Bottega The Book by Michael Chiarello

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Auberge du Soleil (Inn of the Sun) is a posh resort in the Napa Valley with a Michelin starred restaurant that opened in 1981. Executive Chef Robert Curry, formerly of Domain Chandon and Greystone, serves up Wine country cuisine. Read the rest of this entry »

New 2010 Foodie bible Michelin San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurants 2010 discounted to $12.14 at Amazon.

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ubuntu is a vegetarian restaurant located in Downtown Napa. “A celebration of our own biodynamic gardens, what shows up at the door and relationships with the local farms in Napa.” Chef Jeremy Fox (Manresa, Rubicon, Charles Nob Hill) serves up innovative vegetable-inspired daily-harvested cuisine for both omnivores and herbivores. He left in February 2010. Ubuntu grows food from their own biodynamic garden. They also run a yoga studio. The restaurant is top rated and has a very high 4.5 stars on Yelp. Menu changes almost daily. We went for lunch, dinner costs considerably more. Read the rest of this entry »

Located in the heard of the wine country and specifically in foodie heaven aka Yountville, California. It earned One Michelin Star in 2009. We went for Sunday Brunch and dinner on another occasion.

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Gott’s Roadside formerly Taylor’s Automatic Refresher is a classic burger joint with 2 locations in the Wine country and one in San Francisco. They were forced to change their name in 2010. We have dined at the San Francisco Ferry Building location and the Napa location next to the Oxbow Market. This place serves burgers, sandwiches, and the like. They have a pretty big beer and wine menu for a burger place. We’ve eaten burgers here several times, which are average, and it was time for a change.
Decor, Vibe – Gott’s has classic diner decor. Busy Ferry building location with lots of tourists and locals looking for a fast lunch. Both have patio dining for sunny days.

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Vik’s Chaat Corner is a busy Indian restaurant in the more industrial area of Berkeley. Chaat means “to lick”. Traditionally this is known as road side snacks that made people lick every last morsel.  They have have a regular menu, and add different specials on weekdays and weekends. They moved to their larger location in January 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Cyrus is located in Healdsburg, California, about 90 minutes North of San Francisco or about 50 minutes northwest of St Helena. With its formal atmosphere and classic decor, Cyrus is located inside a stylish hotel. They received Two Michelin stars in 2009.

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Be sure to check out the Bouchon Cookbook

Bouchon is a French bistro that is part of the Thomas Keller French Laundry empire.  They have locations in Yountville and Las Vegas. The decor sets the mood, with colors, paintings that set the stage for a French meal.  Clearly most of the people here are touring the Wine country. Read the rest of this entry »

Ad Hoc at Home – This book is full of Thomas Keller’s insights from Ad hoc.

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