The Other Napa

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

An out-of-town guest has invited me to dinner at Kuleto's. I last went there years ago, can’t find the restaurant listed on Pat Kuleto's web page. Did he turn over management of the place? Any recommendations re dishes to...

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Had lunch at Pat Kuleto's resteraunt in St Helena, Martini House. Excellent experience. Food was superb, resteraunt gorgeous, service okay. They’ve got an incredible prix fixe. $19 get you roasted asparagus salad with...

Wow. I guess that goes to show that if you don’t have a view, you’d better hire Pat Kuleto and give him a few million bucks to decorate.

Anyone been to Nick’s Cove in West Marin? This is the new Mark Franz and Pat Kuleto project. I went to lunch last week. As a long-time fan of the original Nick’s Cove, I was looking forward to the new place. Very...

and articles in a Marin paper from a group that is still trying to stop it, concerned that it will bring big city crowds and noise to their quiet coast. There is also info about this on Pat Kuleto's own web site – again,...

. Have dressy events to attend on Fri. & Sat., so somewhat upscale preferred over casual Pac-NW grunge. Not looking for the high-brow Boulevard, Farallon, Water Bar experience (funny, those are all Pat Kuleto spots). Also not...

Any ideas? I have heard a lot about Farallon from friends but a lot of threads on here tear it up so Im not really sure. Everytime I have looked at the menu online I havent seen much that I like, although I do want to visit...

I’m coming to SF this Saturday and have decided on Waterbar for lunch. ( I know, I know. It’s another tourist joint from Pat Kuleto. But consider Saturday lunch on the Embarcadero — no Boulevard, no One Market,...

How on earth could a journalist from nyc actually compare McNally to Rigo???!!! Besides both being in the food business, there really isn’t any comparison to what McNally has accomplished , except possibly the scope of Pat...

talented chef, menu, et al.( They also recently sold their Chez Nous; citing a wish to focus on La Boulangerie and their other bakeries) First of all, i just LOVE the room. Pat Kuleto again. Its a warm nod to Piet Mondrian with...

.DTL This place is coming full circle—Splendido, the first restaurant to open in the space after Pat Kuleto's circa-1990 makeover, started with a strongly Greek-influenced pan-Mediterranean menu before heading in a more...

Boulevard and Jardiniere are part of the Pat Kuleto group which has about 150 restaurants in the web now including Mina, Aqua, Fifth Floor, Waterbar, Roast Haus, Fog City Diner, etc, etc, etc. They have the bucks and clout to...

Zocala, another corner restaurant with a spectacular design that could’ve been created by, well, Pat Kuleto.