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| Arista Winery, Healdsburg |
I have recently returned from spending two nights in Napa Valley and two nights in Sonoma Valley. My friend Kristin and I went to celebrate her 40th birthday - and celebrate we did! Here are some of the food/wine highlights....
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| Chateau St. Jean, Sonoma |
Out of four dinners, we had reservations for three nights. The fourth dinner was as good as any of the other meals, if not better, a testament to the caliber of food available in the area.
The Girl & The Fig - Sat at the bar and indulged in a pork belly sandwich on house-made brioche followed up with homemade vanilla ice cream with a warm fig & salted caramel sauce.
BarnDiva - A little fancier, the chevre croquettes with tomato marmalade, honey, and lavender were scrumptious.
Mustards Grill - A Napa favourite, we shared the popular pork chop, after starting with crab cakes (crabs are in season till the end of April apparently).
Ad Hoc - The more reasonably priced cousin of The French Laundry, we by no means felt hard done by. In fact, we felt fantastic! Soba noodle salad, duck breast with duck confit, a cheese plate with Marcona almonds, and an ice cream sundae to end things off.
Not only were the dinners delicious, the breakfasts and lunches were very good, too. And the coffee... Don't even get me started...
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| Beer-Batter Fish Tacos |
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| Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma |
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| Kristin & I |
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| Bouchon Bakery, Yountville |
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| Ritual Coffee, Oxbow Market, Napa |
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| C Casa, Oxbow Market, Napa |
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| Plump Jack Winery, Napa |
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| Perfection. |
The Girl & The Fig - Sat at the bar and indulged in a pork belly sandwich on house-made brioche followed up with homemade vanilla ice cream with a warm fig & salted caramel sauce. 
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