Category Archives: Restaurants
Napa Valley – What’s Happening in Downtown Napa, Visitor Center Battle Brews
We stroll the Town Center and have a look around. Boy, this place is void of people. We did find something the might become the “Battle of Visitor Centers.” The Legendary Napa Valley folks pulled up shop at the Town Center last month and moved the Visitor Center to the posh and chic Riverfront Properties. Continue reading
“Kitchen Nightmares” on the Restaurant Prowl in the Napa Valley
Gordon Ramsay is the very fiery-tempered chef featured on the reality television show Kitchen Nightmares. This FOX TV show is presently searching for restaurants for its upcoming 5th season and hoping to find one or more in the prestigious Napa Valley. Continue reading
Discover Mount Veeder – Great Day Trip to the Napa Valley
We say visit Hendry Winery, Yates Family Vineyard, and Hess Collection Winery and then go to the town of Napa for a late afternoon lunch. Continue reading
Restaurant Surge in Napa
If new restaurants are any gauge of how the economy is doing, then it must be doing just fine in the town of Napa. Since January, there have been three new restaurants that have opened, one at the Oxbow Public … Continue reading
Napa Valley Wine Prices in 1970 – Roll them back!
I was digging through some of my old wine books and came across two items of interest from 1969-70. In those days I kept very meager notes of the wines I purchased, this of course was well before computers and … Continue reading
Cathy Corison — “Queen of Cabernet”
Cathy Corison is one of Napa Valley’s first women winemakers and is well recognized by her colleagues as one of the more influential winemakers in the entire Valley. Her Corison Cabernet wines have long been noted for their quality and … Continue reading
Bottega in Yountville – Recession Proof Restaurant
We had a wonderful dinner at Bottega Restaurant this last Tuesday night. What recession, we thought as we entered the restaurant. Bottega has been open since last December 5 and I doubt it has been anything but a full house … Continue reading
Blackbird Inn, a Four Sisters B&B in Napa + Two Good Restaurants to Try
Although the town of Napa may not be as chic as Yountville, lodging in downtown Napa offers the wine country visitor many options for activities and choices of restaurants. There are enough things to do in the downtown area to … Continue reading
Redd – Great Food, Big Corkage
Last Thursday night (Nov 6), the restaurant Redd in Yountville was showing no signs that the economy is keeping diners away from enjoying outstanding cuisine. When we arrived for our 7 pm dinner at Redd, the restaurant was packed. The … Continue reading
Yountville Restaurants — Alive and Well in the Napa Valley
Just when we were beginning to think that the Napa Valley was feeling the repercussions of the economy, we found that on Wednesday and Thursday night last week, the Yountville restaurants were alive and well with bar stools and tables … Continue reading
