A 3-Michelin star restaurant in Napa has burned down in California's

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A Napa restaurant with three Michelin stars has burned down as California continues to fight against raging wildfires. All that remains of the Restaurant at Meadowood — also known as TRAM — is two brick fireplaces and the stone stairs at the entrance. A stairway leads to the destroyed main building and restaurant at Meadowood. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIt burned down in the Glass Fire, which has destroyed seven wineries and burned more than 42, 000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire's latest incident report. Chef Christopher Kostow, TRAM's head chef, confirmed the loss of his restaurant with an Instagram post on Monday night. We are all torn apart. A Eulogy is deserved, and will be given in due time... for now, I want to thank all of the TRAMily that have ever graced this magical space—and all of the guests over the years who have enjoyed the efforts of these multitudes. What an honor it has been. Martina and I wish our broader, Napa community safety and courage during this devastating time. #TRAMily foreverA post shared by Christopher Kostow (@ckostow) on Sep 28, 2020 at 4:53pm PDTSep 28, 2020 at 4:53pm PDT''We are all torn apart, '' Kostow's caption read. ''A Euology is deserved, and will be given in due time. For now, I want to thank all of the TRAMily that have ever graced this magical space — and all of the guests over the years who have enjoyed the efforts of these multitudes. ''Kostow told Insider he has ''no doubt'' that Napa Valley will ''rebuild and come back stronger than ever. ''''Napa Valley and California have seen their share of challenges and have always demonstrated a resiliency that others emulate, '' he said. ''The important thing right now is to protect lives and property, and address the bigger issue of climate change. ''Guests and staff at Meadowood, the five-star luxury resort where TRAM was located, were evacuated from the 250-acre property on Sunday, according to the East Bay Times. Meadowood Resort during the Napa Valley Film Festival on November 11, 2011 in Napa, California. Randall Michelson/WireImageThe Glass Fire reached Meadowood around 3 a. m. on Monday morning, Brett Anderson, a spokesperson for the resort's parent company, told the paper. TRAM was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene, Capt. Matt Dowland told ABC 7.''We were able to put it out [but] unfortunately the water system, the tanks, got destroyed and then we ran out of water, '' Dowland added.