Lo & Behold Bar + Kitchen opened in Healdsburg in January of 2022 and was dubbed “an instant Healdsburg icon” in the Press Democrat. Recently named one of Healdsburg’s Best Restaurants by Sonoma Magazine and voted Best Bar by the Healdsburg Tribune Readers poll, Lo & Behold has continued to endear itself to locals and tourists alike for it’s approachable price point, eclectic menu of global comfort food and cultivated cocktails, and warm and welcoming hospitality. Lo & Behold is owned and operated by three local restaurant industry veterans, Chef Sean Raymond Kelley (formerly of Underwood Bar & Bistro in Graton), and Tara Heffernon and Laura Sanfilippo, whom together have left their mark on the Sonoma County cocktail scene via Spoonbar, Duke’s Spirited Cocktails and now Lo & Behold. The space boasts a lively dining room, bar and lounge area inside, and a large garden patio out back.
Sean Raymond Kelley, Owner & Executive Chef of Lo & Behold Bar + Kitchen in Healdsburg. A Las Vegas native, Sean has been proud to call Sonoma County his home for 30 years. A veteran with 25 years experience in the kitchen, Sean has worked at a number of Sonoma County institutions, most notably as the Chef at Underwood Bar & Bistro in Graton for 10 years. As a graduate of Tante Marie’s Cooking School in SF Sean has a strong foundation in French technique via Northern California. His food is inspired by his trips across the globe with a particular love for the foods of South America and Asia. Helping his grandmother cook her extravagant holiday dinners as a kid solidified his love of cooking and seeing the joy of friends and family gathered around a table enjoying food is a strong motivator to this day.