Wine!
Dinner Party 12-12 for 12 people
My most excellent roomate had a birthday on the 12th and it was decided that a dinner party was in order. I dutifully volunteered to stop at St. Francis to buy wine during my workday (yes, I tasted while I was there-you would have too!), then headed home to begin preparations. On the menu was: [...]
Bogle Chardonnay-A Love Affair
I will never forget my introduction to this great everyday white wine. I was flipping through the latest Wine Spectator magazine (Like any self-respecting foodie would be, duh) when I came across a life-altering article. Okay-to be fair, it wasn’t the latest. Wasn’t even this year’s… My grandma Maggie gives me her cast-offs. Now that you know [...]
What a day of wine tasting…. Where to begin?!?!
Seriously. I have had some interesting and varied experiences on these wine tasting trips-and there have been many. However, yesterday takes the cake in many arenas…. First stop was St. Francis. I had never been before and now I am wondering why?? It was fantastic. We had a reservation for a 1pm food & wine [...]
Go Fish
This is one of my favorite places on the planet. When this restaurant opened in September of 2006, the girls went into a frenzy of excited anticipation. (The girls being my wine-tasting group). It was to be part seafood restaurant, part sushi bar, part SF-inspired raw bar. Tre interesting combination, but could it be done [...]
Pasta’s (Yes, that is the name of this sad establishment)
For the entire last year I have walked past this cute little restaurant just because the name is SO terrible. I mean-I am a “never judge a book by it’s cover” gal-ESPECIALLY restaurants, but an Italian place called “Pasta’s”?!?!? Huh? What? Anywho-curiosity finally got the best of me last May. I will say that while the food [...]
Rubicon Estate as presented by Sean (Shawn??)
Last Tuesday-April 27, 2010 was my third visit to this interesting wine estate-and by FAR my most enjoyable and memorable. But let me start at the beginning….. You know the crazy, fated way things can happen. I had an appointment in Napa that didn’t happen at the last minute. Before you know it I am sitting in [...]
Brix Restaraunt-Oakville, CA
I decided to get in my car and see where it took me today and ended up at Brix. Brix is a Napa Valley staple that I drive right past every time I am headed to my faves here. Before I had no reason-after today I might. There were 3 absolute positives about my lunch [...]
Leaves Changing Color-Time for Lasagna =)
I can’t think of another time of year I love this much-the leaves change, my container garden isn’t in danger of death by overexposure or my lack of watering it, and I can make something I adore like my Roasted Chicken and Pesto Lasagna. There are many things I learned how to make by covertly [...]
What?! Never Heard of Cowgirl Creamery?!!
I actually almost started to feel bad for those of you that aren’t familiar with Cowgirl Creamery, but then I remembered the light that came into my life during “April in Carneros” 2008. What a day! So many great wineries to be introduced to that day, then at one tasting I stumbled upon what would [...]
