Here is the Napa Valley Life Magazine – Spring 2021 digital issue. You can flip through it online or download it by clicking the download icon in the top left corner. It includes my three features. Pickleball: Napa Valley’s Fastest Growing Sport, page 20 A Day at the Oxbow: Napa’s Culinary Marketplace – To Gather or To Go, […]
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Pickleball: Napa Valley’s Fastest Growing Sport
Across many media outlets, pickleball has been dubbed “the fastest growing sport in America” because it is easy to learn, appropriate for all ages, a social activity, and fun. It has attracted celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Serena Williams, and George Clooney. Excerpt from my editorial for the April 2021 issue of Napa Valley Life Magazine. […]
La Vie en Rose: Madeleine’s Macarons: How a Valentine’s gift, fatherhood and a pandemic created a career for one Napa Valley family
A transplant to California in the early 1990s, Dennis McIninch, born in New Jersey and raised on Italian food, never anticipated that marriage, a daughter and a pandemic would set him on the path to perfecting a famous French sweet, macarons. “La Vie en Rose: Madeleine’s Macarons: How a Valentine’s gift, fatherhood and a pandemic […]
iPOKEshack brings a taste of Hawaii to Napa
Mazotti began his research for a to-go restaurant where he could offer underrepresented cuisine like poke, ramen and dim sum. His family pushed him to pursue this possibility. He said his children told him, “Dad, you make the best poke and soups. You need to do this,” and friends chimed in, “Napa needs a full […]
California Brandy House brings the state’s “native spirit” to Napa
E. & J. Gallo’s California Brandy House, which opened in November in Napa’s First Street Complex, offers tastings and bottle purchases of premium California brandies, Argonaut and Germain-Robin. *CLICK HERE TO READ*
Napa Valley Life Magazine Fall 2020 Issue
I am thrilled to share my second and third stories for Napa Valley Life Magazine in the Fall 2020 issue: “Locals and Tourists Enjoy Free Rides in Downtown Napa” on page 83 (digital frames 84-85) and also at this link. “That’s Amore! Napa Valley’s Best Pizza” on pages 100-104 (digital frames 102-107), and also at […]
The Beer Guys in Wine Country
Chuck Meyer began his culinary and beverage career washing dishes at the Chart House in Westwood in Southern California. Fast-forward to today. Meyer, the co-owner of Napa Palisades Beer Company and Saloon, is an entrepreneur, restauranteur, and self-proclaimed “beer guy in wine country.” *CLICK HERE TO READ*
Bar Lucia now open in Napa at the Oxbow Public Market
In late February, Kara Haspel Lind, founder of Kara’s Cupcakes, was poised to launch her new wine bar and restaurant, Bar Lucia, when COVID-19 halted her plans. *CLICK HERE TO READ*
Chefs at Home: Archetype’s Cauliflower Steak
In 2018, owners Ann Ernish-Backen and Howard Backen rebranded Archetype to reflect their “values for family, community, and health” with a menu Ernish-Backen describes as “celebrating and showcasing a plant-forward lifestyle, wild seafood, and pasture-raised meats.” *CLICK HERE TO READ*
Take a SIP
“Most impactful was that regardless of circumstances, human connection matters most. Madrigal’s wines are the threads that unite people, whether it be during a pandemic, a celebration, or everyday life. Chris Madrigal and his family personify ‘Nuestra Sangre,’ the bond that holds everyone together, especially in this unprecedented time of challenge.” *CLICK HERE TO READ*
