About

Rick Bruno, Chef/Owner of Bruno’s on Fourth restaurant has been stirring the pot in the kitchen since his early years growing up in Belmont California. His love of food began at an early age in the Serra High School Cafeteria in San Mateo. After completing an apprenticeship program at San Francisco City College, he landed the sought-after position of Chef de Cuisine with renowned Chef Gary Danko at Chateau Souverain Winery in Geyserville.

It is there that he met his future wife Linn. Rick’s travels took him to such restaurants as David Paul’s Lahaina Grill in Maui, Flagstaff House in Boulder, Colorado, All Season’s Café in Calistoga and Valhalla in Sausalito. His catering career began in 1993 with Christopher’s Catering in San Francisco.

It is there that he began cooking for the Bohemian Grove members at their summer retreat in Monte Rio, a position he holds to this day. Rick and his wife Linn now own and operate Bruno’s on Fourth. A cozy little neighborhood restaurant serving upscale American comfort staples like flat-iron steak and fries, pulled pork sandwich with slaw and jalapeño aioli and macaroni-ham casserole.

 

 

Good eating in the neighborhood. Flat Iron steak with blue cheese butter that will have you mopping up the rich pan sauce with anything in sight — including leftover bread, fingers and possibly your neighbor’s tie. It’s that good. Bruno’s really shines for brunch.

- Bite Club on the Santa Rosa Press Democrat website