Family, Local Farms and Heart Come Together at Sonoma’s Valette

It’s not uncommon for up-and-coming cooks to spend years in various kitchens, gaining skills, patience and connections. They take away a technique here, a philosophy there and absorb the delicate nuances—and total chaos—behind running a disciplined kitchen. And then it’s time to break away and show what they’ve learned, as when Dustin Valette opened his namesake restaurant, Valette, in Healdsburg, Calif., with his brother, Aaron Garzini...