrace with sweeping views of the resort's vineyards and the Palisades Mountains. Multiple tables are integrated directly into the kitchen, placing guests at the centre of the evening's unfolding culinary craft.
Experiences
- Chef’s Table - Seated in the heart of the kitchen, the Chef's Table offers direct proximity to the culinary team as the evening's tasting menu unfolds course by course. The experience begins with a welcome from the chef and continues with insight into technique, sourcing, and the intention behind each dish. The Chef's Table is available at USD 300 per person.
- Wine Dinner Series - From May through October, Auro hosts a seasonal wine dinner series pairing a six-course menu by Executive Chef Evan Neumann with selections from leading Napa Valley producers. Each dinner is designed by Neumann to complement the character of the featured winery, drawing on the same terroir-driven, product-first philosophy that defines his nightly tasting menu. Past and upcoming partners include Hundred Acre, Cardinale, Lokoya, La Jota Vineyard Co., Quintessa, and Faust and Flowers Wines.
Details
- Address: 400 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga, California 94515
- Phone: +1 707 709 2100
- Website: https://www.auronapavalley.com/
- Instagram: @auronapavalley
- Opening Date: October 2022
- Executive Chef: Evan Neumann
- Sommelier: Derek Stevenson - Resort Beverage Manager, Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley
- Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 5:00-9:00 pm
- Menu Prices: USD 275/guest for a rotating seven-course tasting menu; USD $195/guest optional wine pairing
- Corkage Fee: USD 100 per 750mL bottle, 1 bottle limit per reservation
- Credit Cards: All major credit cards accepted
- Reservations: https://www.opentable.ca/r/auro-calistoga
- Wheelchair Access: Yes
- Capacity: 55
- Cancellation Policy: USD 100 per person within 72-hours
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