We are the oldest because we are the best”
Since 1970, The Left Bank has been the place to wine and dine for discerning locals and visitors. We have cultivated relationships with the finest vintner's in France and California over the past 38 years in order to bring you selections of the rarest wines available, impeccably stored and aged for your drinking pleasure. Since 2006, Jean-Michel' & Kimberly Chelain have been continuing The Left Bank traditions.
Jean-Michel's mother knew he was destined for the kitchen ever since the day that she couldn't find her pots, pans and utensils. After an exhaustive search of their home, she found her pans, full of mud in the barn, with her 8 year old son...."cooking" ! Jean-Michel began his apprenticeship at the age of 14 with a small restaurant called Les Trois Biches in the Chartreuse region of the French Alps. In 1996, after working at The Noga Hilton in Cannes and spending three years as the Chef of Chez Le Per Gras in Grenoble, he moved to Carmel Valley, California to be the Executive Chef of Stonepine Estate Resort, a Relais and Chateaux Purple Shield award winner where he met his wife Kimberly. She was managing Los Laureles Lodge, the sister property to Stonepine when the two fell in love. They bought a 20' travel trailer to see the country and ended up in Key West, Florida where they eloped on a sailboat in front of 40 strangers and the most beautiful sunset imaginable. In 1998 they moved to Vail and discoverd, unbeknowned to them, their destiny!
“The Left Bank Restaurant” Except for a two year intermission as the Executive Chef of the Bleu Jacket Restaurant in Lawrence, Kansas, Jean-Michel has been leading The Left Bank Kitchen ever since.With Jean-Michel as your Chef and Kimberly as your hostess and Liz and Luc Meyer continuing as our mentors it is our pleasure to consistently use only the freshest ingredients of the finest quality and prepare everything from scratch.
It is our pleasure to serve you and we hope you enjoy your evening.