Napa

By Laura Braden, Chelsea Irvine, Caroline Silveira and Julia Tanghetti From Outside Lands and Coachella to Mumford and Prince, we consider ourselves concert connoisseurs. So when we heard that there was a new festival planned in Napa in May, we said “giddy-up”. And BottleRock Napa didn’t disappoint. The Good  95% of everything – we were all impressed...

A tony suburb of New York City has the nation's highest concentration of high-income households, but Silicon Valley ranks No. 2 and eight of the nation's 25 wealthiest communities are in California, according to a new Census Bureau report. The Bridgep...

Does the compact San Francisco Bay Area have a denser population than the sprawling Los Angeles Basin? Most would say San Francisco does, but it turns out, according to a

Well, I just found my new favorite restaurant. Unfortunately for me, it’s in Downtown Napa, so I won’t be able to visit as often as I would like. The name of the restaurant is Tarla Mediterranean Grill and they serve cuisine that is a beautiful blend of Turkish and Greek influences. It also happens...

While in Napa for a demonstration at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, chef Richard Blais sat down with me for a few minutes to chat about his demonstration, his time working with chef Thomas Keller, and life after winning Bravo’s Top C...

Five-time Grammy Award winner Robert Cray will be making a stop in Napa at the Uptown Theatre on September 8th, 2012. Recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (at 57 years, the youngest living inductee) Cray is considered “one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.”  Rolling Stone Magazine (April 2011) credits Cray’s Strong Persuader with reinventing...

I am still daydreaming about the party I attended with RB and my media/journalist friends a few weeks ago. It was the Re-Grand Opening Celebration at the Meritage Resort and Spa. I can only describe my experience there as “living the dream”. I know it’s cliche, but I truly felt like royalty that evening....

This is the fifth post in the View from the Vineyard series - talking about a fun and somewhat off-the-beaten path in wine country. One short day among the vineyards can be active, adventurous and... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please click...

You know that high-piercing banshee scream that happens whenever it starts to rain? You know, when it’s a quiet still night and you’re lying in your own vomit on the kitchen floor at 3am on a Wednesday morning and the dog is staring at you through the sliding glass door wanting to come in...

Tomorrow evening, May 16, 2012, Dawson's presents a wine dinner showcasing Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel. The evening will begin with a 6:30 reception and at 7:00pm, dinner will be served. Here is the scheduled menu: Pan Seared Skate with Brown Butter, Meyer Lemon and Fried Parsley, paired with Far Niente Chardonnay 2010 Roasted Pheasant Breast,...