Chef's Blog

Time for an interlude.  Autumn in Napa Valley is stunning.  Again, this is the best I can do with a camera phone from a moving truck . . . if you haven’t heard Ryan Bingham yet, he’s the perfect music for this ride . . .

Across the valley floor, from Highway 29 to the Trail.

Alongside the Napa River on Dunaweal Lane.

Old head-trained vines out in front of Bear Canyon.

Towards Eisele Vineyards and the Araujo Estate.

A backyard vineyard in St. Helena, looking out toward Spring Mountain.

Sunset in St. Helena over the oak trees.