Meadowood: Center Stage in Napa Valley
Meadowood embodies the soul of Napa Valley in its entirety—a veritable perfect storm of wine, food, and hospitality gathered on 250 acres in a…
Guinea Hen Baked in Salt and Herbs
Chef Christopher Kostow Serves 4 Guinea Hen Jus 3 tbs (40g) extra-virgin olive oil 10 lbs (4 1/2 kg) guinea hen carcasses, from roasting…
Braised Spring Fennel
Chef Cindy Pawlcyn This easy fennel recipe is wonderful served with grilled rustic bread and a smear of whipped goat cheese, or as a…
Green Asparagus All’arrabbiata (Angry Asparagus)
Chef Brandon Sharp Serves 2 1 bunch green asparagus, woody ends cut off and stalks peeled halfway up 1 tbs minced shallot 1/3 cup…
Local Food, Local Wine
Over recent years, the movement by chefs to use local bounty has taken on new momentum. For plenty of kitchens in Napa Valley this…
Premiere Napa Valley
Where the Label is Code for One-of-a-Kind Wines Premiere Napa Valley gives us all yet another reason to love Napa Valley. For the past…
Cultivating Excellence
Before grapes put down deep roots, Napa Valley was a farming community, dependent on the land in myriad ways to make a living. But…
Community Roots in Napa Valley
For all its natural beauty, Napa Valley is a land of basic geometry: rows of vineyards that blur to the eye as you ride…
The Apple: According to Gotham
A long, long, long time ago in a land far from America, the first apple was eaten. Kazakhstan is what they call that place…
The Dulce Vida Frozen Margarita
When Gotham opened in 1984 its bar featured, of all things, a frozen margarita machine. Adding booze to a pre-made mix, out came the…