Meadowood Napa Valley Announces Chef Alejandro Ayala as Executive Chef, Ushering in New Menus and Special Offerings at Forum

ST. HELENA, Calif., June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Meadowood Napa Valley is pleased to announce Chef Alejandro “Ale” Ayala as Executive Chef of Meadowood Napa Valley. With a distinguished career that spans more than three decades at Meadowood, Chef Ale takes the helm at Forum—the wine-country estate’s central, daily restaurant—and introduces new summer menus conceived around the land, farms, and wines of the region. Paying tribute to the Napa Valley’s rich agricultural heritage, Forum showcases contemporary California dishes with distinctly Mexican influences, forging a flavorful niche in the culinary landscape of wine country.