My Top 5 Obsessions This Week
Hello to all my semi -constant readers , we spent a couple of days in the wine country , making a night in Napa to see a show and visit some friends. Wonderful sunny weather with a bit of a chill but all the green rolling hills after all the rain was worth it all. Looks like our 5 year drought is over. Which reminds me - I have 5 new obsessions.
1) We were lucky enough to see the incredible Rick Astley at the Uptown Theater in downtown Napa, thanks to our amazing and kind friend Rob Doughty known and loved by all as Rotten Robbie "DJ Extraordinaire " The concert was amazing and Rick joined us earlier for a photo. A great set list including "Uptown Funk" and a mashup with Rihanna's dance hit "Only Girl in the World" plus cuts from his gospel tinged new release "50". One of the best shows I have ever seen.
2) Breakfast at Grace's Table downtown Napa was a treat with homemade pastries and a delicious Quiche and Bread and Pumpkin Soup. the perfect place to hole up for an hour and read the paper.
3) The Oxbow Public Market is the place not to miss. Hog Island Oysters, a bakery, a coffeehouse fresh produce and a distillery all under one glorious roof. Stop by for some of the famous oysters, shop and hit Napa Valley Distillery Tasting Salon & Bar Shop to find some of the best mixers and one of a kind syrups that you can sit and sample a wide array of crafted cocktails.
4) Heading to Guerneville a favorite stop is Korbel Champagne Cellers. A very moderately priced winery with free tastings which is very rare these days or my favorite is to sit outside with a bottle of deep red Korbel Rouge Champagne (not found in the stores) and soak up the sun.
5) Downtown Guerneville has one of the best seafood places around . A Trip to The Russian River is not complete without the Seaside Metal Oyster Bar of the most delicious Seaside Chowder I have ever tasted.Featuring fish, mussels,squid, shrimp, smokey bacon and potatoes. Fresh oysters and Champagne and chowder is the best evening ever!
2) Breakfast at Grace's Table downtown Napa was a treat with homemade pastries and a delicious Quiche and Bread and Pumpkin Soup. the perfect place to hole up for an hour and read the paper.
3) The Oxbow Public Market is the place not to miss. Hog Island Oysters, a bakery, a coffeehouse fresh produce and a distillery all under one glorious roof. Stop by for some of the famous oysters, shop and hit Napa Valley Distillery Tasting Salon & Bar Shop to find some of the best mixers and one of a kind syrups that you can sit and sample a wide array of crafted cocktails.
4) Heading to Guerneville a favorite stop is Korbel Champagne Cellers. A very moderately priced winery with free tastings which is very rare these days or my favorite is to sit outside with a bottle of deep red Korbel Rouge Champagne (not found in the stores) and soak up the sun.
5) Downtown Guerneville has one of the best seafood places around . A Trip to The Russian River is not complete without the Seaside Metal Oyster Bar of the most delicious Seaside Chowder I have ever tasted.Featuring fish, mussels,squid, shrimp, smokey bacon and potatoes. Fresh oysters and Champagne and chowder is the best evening ever!
We had a great time there wth you guys. We need to make that happen again. Seeing the photo of the chowder made my mouth water.
ReplyDeleteOf course , we will make it happen!!
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