Napa Notes – Plan a Summer Escape

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Napa wineries

What’s better than a family outing to bond with the kids? How about a family adventure where the kids are in a whole separate space? Where adults do their thing, kids cause their trouble, then everyone reunites at the end to share stories and get all warm-and-fuzzy for the photo album? If you’re thinking like [...]

Wellington Vineyards Winemaker Dinner at The Plaza Bistro

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by gina in Blog, Food & Wine

Sonoma is a historic city offering visitors and locals alike many historical landmarks, wineries, and unforgettable restaurants. One of the best ways to combine the best of Sonoma is to find the kind of winemaker dinner that we attended a couple of weeks ago. The Plaza Bistro, located in an 1859 landmark building, hosted winemaker [...]

Get Thee To Geyserville – New Restaurants / Winery Beckon

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Geyserville Wineries

The population of Geyserville is 2,100 souls, give or take seasonal winery workers or the random off-the-grid types drawn to this bucolic northern Sonoma County burg. If you sneeze while driving into its downtown, you can miss the entire expanse of a dozen shops, the fire station and post office. So when even a small [...]

Put Some Zoom in Your Father’s Day Plans with Yountville Auto Show

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Holidays

Boys and their toys. It’s no secret that many men seem to be born with a gene programming them to love cars, and anything, frankly, with a big engine that can make them go fast, furious, and hell bent for leather. Food fits neatly into that equation, too. Great, filling food, because it keep the [...]

Hartford Family Winery Winemaker Dinner at Inn at the Tides

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by gina in Blog, Food & Wine

Sonoma County is undeniably a great place to live in. For wine-lovers and those of us who love the ocean, Sonoma County’s Bodega Bay is the perfect place to enjoy the beauty of the ocean while tasting the best of Northern California’s Wine Country. One special place in Bodega Bay offering the best ocean views, [...]

Chef Scott Howard Brings Sizzle to New Brick & Bottle

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country, New in the Wine Country

There’s big news cooking in Corte Madera. Celebrity chef Scott Howard has returned to his Marin roots, opening his new Brick & Bottle restaurant last week just across the highway from The Village at Corte Madera Shopping Center. If it’s been a while since you’ve heard Howard’s name in the North Bay, here’s why. He’s [...]

The Essence of Lamb at Lambert Bridge Winery

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by gina in Blog, Food & Wine

Lamb can be intimidating. It’s not something I cook regularly. There’s something mysterious to me about lamb that ham, pork, chicken, beef and turkey just don’t possess. I love the flavor of lamb and the infamous mint sauce that usually accompanies it. I’m always surprised with the delicious results after summoning the courage to cook [...]

Pop a Cork – and Some Cash – for Auction Napa Valley 2010

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine

You can’t keep a fine wine celebration down. Even as economic woes have slowed the attendance for – and bidding at – high-end Northern California fundraisers, Auction Napa Valley keeps packing in the people. This year’s blowout, being held Thursday, June 3 through Sunday, June 6 at Meadowood Napa Valley resort, looks to be just [...]