I had never seen these before. California truly rules with regard to fruits and vegetables.
I wanted to buy a bushel and bring them home to NYC.
More Pee Wee here.
While I was in San Francisco recently, my friend Carolyn invited me to tag along to her friends’ party in Napa.
I was a tiny bit nervous about fitting in. Surely people who live in Napa must be way cooler than me, right? At a minimum, they would know lots more about wine. Continue reading
While in Northern California, my friend C and I went to Bottega in Yountville for dinner. It had been on her ‘to try’ list for a while and I was happy to play along. C likes good food. I trust her implicitly.
Bottega didn’t disappoint.
Generous wine samples from a charming bartender. A very delicious condiment of olive oil, garlic, red pepper and parmesan for bread.
Burrata and heirloom tomato salad Continue reading
At the end of my most recent West Coast business trip, I played hooky* from work and left for wine country with my San Francisco-based friend C.
When we left SF, it was drizzly with heavy cloud cover. After about thirty minutes of driving, it looked like this.
What a treat it must be to live so close to this beautiful part of the country! Continue reading
My birthday, as you already know, was last week. I may not dance on table tops to celebrate [anymore] but I still like to have a good time.
This year, I was showered with treats by family, friends and colleagues. It was…sweet!
I’ll be posting about one of the meals soon. Bottega in Yountville deserves its own entry (and then some).
