Searching for Obama at Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley (video)
It would appear taste in fine Napa wine is bipartisan. From Reagan to Obama, administrations have routinely requested their Cabernet to pair with state dinners,…
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Zin-o-matic
About that Zin grape. In a word: robust. It's planted in about 10% of the vineyards here, and is widely regarded as California's grape.
Boulevard named nation’s outstanding restaurant by James Beard Foundation (Video)
Here's a short reel from a recent Star Chefs gala. I make the rounds at the marquee fundraising and culinary event of the year and…
3 Top Napa and Sonoma Wine Buys
These are reliable, great wines. Look for them, give 'em a whirl, and hopefully you'll agree.
5 Great California Salad Recipes
From fresh papaya, avocado and macadamia nut salad to an sumptuous Italian caprese salad, here's our readers top 5 favorite recipes.
Chef David Kinch’s Manresa one of world’s 50 best restaurants (video)
My most memorable Kinch experience was at the Napa Truffle Festival. There Chef Ken Frank hosted a super-star, lustworthy Michelin Chefs dinner at his out-of-this-world…
Chef Tyler Florence on why he moved West, San Francisco gastronomic scene, and fried chicken!
Fortunately I was able to catch up with the tall, hug ready chef at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, where he was generously signing autographs…
Napa to take on China for longest…
Believe it or not, the aforementioned record must be executed with participants sans clothes. Yes, they must be nude.
Napa River Rutherford restoration project receives $750,000 grant
Funds will bring project to 70% completion by 2013.
Bonny Doon does wine labels right
It may shock you out of your Birkenstocks to discover that the revered hippie cult Wine Messiah himself, Randall Graham, would go against the grain…