The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Summer 2007 Gift Guide

Everyone loves a giver.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Winner of SF Food Wars' 2009 Mac Battle Royale with Cheese.

Angeles standards. There is a cute little cobblestoned street through town where most of the shops are located, and where the Mission Loreto stands. This is the first of the series of California Missions, and it’s worth a...

You may want to consider a trip to Westport, MA. Westport Rivers Winery could be harvesting and producing at that time. Also they own Buzzards Bay Brewing. The scenery in that area is fantastic.Great bike touring too The perfect...

. Acme has the most amazing ham & cheese turnover. I used to get cookies from Miette to take home – they have some tasty shortbread that was nice to enjoy a couple days after my trip. I think Victoria has Italian cookies...

As for the faux Asian tour, it must feature lots of California roll and dynamite and a meal at one of these “fusion” places where they mix your rice with mayonaise. (Yummy!) Let’s face it, sushi isn’t just...

and Daughters – Nova Lox and Everything Bagel with scallion cream cheese Katz Deli – Pastrami sandwich Veneiro’s – desserts Momofuku Milk Bar – Crack Pie Artichoke – Artichoke and spinach pizza...

I’m going to be in the Bay Area over Xmas and NY and am very keen to visit some wineries. I don’t know where to start really, but would prefer not to go on a pre-packaged bus tour with lots of tourists looking to get...

Thanks so much! Glad to see you mention Taylor Farm—it seemed very promising to me, as a gouda-lover! The others you mentioned also have my mouth watering :) I’ll have to start mapping out my weekend "cheese tour" to...

I LOVE their cookies, they have them packaged and ready to go at the counter, lots of different types, but my favorite the ones made with puff pastry (Perfect to go with tea!) They also do other dutch baked goods including yummy...

. The cross is delicious cream cheese white icing. It is lovingly, perfectly flavored with cardamom and the raisin to bun ratio is nice. The texture is what those awful supermarket buns fail at and should aspire to. It is soft...

of Valencia and 22nd, SF)Also best price (need to cross-reference with Berkeley Bowl) for cans of Sicilian anchovies in salt. 2) For fine and unique cheeses: Artisan Cheese (just off the corner of Fillmore and California) I think...