olema right before being repainted from bright white to near black by its current owners show map of california show map of the us restaurant information previous owner s dana and jennifer sulprizio head chef daniel delong chef margaret grad food type farm to table dress code casual rating 4 stars coordinates 38 02 27 n 122 47 16 w 38.040744 n 122.787743 w 38.040744 ; 122.787743 coordinates 38 02 27 n 122 47 16 w 38.040744 n 122.787743 w 38.040744 ; 122.787743 seating capacity 85 reservations yes other locations manka s inverness lodge inverness california other information telephone 415 663 1034 website official website the olema general information address 10 000 sir francis drake boulevard town or city olema california 94950 country united states west marin county opening july 4 1876 1876 07 04 owner grad and delong technical details floor count 2 other information number of rooms 8 number of restaurants 1 parking on site sir and star is a restaurant founded in 2012 . it is located in the olema a historic restaurant and inn built in 1876 . the restaurant is at the corner of sir francis drake boulevard and star route one in olema california . olema is located in west marin county 1 mile 1.6 kilometres from the bear valley portal to the point reyes national seashore . olema is similar to a one horse town as it only contains one other restaurant a lodge a few bed and breakfast inns a recreational vehicle rv resort with hookups and a campground a few shops and the hindui branch retreat for their vedanta society all within walking distance of the inn . contents 1 early days 2 current use 3 biography of current owners 4 references 5 external links early days edit the road outside the inn had large earthquake caused fissures in 1906 the building was constructed by the area s original spanish land grantee rafael garcia in 1876 as part of a 9 000 acre land grant from mexico . john nelson the stage coach company owner that ran a stage from olema to san rafael won the inn from felix garcia rafael s son in a game of chance . the nelson s owned the inn for three generations thereafter . the inn was a popular place of respite for local workers . 1 2 the name olema has significant historical heritage originating from the over 125 adjacent miwok indian villages . in the miwok language olemaloke would roughly translate to little coyote . 3 during the 1906 san francisco earthquake the road near the inn was heavily damaged . in 1910 henry fielding reid of the state earthquake investigative commission opined that olema was the epicenter of the earthquake . this was later disproved and the epicenter was found to be about 50 miles north of san francisco . 4 5 the inn survived the earthquake . current use edit the olema ranch barn is adjacent to the inn in 2006 the inn and restaurant went on the market for us 3.6 million . 2 in 2010 the olema inn was purchased by chefs daniel delong and margaret grad repainted from bright white to nearly black and rechristened as sir and star at the olema . 6 sir and star is a portmanteau of sir francis drake boulevard and star route one . sir and star is known for incorporating local foraging facts in to the eclectic and creative descriptions of its menu items . 7 biography of current owners edit until 1999 chef delong worked at elroy s bix and stars restaurants in san francisco . grad was a neuropsychologist at the university of california san francisco ucsf . at this point the entwined pair purchased manka s inverness lodge in inverness which was a former 1918 hunting lodge that was converted to a guest lodge with restaurant years prior to their purchase . alice waters a pioneer in the california cuisine movement and the founder of chez panisse restaurant in berkeley mentored grad during this time of new beginnings and they remain good friends . manka s was one of the 50 best hotel restaurants in the u.s. in 2003 according to food & wine magazine . the zagat survey for 2007 ranked it in the top 5 of their top 30 . manka s is known as a quiet hideaway even for celebrities . prince charles of england the prince of wales and his new wife camilla duchess of cornwall previously camilla parker bowles took over the entire main lodge at manka s during their west marin tour of local farmers and ranchers learning the ropes of farm to table foraging . they were escorted on their tour by waters and grad . a few months later the main lodge that they stayed in and its attached restaurant burned to the ground during a severe winter windstorm . 8 9 grad and delong live in inverness and have twins born in 2008 . 10 references edit olema california west marin point reyes chamber of commerce point reyes national seashore marin coast vistors guide . pointreyes.org . retrieved 28 october 2015 . a b something different the olema inn historic and haunted inn popular marin county restaurant and lodgings available for 3.3 million . sfgate . retrieved 28 october 2015 . olema . marinmagazine.com . retrieved 28 october 2015 . henry fielding reid 1 january 2006 . carol s. prentice ; judith g. scotchmoor ; eldridge m. moores ; jon p. kiland eds . 1906 san francisco earthquake centennial field guides field trips associated with the 100th anniversary conference 18 23 april 2006 san francisco california . geological society of america . pp. 162 . doi 10.1130 0 8137 0007 8 . isbn 978 0 8137 0007 6 . retrieved 6 november 2015 . andrew c. lawson ; henry fielding reid ; grove karl gilbert ; j.c. branner ; a.o leuschner ; george davidson ; charles burkhalter ; w.w. campbell ; h.w. fairbank ; h.o. wood ; j.f. hayford ; a.l. baldwin ; f. omori ; r.s. holway ; a.s. eakle ; r. crandall ; g.f. hoffman ; g.a.warring ; e. hughes ; f.j. rogers ; a. baird ; many others 1910 . the california earthquake of april 18 1906 report of the state earthquake investigative commission pdf . carnegie institution of washington . retrieved 6 november 2015 . sir and star at olema inn review . sfgate . retrieved 28 october 2015 . berliner joel 9 may 2014 . a triumphant sir and star restaurant an amazing manka s boathouse communities digital news . communities digital news . retrieved 7 november 2015 . 80 years of history at manka s in ashes . marinij.com . retrieved 28 october 2015 . fire levels manka s revered inverness restaurant and inn . sfgate . retrieved 28 october 2015 . the inside scoop burglars hit la folie . sfgate . retrieved 28 october 2015 . external links edit find more about olema at wikipedia s sister projects media from commons news from wikinews official website sir and star at the olema sister website manka s inverness lodge north marshall tomales inverness inverness park santa rosa petaluma point reyes station pacific ocean olema stinson beach bolinas muir beach south fairfax san anselmo san rafael san francisco v t e municipalities and communities of marin county california united states county seat san rafael cities and towns belvedere corte madera fairfax larkspur mill valley novato 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