Patricia Calfee
Last week, while eating dinner with a friend at Redd in Yountville, I overheard an interesting prediction. Our waitress, a confident young woman in her twenties, announced to a table of Napa Valley visitors that five years from now no one will drive north of Yountville. “St. Helena won’t matter anymore because everything--absolutely everything--will happen here,” she proclaimed loudly.
November 18, 2009
by Patricia Calfee
in The Plum Post
Last Tuesday, in the heart of Napa Valley, Chef Todd Humphries hosted the final Sommelier Smackdown of 2009 at his famed restaurant Martini House.
October 20, 2009
by Patricia Calfee
in The Plum Post
'Tis the season for harvest parties, and under last weekend's full moon, Napa Valley celebrated Tom Scott's storied Barn Burner.
October 6, 2009
by Patricia Calfee
in The Plum Post
In Napa Valley, we wait all year for the Crush Picnic. Learn how to picnic in crush season style.
September 28, 2009
by Patricia Calfee
in The Plum Post
A fond farewell to NYC's Fashion Week from Napa Valley
September 22, 2009
by Patricia Calfee
in The Plum Post