The Red Newt Cellars Winery and Bistro was founded in 1998 by winemaker David Whiting and late Chef Debra Whiting.  Debra was a pioneering leader of the farm to table food movement in the FLX. After her untimely passing in 2011, the Bistro changed its face from a full service localvore restaurant serving lunch and dinner to an informal lunch spot... still utilizing meats and produce from our local farms, but serving delicious, informal food without fanfare.

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Debra Whiting's last dinner service was in 2011. A few months before that she had finalized an agreement for publishing her cookbook. Debra's passion was in the Bistro kitchen and she put a ton of work into it and her cookbook, which would chronicle over a decade of cooking at Red Newt.

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I spent years in the background helping prep, cook, cater and organize the development of the cookbook. For me, our team and anyone who wants to join us, 2020 is going to be an exciting year at Red Newt in many ways . Our winemaking team is rocking out fantastic wines! I'll be taking the helm of the restaurant again and rolling out fresh new menus that reflect our passion for food. More importantly, 2021 will mark 10 years since Debra's passing, and it is time to finish the project she started.

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You'll continue to see some recent favorites, but in addition you'll be seeing new daily specials pulled from the Red Newt archives. Some of these delectably delicious dishes  will be exactly as you remember, some will be prepared as Debra "would have done." If you dined in the Bistro in the old days and remember a favorite dish, please let us know. We hope you will come in often to visit and enjoy some new tastes and perhaps some fond memories from over a decade ago.