Kyle Connaughton

Kyle Connaughton
EducationInstitute of Culinary Education
Culinary career
Current restaurant
SingleThread 3 Michelin stars

Kyle Connaughton is an American chef and restaurateur best known for his Michelin-starred restaurant SingleThread in Healdsburg, California.

Early years

Connaughton was raised in Southern California and attended culinary school in Pasadena at the Institute of Culinary Education. He worked in numerous top Los Angeles restaurants including Spago in Beverly Hills and The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton. He then spent several years in Japan working for French chef Michel Bras before joining Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck in Bray, England, as Head Chef of Research and Development.

SingleThread

In 2016, Connaughton opened SingleThread, a 55-seat tasting-menu restaurant and inn. His wife and co-owner Katina, runs a nearby farm that provides 70% of all ingredients used in the restaurant.

Personal life

Connaughton met his wife Katina while they attended high school in the suburbs of Los Angeles. They have two daughters, Chloe and Ava.

Awards

Bibliography

References

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  2. ↑ "Kyle Connaughton: bio, restaurants, and recipes | Fine Dining Lovers". www.finedininglovers.com.
  3. ↑ Canavan, Hillary Dixler (November 30, 2015). "Single Thread Is the Biggest Opening of 2016". Eater.
  4. ↑ Burgess, Noel. "Kyle Connaughton Interview—Inside SingleThread's Michelin Star Success". Forbes.
  5. ↑ Lucchesi, By Paolo (January 21, 2015). "Star chef Kyle Connaughton to open Single Thread in Healdsburg". SFGATE.
  6. 1 2 Fabricant, Florence (October 8, 2018). "An Overnight Success Story That Took Decades" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ Sansom, Mark (February 26, 2020). "Powering Creativity: how Kyle Connaughton blends nature with technology and marries global with local". www.theworlds50best.com.
  8. ↑ "Power Couples: SingleThread's Kyle and Katina Connaughton". guide.michelin.com. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2026-06-12.