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 April 20, 2012 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
∞ It may surprise you, given the content of so many of my posts, but my normal eating habits are relatively strict. Wholeheartedly and regularly, I repeat and practice the mantra: “everything in moderation. Including moderation.” Recently, however, I experienced one of the best reasons to throw all that out the window for a day and [...]
Tags: acai, almond, apple onion chutney, bacon cheeseburger, battle royale, BELT, benedict, berry good cheesecake, birthday, blueberry tequila, boon fly, boston cream, breakfast flatbread, brunch, bubbles, bubbly, caramel, carneros, carneros coffee, cheat day, coconut, cream cheese, crusher statue, cupcake wars, cupcakes, ganache, girl scout, gott's, graham cracker, highway 29, knock your sox off, lazy, lemon curd, limonatta, mimosa, nap, napa, omelette, pear, ranch, raspberry, samoa, sift, slacker, south crossing, sparkling wine, splurge, sunset, sweet potato fries, tequila sunrise, turkey burger, veggie burger, vista point, workout
Posted by Stace on March 6, 2012 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
∞ It seems that the older I get, the more I’m starting to really prize the phenomenon known as “Leap Day.” Why? It’s simple. See, I’m the kind of girl who doesn’t take rare opportunities for granted. It’s no secret among my friends that celebrating the New Year (every year) is my favorite thing all year. [...]
Tags: blue moon, brut, champagne, cheese plate, demi sec, domaine carneros, la reve, leap day, napa, new years eve, rainy day, rose, sampler, sampling, sparkling wine, taittinger, tourist, ultra brut, vermeil
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
