This Michelin-Starred Restaurant Is Resurrecting the Former Dean & Deluca Space in Napa Valley

Press in St. Helena will open a big marketplce nextdoor called Under-Study.

The team behind Press will open a sprawling testament to food and drink in the former Dean & DeLuca grocery space, next door to the 587 Saint Helena Highway South restaurant. It’ll be called Under-Study and a summer 2024 opening date is anticipated, run by Press chef Philip Tessier and director of operations Justin Williams. In an email, representatives for the restaurant wrote the new outlet will include a patisserie, a butcher shop highlighting Flannery Beef and Snake River Farms, counter service, a space for wine classes, and more.

Press is well-regarded for its 15 years in Napa Valley, earning a Michelin Star in 2022 and being named a “50 Best Discovery” by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants academy in 2024. The space will be shared by the Napa Valley Museum of Art & Culture, otherwise known as the MAC. Studio Terpeluk will design the space; the founder of the firm previously worked with renowned architect Renzo Piano on the California Academy of Sciences building as a project architect.

A rendering of upcoming Under-Study

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