Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen

Cindy Pawlcyn has been involved in the creation of over a dozen new restaurants in the Bay Area including, Fog City Diner, Bix, Roti, Betelnut, Buckeye Roadhouse and Tra Vigne. Her latest creation is Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena.



Roasted Artichoke, lemon & chervil-tarragon aioli


Rabbit Tostada, red chile salsa, black beans & feta


Pablo’s Pollo Loco, chopped avocado salsa & stuffed green chile



Duck enchilada special

Fog City Diner

Cindy Pawlcyn has been involved in the creation of over a dozen new restaurants in the Bay Area including, Fog City Diner, Bix, Roti, Betelnut, Buckeye Roadhouse and Tra Vigne. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pawlcyn grew up in an accomplished culinary family where fresh, seasonal ingredients were an integral part of every meal and supper-time was always family-time. “My parents raised me to appreciate good cooking,” she fondly says of her mother and her father.



Ahi tuna tartar on avocado bruschetta


Onion rings with spicy house made ketchup


Sourdough loaf with leek and basil butter


Macaroni and gouda cheese with black forest ham and sweet peas


Butter lettuces with spiced walnuts, pears and bleu cheese


Crispy reddened snapper sandwich with cilantro, sweet peppers and onions


Diner meatloaf with wild mushroom gravy, Yukon mashed, broccoli rabe