Sold Out Asian Dinner ... The Insider dropped by Garrett Murphy's Kitchen Collective, urban cooking club, where they were hosting a sold out Taste of Asia dinner. A dragon salad kicked things off with Yuba and fresh herbs followed by Korean Wings. Hot and sour soup came next, with Thai lettuce cups that came with [...]
Wicked Concert at Rodney Strong .... I thought I hung up my rock n’ roll writing shoes many moons ago (check my bio on here for reasons why, haha). Although, the Insider always tries to bleed a little of that rock n’ roll spirit into my food and wine writing. When I saw Rodney Strong [...]
Father's Day Luncheon... The Insider was off to the Hall Winery where guest chef Ken Frank of La Toque hosted A Taste of Hall luncheon. Chef Frank led us through three tasty courses which started with a Garden Vegetable Salad that paired great with Hall's Walt Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. Second course was a New York [...]
Out and about... To the Charles Krug Winery we go for the Taste of Howell Mountain event where 50 wineries were sampling their wares on beautiful grounds. While there was an ocean of good Cabs to be sampled the Insider found himself returning to the W.H. Smith tasting table for their 2012 Solo Howell Mountain [...]
After the tasting at the Taste of Howell Mountain wound up, the Insider was off to the Hess Collection Winery. The winery is located above a hill and holding their fourth Lobster Fest. It was time to abandon the cutlery, don an apron and enjoy steaming lobster, prawns, corn on the cob and other [...]
To the Charles Krug Winery we go for the Taste of Howell Mountain event where 50 wineries were sampling their wares on beautiful grounds. While there was an ocean of good Cabs to be sampled the Insider found himself returning to the W.H. Smith tasting table for their 2012 Solo Howell Mountain wine which is [...]
40 Year's Experience .... To the Silverado Resort and Spa we go on Mother's Day where 40 year veteran of Napa and surrounding area restaurants, Jeffrey Jake, Executive Chef, quarterbacks a fine brunch that is packed from the 10:30 a.m opening to the 2:30 p.m closing. Last night's dinner? Had the Petrale Sole with brown [...]
$2,000 ??? Most of us gourmands don’t mind splashing out $100-$200 for a special occasion dinner. It usually ensures a fine, pleasurable experience of good food and wine with nice company if the service delivers. But how about $2,000? Gulp… but Shannon Noble, the man behind rarewinedinners.com had no problem selling out his first U.S. [...]
Farmstead Rocks Farm to Table .... To the Farmstead we go, which is the name on the sign on Saint Helena’s Main St. sign that leads to Long Meadow Ranch, where they got a fantastic combo of a general store, restaurant, garden, barbecue and private dining areas. The Insider sat down on one of Farmstead’s [...]
Derby Party ... I have always hated the writing of Hunter Thompson. Even as a teen I was mystified why people raved about his whacked out of his head typing. I recently watched an ESPN quick doc on his original story in reporting on the Kentucky Derby. It was, unfortunately, the beginning of what came [...]
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