Miminashi, Curtis Di Fede’s Napa izakaya, targets February opening
risingstar13_fede_ph1Photo: The Chronicle Two-and-a-half years after Curtis Di Fede departed Napa’s Oenotri, it looks like his Japanese-inspired izakaya, Miminashi, will finally be making its debut in early February. Related Links Miminashi: Curtis Di Fede's Napa izakaya underway Oenotri boys split up [Update #2] Last August, Di Fede spoke with Inside Scoop and shared his reasoning behind opening a Japanese izakaya rather than sticking to the rustic Italian cooking he was so well known for at Oenotri: “I was inspired by recent trips to Japan,” Di Fede said. “And this is a dining market that hasn’t been touched in Napa.” The 85-seat Miminashi is located in downtown Napa in the historic Young Building