Category Archives: Restaurants

We dined at

The Rutherford Grill is the place to be. This is a local’s hotspot, where wine industry people and other business folks gather for a lunch meeting or just to socialize. We visited on a Wednesday in February for lunch and … Continue reading →

The Market restaurant is supposedly one of St. Helena’s hottest restaurants, so we decided to give it a try for lunch. The Market was very busy the day we visited even though the winter is the quietest season in the … Continue reading →

The Calistoga Inn has been a landmark in the town of Calistoga for many a year. It still looks very much the same as it did when we first visited the town in the late 60′s. It has been about … Continue reading →

Go Fish is Cindy Pawlcyn’s third restaurant, with the emphasis obviously on fish. Cindy owns long-time favorite and standby, Mustard’s Grill in Yountville and Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena. This restaurant was formerly the Pinot Blanc restaurant and it … Continue reading →

Flat Iron Grill is one of three restaurants in Calistoga owned by the same partners. They also own Brannan’s and Checkers, both on the next block down from Flat Iron on Lincoln Ave. Brannan’s is more upscale than Flat Iron … Continue reading →

We tried Pilar’s for lunch during the mid week. George Hendry of Hendry Wines suggested this spot when we asked him for a recommendation. We were a little concerned when we found the restaurant to be practically empty. As it … Continue reading →