Napa Travel Blog

For those not familiar with California cuisine, dining at ad hoc in Yountville (just north of Napa) may come as a surprise. California cuisine is often defined by not only the fusion of cooking genres, but also by using only locally sourced fresh ingredients. By the very nature of using only what is...

Be part of launching something really special: The first ever Napa Sonoma Wine and Food Festival takes place October 15th and 16th. The inaugural event includes wine, food, and fashion, bringing together world-renowned winemakers, celebrated chefs and local designers. A variety of events are planned,...

The Carpe Diem wine bar adds new pizzaz to downtown Napa nightlife Sieze the day and visit the hip new wine bar Carpe Diem that just opened this month in downtown Napa. It’s the brainchild of three young wine-lovers, sommelier Steve Distler who’s a New York transplant, and local kids Scott...

Famed Napa chefs like Farmstead's Seamus Feeley demo their best-kept secrets at the St. Helena Farmer's Market on Fridays. If you’re looking for the authentic Napa, you’ll find it tucked away behind a baseball field in St. Helena. Just a few blocks off Highway 29, the St. Helena Farmer’s...

Sheamus Feeley's chocolate pie Just 12 miles north of Yountville, at the southern edge of St. Helena, drivers headed up-valley can’t help but wonder as they pass Farmstead, the latest project of Napa’s Long Meadow Ranch. Located on an enormous piece of property that once belonged to the...

When people started calling Yountville “Kellerville” I got a little concerned. Thomas Keller is certainly the most famous chef in Napa, and yeah, he’s amazing. But variety is the spice of life – and certainly of dining, no? So it’s exciting to highlight two new non-Keller...