Karen Crouse Napa Valley
There’s something timeless about grilled cheese. It’s warm, familiar, and deeply comforting—the kind of food that wraps around you like your coziest sweater. In the early days of fall, when the air turns crisp and the garden begins to quiet, it’s exactly what I find...
Carabao: Filipino Soul
There’s a brand-new restaurant in Napa Valley and for the first time in a long time, it’s not just new—it’s novel—as the venue is Napa’s first Filipino restaurant. Carabao, translating to water buffalo in its native Filipino, debuted in June on Gasser Drive....
Sam’s General Store
Sam’s General Store is more than a café serving delicious coffee, tea, and artisanal baked goods—it is a historic landmark. Located in Calistoga, the shop is named for Samuel Brannan, who single-handedly started the California Gold Rush in 1849 with the headline...
The Delicious Evolution of
California’s Cheese Trail
The Cheese Trail started with a map to put California’s artisan cheesemakers on the radar. It was a labor of love, a grassroots attempt to connect curious travelers with family-owned dairy farms. Michael Straus, who co-founded the Cheese Trail project with his sister...
