Dominique Crenn will run the flagship restaurant at the luxury Waldorf Astoria resort (Fredericksburg)

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Exclusive: One of the Country’s Most Celebrated Chefs Is Coming to Fredericksburg

San Francisco’s Dominique Crenn will run the flagship restaurant at the luxury Waldorf Astoria resort, set to open in 2027.

When the storied Waldorf Astoria announced in the spring that it would open its first Texas resort not in a big city but in Fredericksburg, we wondered what it would mean for this Hill Country town known for its wineries, luscious peaches, and charming (if often kitschy) shops. With a booming tourism scene, Fredericksburg has already attracted a few new boutique hotels recently. Just how upscale can the area go?

We might have a better idea now that the Hilton-owned Waldorf Astoria chain has revealed to Texas Monthly that the resort’s flagship restaurant will be helmed by one of the country’s most acclaimed chefs, Dominique Crenn, who was the first woman to earn the maximum three Michelin stars, for her San Francisco restaurant Atelier Crenn. In addition to being featured on Netflix’s chef profile series Chef’s Table, she has gone on to open several other restaurants—including Bar Crenn, which also received a Michelin star—as well as a farm in the Sonoma Valley called Bleu Belle Farm. (Maybe she can start a Texas equivalent named Bleu Bonnet Farm?) Time magazine listed her as one of the one hundred most influential people for 2024.

I am excited about this! I've dined at her restaurant in San Francisco and it was an amazing experience.