Posted by Stace on August 11, 2012 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
∞ A little over a week ago, I did the unthinkable… I left Napa Valley. Not necessarily for good, mind you, but I bid my sweet hometown farewell all the same. Instead of having a traditional going-away party, I decided to do things a little differently, and spend my last day in the area visiting all [...]
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Posted by Stace on June 6, 2012 in
From the Road |
∞ It’s amazing what a good night’s sleep can do for a girl. This morning began after just such a rest, and the sky was grey but there was no rain, which we were a bit relieved to discover, as today was our main day to run around Portland and play. We got up and got [...]
Tags: almond brittle, apples, apricot ale, bacon, bbq pulled pork, belmont, black pepper, blackberry ginger, blacklist, candied peppers, chicken tenders, chocolate chip, city of books, coconut, cracked sesame, creole honey mustard, eight treasures, eli, gallery, ginger peach, griddle table, honey balsamic, honey lavender, horseshoe, hushpuppies, lemon curd, maple, pancakes, pecan, porch swing lemonade, powell's, salt straw, salted ganache, sausage, scarlett o'hara no. 2, screen door, silver needle, slappy cakes, strawberry, strawberry syrup, sweet heat, sweet parsnip, tao of tea, tattoo, tea shop, toasted coconut
Posted by Stace on May 23, 2012 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
∞ Here’s a truth many of you may not know: less than a year ago, I was fat. Last July, I realized that I was proud of the way things were going in so many areas of my life, but that because I was unhappy with my body image, I was holding myself back. Still in [...]
Tags: 2012, bacon, bay to breakers, bermuda french toast, bitter, caprese benedict, costumes, drunk, embarcadero, fired banana, grand marnier, meal, millionaire, mimosa, naked, san francisco, streakers, sweet, sweet maple, zazzle
Posted by Stace on October 17, 2011 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
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In the Napa Valley, with all our amazing restaurants, wine bars, and actual wineries, sometimes it feels like there are a million places to go. One thing, though, that you may be hard-pressed to find, is a true happy hour. There are a few, but this summer my girlfriends and I decided to create our [...]
Tags: 1313 main, adult grilled cheese, bacon, basil aioli, billecart-salmon, brut, bubbles, caramel, cava, cheddar biscuits, chevre truffles, chocolate truffles, cindy's, cindy's backstreet kitchen, crostata, curry, dimmi hendricks, effen good cherry lemonade, farmstead, goat cheese, happy hour, honey butter, laura chenel, masala, pasta del giorno, polenta fries, prosecco, red grapes, rose, roxa, schramsberg mirabelle, sea salt, sidecar named desire, sparkling wine, summer garden, wine bar
