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Martini House – St. Helena

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | |

Martini House – St. Helena

PRO: Great rustic atmosphere & bar, solid food CON: A couple dishes were just average First off, I want to move in to Martini House. Yep, kick everyone out and make it my Napa pied a terré, as those douche bags say in places like the society pages and on soap operas. Wait. I’d keep [...]

Bardessono – Yountville

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | |

Bardessono – Yountville

PRO: Nice suites, modern, tasteful and relaxing, and green. Excellent location CON: In-room wine list could be a little better. Rooms aren’t cheap! Bardessono, ya rocked us last weekend. We’re hooked. Between you and the lush lifestyle that was at our fingertips in Yountville, J&J had one of the most fun weekends for awhile. And [...]

An Open Letter to Michael Chiarello of Bottega

Monday, January 11, 2010

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | ITALIAN |

An Open Letter to Michael Chiarello of Bottega

Dear Mike (I can call you Mike, right?), I don’t know you. Never even met ya. I did see you @ Bottega Saturday pm. Found it weird you didn’t flirt with my wife, she’s hot. But you looked preoccupied, so that’s OK. I didn’t take offense. Ya see Mike, all I know about you is [...]

Redd – Yountville

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | |

Redd – Yountville

PRO: Excellent food, cool space CON: Not for people that get cheap attacks Hey, Redd! That’s one of my pet names for my lovely wife J. So right off the bat I’ve gotta give it some extra points. So we’re up here in Napa rollin’ like serious ballers. We were gonna have din din at [...]

ZuZu Tapas – Napa

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | SPANISH/TAPAS | CASUAL

ZuZu Tapas – Napa

PRO: Nice atmosphere, good selection of small plates, great steak dish CON: No croquettas! Some dishes could use more spice Yes, another business meal, another blog post. That’s how we roll over here at VdV. The secret to happiness is mixing pleasure with biz any time possible. So, ZuZu is located right in the historic [...]

Bouchon Bistro – Yountville

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | FRENCH |

Bouchon Bistro – Yountville

Bouchon. Fun to say, right? You are instantly French. Bouchon! Try it. Well, talk about a chef and restauranteur that nails it. Thomas Keller (French Laundry, Per Se, yada yada) opened this cute number in Yountville in the late 90′s. Very French bistro, super well done. Says it is named after a style of café [...]

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