Tapestry, a California Bistro
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Los Gatos Weekly Gary and Vickie Messick are the husband-and-wife culinary team at Tapestry, a California Bistro. They are partners with Joe and Carol Hargett. Gary's signature dish, Mongolian beef, won him the Kikkoman Grand Masters award and a trip to Tokyo. Vickie creates French-based pastries with an American twist.
The Valley Scene There are many things that are terrific about this little restaurant.
What's really special is that the site is historic.
San Jose Mercury News Tapestry in the daytime is light and airy. At night, Tapestry still feels like a welcoming space, with light glowing off copper accents. The attention to detail at Tapestry is intense. Vickie and Gary Messick, pastry chef and chef, respectively, were both trained in classic French style.
Metro News A new bistro has bloomed in the handsomely remodeled Puccinelli house, a 100-year old vernacular bungalow just off East Main Street. From classy menu design to attentive service, Tapestry (subtitled "A California Bistro" is a knockout.

Best New Restaurant

Review from Los Gatos Weekly, October 1998

Carol and Joe Hargett, owners of Los Gatos' Dolce Spazio and the 2wenty-9ine East Main restaurant have teamed up with chefs Vickie and Gary Messick to create Tapestry: A California Bistro. Modeled after the historic Puccinelli house on whose site it now stands, this charming bistro has already become so popular after two months that those who want a Friday or Saturday reservation are wise to call on Monday.

Global cuisine is what they are calling their international dishes with local ingredients. Gary prepares such delights as goat cheese ravioli with dried tomatoes and olives, oven-roasted bluenose bass with fava beans, seared rare ahi, green curry fettuccine and lemon-dill linguine.

Vickie prepares wonderful desserts including berry coeur, chocolate souffle cake with caramel marscapone cream, panna cotta with fresh blueberries and cardamom lace.

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