by Jeff Cox

Two local chefs, both headquartered in Yountville, have become brands. One, of course, is Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Ad Hoc in Yountville and Per Se in New York City. The other is Michael Chiarello, who has created a string of successful businesses that are synthesized in his restaurant, Bottega.

The name means workshop in Italian. Here's what Chiarello has created. Besides running Bottega, a restaurant on just about everyone's list of top Italian restaurants in the United States, he's an Emmy-winning host of the Food Network's "Easy Entertaining.

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