and restaurants. We’re staying in a vineyard cottage off of Chalk Hill Road in the Alexander Valley. I’ve looked at a map of nearby wineries but didn’t recognize many names. I’m primarily interested in...

your hotel, again take the subway, this time one stop west to ‘Central’. There, take the 'Alexander House' exit to the ‘Peking Restaurant’ for some top notch Northern Chinese cuisine ( exquisite decor and...

I always recommend the following to first time visitors: Two small wineries off the beaten track, both near Calistoga: Chateau Montelena (Tubbs Lane just north of the town), a French chateau style winery with adjacent Chinese...

I 2nd the recommendation for F. Scotts (Green Hills area) and would further point out that if you are seated after 9:00, the food is half price (but very good). I like the Park Cafe (Murphy Road) a lot, as well as the Yellow...

it with an Alexander Keith IPA on-tap. Just great. With the tax, everything in NS is expensive! In NJ, it would be a $30! It was closer to $40 with the tax. Sunshine on Main – Antigonish, right on Main Street across from the...

There are a couple of wineries—e.g., McDowell, Brutocao (where you could stretch your legs with a game of bocce ball)—literally on highway 101 in Hopland. Prior to that, a few places in the Healdsburg/Alexander...

Try Limerick Lane (Southern end of Healdsburg, E of the 101) and Frick (Northern end, W of the 101). Double bonus if the big Lab comes out to greet you at Frick. I also like Murphy Goode, which is bigger than both but which has...

, fun bar scene. Sounds odd, but it has a very nice view of the train tracks... The “East End” @ East Avenue and Alexander Street has some very popular places; can only vouch for The Old Toad (very authentic English...

and Limerick Lane.

Valley and Alexander Valley. The 1998 vintage is a bit weak but the best producers still did a good job. You can pick up a Russian River Wine Road wineries map (complimentary) at KJ or other member wineries in north county. Joseph...

at the Oak Lane Diner, which is a good diner to check out. Here is an excerpt from a college guide to eating that has some specific information (although I’m not sure if it is up to date) about Korean restaurants. Also,...

. Another extraordinary $10 burger as is the one at J Alexander's near Vandy on West End. Both are sitdown places, though, so if you’re looking for a greasy spoon, you might have to stick with Rotier’s (which is...

as good diner food. Nothing wrong with Lancer’s Diner. Otto’s and Alexander's (now called something different) are both over-priced — way over-priced if you are looking for "cheap."

The Irish Bank (on Mark Lane, off Bush St., downtown San Fran) has bratwurst & sauerkraut on the menu at both lunch and dinner. I have not had the dish, so I don’t know if it is the real deal. The food there is usually...

I forgot one that I really love Pahlmayer. Whitehall Lane doesn’t suck either!