Jan 14, 2025 - Food and Drink

Alpenrausch's Mike Stone shares his last meal

Meira Gebel

Photo illustration of a place setting shaped like a skull and crossbones containing a photo of Mike Stone. — Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Courtesy of Mike Stone.

Coming off of the high of being named one of Bon Appetit's best new restaurants last year, Alpenrausch executive chef Mike Stone plans to take the Alpine-inspired menu with Pacific Northwest flair to the James Beard Platform in New York City later this week.

Zoom in: Rounding out his resume, Stone also runs Grand Amari, the Italian restaurant inside the Hotel Grand Stark, where pastas and antipasti are aplenty.

As if he weren't busy enough, we wanted to know: What would Stone eat if he had one meal left?

It starts with a short flight down south.

🦀 Appetizer: Tapping into his childhood nostalgia, Stone would start his last meal with a crab sandwich on a dutch crunch roll from Darby Dan's in South San Francisco.

"My uncle would take me there before 49er games at Candlestick," he told Axios. "It's one of the best things in the world."

🍣 Entree: Back in Rose City, Stone would order the omakase course at Nimblefish, where most of the fish is flown in overnight from Japan.

🍨 Dessert: A scoop from Pinolo — any scoop. It's that good.

🥃 Nightcap: A "hefty glass" of Italian herbal liqueur Amaro Lucano.

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Alpenrausch's Mike Stone shares his last meal

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