Napa Valley’s Best Pizza

Napa Valley’s Best Pizza

That’s Amore! Early immigrants to the Napa Valley include Italians and Swiss-Italians, who arrived in Napa County as early as the 1860s and whose immigration here continued for many decades. This history, combined with the Napa Valley wine industry, the...
The Origins of Napa Valley’s Culinary Scene

The Origins of Napa Valley’s Culinary Scene

What was the first restaurant in Napa County?   That depends on the definition of “restaurant.”   When Harrison Pierce erected the Empire Saloon on Main Street near Third in 1848, he became the first   to sell meals in a building, as...
Food Trucks – Napa Valley’s Street Food

Food Trucks – Napa Valley’s Street Food

Napa Valley has a distinguished reputation as one of North America’s top culinary destinations, touting over 30 Michelin-rated restaurants, six with Michelin stars. But some of Napa’s most delectable menus can be found passionately prepared and served up among...
The Gabrielle Collection taste +

The Gabrielle Collection taste +

A taste of a Life Well Lived: The Gabrielle Collection taste + There is a mindset which fastens to the earth in an ecological pursuit of balance and viability.  A philosophy rooted  in organic and sustainable practices with a vision to  create ...
Chilling Out at Napa Noodles

Chilling Out at Napa Noodles

Notice the intoxicating aromas wafting along 1st Street in downtown Napa? The source, no doubt, is Napa Noodles. Third in the group that includes Eiko’s Modern Japanese Cuisine and Eiko’s Hawaiian Fish Market at Oxbow, this family- owned- and operated restaurant...