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Sampling Napa’s Farmstead Restaurant

Andy knew that he wanted to sample the culinary delights of Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch (aka Farmstead Restaurant) even before we went to Napa.…

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Discovering Napa Valley Olive Oil

Patricia September 29, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

A visit to Napa Valley Olive Oil in St. Helena, California, was a long-held desire for Andy. And it makes sense. He does most of…

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Touring a Japanese Garden in Pasadena

Patricia September 26, 2022 California Japanese Garden Pasadena Road Trips Travel

You would be amazed at the many stunning Japanese gardens located in and around Los Angeles. We first started seeing them pop up on television…

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Experiencing the Immersive Van Gogh Art Exhibit

Patricia September 22, 2022 Art California Los Angeles Those Someday Goals Travel

From the moment I first saw the ads online, I knew I wanted to get tickets to the Immersive Van Gogh art exhibit when it…

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Tips For Your First Napa Valley Wine Tasting

Patricia September 20, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Road Trips Travel

A Napa Valley wine tasting tour had been my goal for several years. Andy and I almost made it up there five years ago for…

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Visiting Francis Ford Coppola’s Inglenook Museum

Patricia September 19, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Road Trips Travel

One surprising highlight of our Inglenook wine tasting was the chance to leisurely roam through a mini museum. It turns out that when the Coppolas…

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Things You May Have Missed — Friday, September 16

Patricia September 16, 2022 Baking California Food and Drink Food and Wine Recipes Road Trips Travel

Has it been a weird week for you? It has been such a strange week for us. I feel like I have been off a…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #6: Inglenook Winery

Patricia September 15, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

Our last stop on our Napa Valley wine tasting tour was Inglenook Winery. We chose Inglenook for two reasons: 1) I had delighted in Rubicon…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #5: Schweiger

Patricia September 14, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

Our Napa Valley wine tasting tour itinerary left some room for happy discoveries. Even in May, you had to make reservations for tastings, so spontaneity…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #4: Honig

Patricia September 13, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Road Trips Travel

We had some loosely defined goals when we first made plans to go on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour. We wanted a blend of…