Folsom Restaurant Guide

Folsom Bistro just opened in Folsom Ca.
french-american food
Matthew Newton, who with his wife Atasha owns the restaurant, most recently was chef-de-cuisine at The Firehouse in Old Sacramento. Prior to that he was executive chef for more than two years at Jeanty at Jacks in San Francisco, during which the restaurant was named one of the top 50 restaurants in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine. Before that he was sous chef at Bistro Jeanty in Napa Valley.

Michael Goularte, also recently of The Firehouse, joins Newton to oversee a compact opening menu of seasonally oriented dishes such as braised beef short ribs with parsnip puree, crepes filled with oven-roasted tomatoes, goat cheese, carrots and leek, and grilled hanger steak with Bearnaise, in addition to the duck confit with warm potato salad. The most surprising appetizer is fried smelt, accompanied with a whole-grain mustard aioli.
Bread is baked fresh daily, and Maker Mark Carrot cake is the signiture desert


Folsom Bistro, 6608 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom, is open for lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, for dinner 4:30-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; (916) 990-0630.