This is my favorite winery in Napa. Its in the Stags Leap district off Silverado and it was designed by Hundertwasser. Their Perite Syrah is legendary and the tour is also great. The place is like a museum too with art everywhere.
6126 Silverado Trail, Napa
707 944-2659
Call to reserve a tasting and tour, $25
If you missed the cherry blossoms in the Japanese Tea Garden at the park in San Francisco, this ought to hold you off until next year. Enjoy.
I’ve been going to Tra Vigne with my family for probably 20 years now but this meal was the best one we’ve ever had there.
Butternut Squash Soup
This video makes me so curious about Oakland.
Clinton made an appearance at Cal last week and we figured he might go to Chez Panisse for dinner afterwards, so we went. Just in case. He didn’t go but the meal was still incredible. It was my first visit to the cafe in over 3 years and it was better than I remember.
Apparently on Sundays, Taqueria Vallarta serves tacos. Lots of tacos of many varieties, including lamb, carne asada, carnitas (sometimes), cabeza and grilled chicken. Nearby? This is the place to go.
Poc-Chuc is what you would call Spanish-Mayan Fusion. Okay, I wouldn’t have thought to call it that, but it’s what they call it’s damn good.
If you haven’t been to Jodie’s in Albany, you should go, preferably on a weekend, meet Jodie and have a breakfast. Clear your schedule for the rest of the day though, because the food is heavy and all you’ll want to do afterwards is nap and watch football. There’re a few other things you should know: it’s tiny, they’ll talk your ear off, and get the fried chicken. That’s pretty much it. They only serve the fried chicken breakfast (get it with grits or with the eggs) on Saturday and Sunday.
