A man wearing a white chef’s coat sits at a wooden table, smiling softly at the camera. He has short dark hair, glasses, and light stubble. A folded napkin and utensils rest on the table in front of him, with a small glass of pale yellow liquid nearby. Warm brown curtains and a sunlit window frame the background.
Chef Matthew Kammerer at the Harbor House Inn in Elk, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Kammerer is a two-Michelin star chef who recently appeared on Apple TV’s “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars.” (Matt Morris via Bay City News)

A celebrated  Mendocino Coast chef is featured in a new reality TV show centered around chefs vying for coveted Michelin stars — an award that many consider the most prestigious in the world of fine dining 

Chef Matthew Kammerer and the Harbor House Inn in Elk already hold two Michelin stars, defined by Michelin as “excellent cooking worth a detour” — a feat in the tiny town on the Mendocino Coast. Kammerer, who earned his first two stars in 2021, will represent Mendocino County on the new Apple TV cooking series.

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