A couple of years ago, I went to Ad Hoc in Yountville enjoyed my first Thomas Keller meal. Ad Hoc was a teaser for my birthday meal at The French Laundry, which, hands down, was one of the best and most fun meals I’ve ever been to. At Ad Hoc, the atmosphere was very casual […]
A while back, Grubstreet wrote an article titled, The Five Toughest Reservations in America. I was intrigued by the article and very surprised to learn that I’ve visited some of them! The article has some guidelines before naming the toughest reservations in the US (for instance, no seasonal restaurants and no restaurants that accept walk-ins). […]
After visiting so many wineries, eating at Ad Hoc and The French Laundry, Chris and I needed to get our burger fix. What better place than Taylor’s Refresher: There are three locations – one in San Francisco (in the Ferry Building), one in St. Helena (pictured above), and one in Napa (at the Oxbow Public […]
After our French Laundry lunch, Chris and I walked around a bunch of wineries. The first stop was Darioush, based off a recommendation a guy gave us when we were having brunch at Blue Ribbon Bakery a while back. He kept emphasizing how great the winery was…when we got there, we thought the place looked […]
For my birthday this year, I wanted Chris to get me something special that we could enjoy together (it’s tough buying me a good gift because I’m not into jewelry, I’d rather buy my own clothing than have another person pick it out for me, and Chris already bought me the Wii and the digital […]
