Bulle ultra-fine dining restaurant to soft-open March 24 in northwest Fresno

Bulle, a new fine-dining restaurant from Tom and Davita Miller, will soft-open March 24, 2026, at the intersection of Marks and Herndon avenues in northwest Fresno, with the owners planning a grand opening in April. The Millers, who also operate Press Box Sports Grill in Fresno, say the project has been years in the making and will bring a higher-end dining option to the neighborhood.

Executive chef Max McCarthy, who the Millers hired to lead the kitchen, arrives with a broad résumé that includes work at Alinea in Chicago and Quince in San Francisco and a post-shutdown stint at Nobu in Newport Beach where he served as lead pastry chef. In Miami, McCarthy served as chef de cuisine at Le Jardinier and helped the restaurant retain its Michelin star in 2023, a credential the team points to as part of Bulle’s culinary pedigree.

McCarthy has said he designed Bulle’s menu around seasonal Central Valley produce and pastry techniques he learned at Nobu. He described the spring opening as strategically timed: “Central Valley, opening up a restaurant, the product is best in spring. Spring is my favorite season, too. All my favorite little veggies and product from the sea, it’s all at its peak.” He also framed the dining experience this way: “It’s going to be very fun, approachable, but also very formally plated and very elegant,”

The menu will emphasize fresh, sustainable California cuisine rotating with the seasons, with staples that include dry-aged duck, beef, and seafood and produce sourced straight from the farm. McCarthy’s pastry background is expected to influence desserts and pastries on the menu, bringing elements he developed as lead pastry chef into Bulle’s offerings.

General manager Devon Carabajal will run front-of-house operations for the Millers, who have invested several years into bringing the concept to fruition. The restaurant’s website photo was updated in 2024 by photographer Edward Smith, signaling the project’s public rollout even before the March soft opening.

Several operational details remain to be released: the Millers have not published a street number at Marks and Herndon, a specific April grand opening date, seating capacity, price points, or reservation policy. The March 24 soft opening will provide the first opportunity to see how Bulle blends McCarthy’s Michelin-experienced kitchen with locally sourced spring produce in northwest Fresno.