The Other Napa

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

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

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...

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...

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...

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...

So has anyone ever taken on a food tour of their own ‘hood/street – basically trying every single resto. on your local strip? When we were walking down Roncesvalles during the Polish Festival we were approached by a residents’...

was like New Orleans muffaletta size. It included avocado, grilled cheese, ham, roasted pork loin of high quality(!), grilled onion, lettuce, and tomato. It was quite a sandwich and by that point in the eatfest, I think we were...

Maybe it’s just New England and California, but a number of finely crafted US cheeses are readily available in our supermarkets. Supermarkets in NYC are, however, a poor measuring stick to compare for the whole nation; they...

diner grill aromas enveloped us. We ordered a little off the trad-diner track, but that’s because they had not only a chili-cheese omelet, but a chile verde omelet as well! Everything homemade and delicious. The chile verde...

(by plane is the only way to get into myanmar currently, thus all the flights) to hopefully track down said cheese line. after bangkok, i fly back to kolkata and will navigate my way over to bangladesh, then up through nepal,...

, maybe more. http://www.barclayspub.com In addition to their own good beers, 21st Amendment has a cask day every Wednesday featuring a guest brew. I still have yet to find better food at a brewpub. http://www.chowhound.com/...

Given the teenage factor, I’d opt for SoCal. It’s been said that the coldest winter one can spend in California can be summer in San Francisco. That’s an exaggeration and ignores the city’s obvious charms....

the complementary tasting bar. Groups of 10 or more can book private tours for $5 a person. Round Pond, 886 Rutherford Road (California 128), Rutherford; (877) 963-9364, http://www.roundpond.com . Tours and tastings by appointment...