Hestan Culinary Announced As Partner of the Michelin Guide Ceremony Northeast Cities 2025

NAPA VALLEY, Calif. (November 18, 2025) –  Hestan Culinary, the premium cookware brand designed with thoughtful innovation and meticulous craftsmanship for a lifetime of high-quality performance, today proudly announces its partnership with the  MICHELIN Guide as a partner of the MICHELIN Guide Northeast Cities Ceremony for 2025.

This partnership blends the world’s most innovative cookware with one of the world’s most celebrated institutions. Beloved by MICHELIN Star awarded restaurants, professional chefs and home cooks alike, Hestan Culinary is proud to be a part of such a prominent event in the culinary space. The new partnership will be announced and celebrated at the MICHELIN Guide Northeast Cities Ceremony in Philadelphia on November 18, 2025 and will bring Hestan Culinary’s innovative, Italian-made cookware to some of the world’s most celebrated culinary events. At the ceremony, Hestan will showcase a curated selection of cookware collections for chefs to explore hands-on, along with live cooking demonstrations with Chef Matthew Accarino of SPQR and Mattina. 

“It is an honor to serve as a partner of the MICHELIN GUIDE, a recognized authority in culinary brilliance,” notes Pamela Stafford, President and CEO of Hestan Culinary. “Our brands mirror a shared dedication and longstanding commitment to excellence in the kitchen. Rooted in innovation and used in countless one, two and three MICHELIN star restaurants, Hestan Culinary cookware lines are not only crafted with high standards of production and superior design but used and beloved by professional Chefs across the world.”  

The MICHELIN Guide is renowned for its prestigious ratings and in-depth reviews of restaurants worldwide, representing the pinnacle of gastronomic achievement. Hestan Culinary cookware lines include  NanoBond®, ProBond® Forged™,  CopperBond®,  Thomas Keller Insignia,  Provisions™,  OvenBond® and the newest luxury line,  ProBond® Luxe™.

About Hestan  

Founded by cookware icon Stanley Cheng and made up of innovative chefs, vintners and engineers who are reinventing the way we cook, Hestan Culinary is a forward-thinking culinary company that stands for culinary innovation born in the Napa Valley. From the molecular structure of cookware to the technique of cooking itself, Hestan – which has been awarded 51 patents to date – is forging new culinary ground with thoughtful design and ceaseless passion.   

In addition to  Hestan Culinary for cookware, the growing portfolio of Hestan sub-brands includes:  Hestan Vineyards - well-respected small-batch wines developed in Napa Valley;and award-winning  Hestan Commercial, Hestan Outdoor, and  Hestan Residential. For more information, please visit  http://www.Hestan.com.  

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About Hestan Napa

Hestan Napa unites the brand’s award-winning wines, innovative cookware, precision-engineered appliances, and celebrated restaurant under one roof for a truly one-of-a-kind culinary destination. Located in the heart of downtown Napa at 1300 First Street, Suite 291, Hestan Napa invites guests to explore, taste, and experience the craftsmanship and passion that define the Hestan brand. The restaurant is open Thursday through Monday for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the retail space open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for guests to shop Hestan’s premium cookware collections.