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    Portrait of Chad Conley

    Portrait of Chad Conley

    i. Biography

    American Deli cooking at Oakville Grocery in Oakville, California works best when the format stays familiar and the sourcing stays alert. As Executive Chef, Chad Conley uses the counter as a direct outlet for Napa Valley seasonality: market timing, local products, and produce served in the window when it has the most to give. The menu is treated less as a fixed document than as a read on the valley’s calendar. Stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, and other local products set the pace when they arrive in good condition.

    Sandwiches and deli staples hold their approachable shape, but the build shifts around what is ripest and strongest at the moment. The work is American Deli cooking with a Napa Valley cadence: generous, legible, and tied to its place.

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