Ken’s birthday was on Saturday and for his birthday, I scheduled a very fun day of relaxation for him. He started the day with a massage (while I did our laundry), then came home and watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi while I baked him a funfetti cake from scratch! We loved the photo from the […]
Going back to our Napa updates today and starting with our 4th of July dinner. If you missed the other updates, we ate at Solbar Calistoga and stayed at Chanric Inn in Calistoga as well. On the 4th of July, we continued doing wine tastings and then went to ad hoc for dinner. In the […]
On Tuesday, I was invited to the Baked Occasions book launch party at their soon-to-be-opened location in Tribeca. The book, which is absolutely beautiful, is filled with everyday desserts and special occasion cakes that a home baker can make (trust me, I’ve made multiple things from their cookbooks!). The launch party was really fun and […]
We were very ambitious during our Napa trip and ended up visiting two wineries in the morning after our large breakfast at The Chanric Inn. For lunch, we made reservations at Solbar, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Solage Hotel: It was getting hot that afternoon and we opted to sit inside in the shade instead […]
This week, I’ll cover all of our Napa Valley posts from our trip there over the summer. Ken and I had a very fun summer traveling (mostly back and forth from Chicago for weddings) and scheduled our anniversary trip to San Francisco/Napa. We spent our honeymoon in Bordeaux and Ken wanted to experience Napa for […]
