what to do when in napa

STAY

• Hotel Yountville - beautiful hotel in a great location.

• Carneros Resort

EAT

• Breakfast

  • Boon Fly Cafe - breakfast spot at Carneros.

• Lunch

  • Rutherford Grill - have to order the kale salad.

  • Mustards Grill - get the pork chop and the baby back ribs (the hunan grilled chicken salad is also good).

  • Brix - farm-to-table, delicious, fresh food.

• Dinner

  • PRESS - great steakhouse.

  • Bouchon Bistro - amazing french food.

  • French Laundry - probably the most famous Thomas Keller restaurant, and it’s a pre-fixe, 13-course tasting menu.

  • Ad Hoc - another Thomas Keller restaurant, but more casual and not a pre-fixe. The menu changes every day - they are known for their fried chicken.

• Other

  • Bouchon Bakery for macaroons.

  • Oxbow Public Market - a food hall with really good stuff. The english muffins from Model Bakery are Oprah’s favorite …. she flies them in.

DRINK

• Vineyards

  • Quintessa

  • Cade

  • Promontory

  • Hourglass

• Restoration Hardware Yountville - they have a beautiful seating area, with a bar, in the back.