Michelin stars are synonymous with top quality, bestowed by the French guidebook company on such demanding criteria that chefs have been known to panic when rumors of a secret inspection roll out. Three stars mean “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey,” and are so rare that in the entire Bay Area there are only two Read more…
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Flavor! Napa Valley 2013 is this Week’s Showstopper
November in Wine Country is jam-packed time of galas, festivals and outright parties. But one of the biggest is Flavor! Napa Valley 2013, which runs Weds.-Sun. all across the region. This third annual Flavor! Napa Valley is bigger than ever before, as a five-day festival the Nov. 20-24 showcasing top chefs, high-end farm-to-table cuisine and Read more…
Coming Soon: New Gardens at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate
It’s time we get used to using a new name for the iconic Kendall-Jackson Wine Center in Santa Rosa. In honor of a new garden, a new culinary program, and the hiring of world-class gardener and French Laundry alumni Tucker Taylor, the property on Fulton Road just off Hwy. 101 is now being called Kendall-Jackson Read more…
Ramekins Offers Retreats Including Private Dinner at French Laundry
Rather than wax poetic about how mouthwatering the new Ramekins Culinary Retreats are in Sonoma, let’s just let the itinerary do that talking, shall we? Here’s one way your week could line up when you participate in the recently unveiled opportunities for insider access to the heart of California’s culinary Mecca (that’s Sonoma/Napa, of course). Read more…