Cindy Pawlcyn

CINDY PAWLCYN helped make the Napa Valley a destination for food and wine in Northern California when she opened Mustards Grill. Today, her trio of restaurants--Mustards Grill, Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, and Brassica--are as much loved among locals as they are popular with visitors. She is also the culinary partner for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cindy was featured on Bravo's Top Chef Masters series, and was a guest judge on the first season of Top Chef . She appeared in Michael Chiarello's...See more

CINDY PAWLCYN helped make the Napa Valley a destination for food and wine in Northern California when she opened Mustards Grill. Today, her trio of restaurants--Mustards Grill, Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, and Brassica--are as much loved among locals as they are popular with visitors. She is also the culinary partner for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cindy was featured on Bravo's Top Chef Masters series, and was a guest judge on the first season of Top Chef . She appeared in Michael Chiarello's Napa on PBS and View from the Bay , as well as the documentary Cat's in the Kitchen . Cindy has twice been nominated for Best Chef in California by the James Beard Foundation and is the recipient of the Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence. She received a James Beard award for The Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook and is also the author of Fog City Diner Cookbook and Big Small Plates . See less