Cooking with Karen Crouse: Beef Burgundy

Cooking with Karen Crouse: Beef Burgundy

by | Oct 17, 2024 | EAT, home featured

The origin of Beef Burgundy dates to the Middle Ages when it was created to transform tougher cuts of meat, like beef chuck, into something tender and flavorful. By slowly cooking the meat in wine and aromatic vegetables, the dish becomes infused with rich, deep...
Breaking Bread

Breaking Bread

by | Oct 17, 2024 | EAT, home featured

Yes, the breads in Napa Valley are that good – a religious experience by any definition. On this, the devout, agnostics, atheists, and foodies can all agree. And there is no shortage of it in the valley. The question really is, which new bread to try each day? Let the...
Auro

Auro

by | Oct 17, 2024 | EAT Feature

Tucked within the opulent confines of the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, Auro has swiftly ascended to become a culinary beacon in the heart of wine country. This contemporary American restaurant, recently awarded a Michelin star for the second year in...
Culinary Crossroads

Culinary Crossroads

by | Oct 9, 2024 | EAT Feature, SIP Feature

As culinary experiences have proliferated at wineries throughout the valley, Clif Family Winery’s Executive Chef Magnus Young believes their program is especially unique. “We offer both a casual and high-end experience,” he said, pointing to their elevated tasting...
Side Trip: Healdsburg

Side Trip: Healdsburg

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Travel, EAT, SIP

‘It was just a little farm town,’ locals tend to say when speaking of “old” Healdsburg (just over twenty years ago). That’s no longer the case, as evidenced by the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience (HWFE), the first international wine and food event in northern...
Music for Your Mouth

Music for Your Mouth

by | Aug 19, 2024 | EAT, home featured

BottleRock Napa Valley, which entered the scene in 2013, is now an institution in the region, with an estimated 120,000 people attending the 3-day festival each year. In 2015, a new component was added to the BottleRock Napa Valley lineup, and most appropriately: the...