it’s our 22nd! and we have reservations as tra vigne, but yawn, looking for something romantic, fun, new?? in the napa wine country – any suggestions?

. We had them for dinner tonight, roasted, the Tra Vigne recipe which appeared in Sunset in 1996. What a filing system!! Served them Vietnamese-style over lo mein. Yum!! Garlic rules.

but wonderful food. Tra Vigne is always fun – out of town folks love it.

octopus!) Babbo-affogato. I love this dessert, especially after a heavy italian meal. It is gelato with espresso poured over it. They have an amazing version of it at Tra Vigne Restaurant in the Napa Valley. It is not on the menu...

The best dungeness crab can be found in Hong Kong style chinese restaurants ——- I like Pearl City or R&G Lounge in Chinatown ———- the best garlic crab can be found in St. Helena at Tra Vigne...

I like the Cantinetta at Tra Vigne in St. Helena. You get casual wine country atmosphere and quite good food at reasonable prices. Very nice patio. Note that Tra Vigne also has a full restaurant/dining room that is a separate...

Tra Vigne — of course, I haven’t been since August 2003 so I don’t know what it’s like now, but we had a most memorable lunch there, I’ve never forgotten the pasta with braised rabbit or the...

I love Tra Vigne, though I don’t know if they feature local produce.

tonight in the wine country! Where? Where? Where? The standbys are always Mustard’s or Tra Vigne. Don Giavanni? Any thoughts? We’re more of Zuni, Boulevard kind of group rather than the fussier stuff. Also, one last...

I’m heading out to sfo and napa next week and was wondering if yu can recommend great value places in the sfo/napa area. Places like Slanted Door,Betelnut,Plumpjack Cafe,Zuni in sfo. In Napa: Catahoula,Tra Vigne...

, Fleur de Lys, Hawthorne Lane, Postrio, Chez Panisse, Fringale, Ritz-Carlton Dining Room, Slanted Door, Chez Panisse Cafe, Masa’s, Fifth Floor, La Folie, Tra Vigne, Bistro Jeanty, Chapeau. Any you’d add to the list?...

I have 3 nights in Napa...Had decided on Martini House, Bistro Don Giovanni and Mustard Grill. Now I am trying to fit in Tra Vigne, so I have to give up one, since we are only doing dinners. I definitely am keeping Martini, what...

. In addition to FL, I made dinner reservations at: Mustards Bistro Jeanty Tra Vigne Would love feedback on my selections. Should I cancel my FL reservation (or any of the others) in place of something else?? What should that...

-priced and rather pretentious. I have never been a Tra Vigne fan (okay, I liked it a dozen years ago but it is a shadow of its former self). Terra would be a great choice if you are working through your St. Helena list....

Have to nix Zin1953’s Tra Vigne suggestion — pretty horrible reviews across the board for the past two years. I ate there just over a year ago and felt my money was wasted.