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Archive for May, 2008

Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen

Posted in Napa Valley, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »

For our first night in Napa we decided to check out Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena. The owner Cindy Pawlcyn, is the James Beard award-winning cookbook author, Chef and owner of Mustards Grill, so we knew it would be good. It was a beautiful evening so we chose to sit outside on the small [...]

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Del Dotto Wine Caves

Posted in Napa Valley, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »

We have been going to Napa for many years. For the first time we decided to check out the Del Dotto Cave Experience & Barrel Tasting as it was recommended by a friend. The tour starts off with some history about the winery owner, some background about the caves and info on the different kinds [...]

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Oxbow Public Market

Posted in Napa Valley, tagged , , , , , , , on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »

Mike & I took a trip to Napa May 8-11. Our weekend started off with a visit to the Oxbow Public Market. It is a new market in downtown Napa (very similar to the Ferry Building in SF). I had first heard about this establishment when reading the January 2008 Food & Wine Magazine 100 [...]

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The Cheese Steak Shop

Posted in East Bay, tagged , , , on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »

I don’t usually blog about chain restaurants but I’m going to make an exception for the Cheese Steak Shop in Pleasanton. I have been going to this place since high school– so over 18 years! I have never been able to find a restaurant without “cheesesteak” in the name that can do it like they [...]

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