Posts Tagged ‘Wine Country’
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Here they are, all the Michelin-starred restaurants in the greater Bay Area for 2012.
Get all the deets, after the jump.
Three Stars
French Laundry
Restaurant at Meadowood
Two Stars
Baumé
Benu
Coi
Cyrus
Manresa
Saison
One Star
Acquerello
Alexander’s Steakhouse
Ame
Applewood
Atelier Crenn
Auberge du Soleil
Aziza
Bouchon
Boulevard
Campton Place
Chez TJ
Commis
Dio Deka
étoile
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant
Fleur de Lys
Frances
Gary Danko
La Costanera
La Folie
La Toque
Luce
Madera
Madrona Manor
Masa’s
Michael Mina
One Market
Plumed Horse
Quince
Redd
Santé
Solbar
Sons & Daughters
Spruce
Terra
Terrapin Creek
Ubuntu
Village Pub
Wakuriya
(more…)
Tags: 2011, 2012, Baumé, bay area, Benu, Bib Gourmand, Bibendum, Bottega, california, Coi, Cyrus, french laundry, guide, inspectors, Manresa, MICHELIN, Michelin Man, Northern California, one star, red, Restaurant at Meadowood, restaurants, Saison, San Francisco, sixth edition, Three Star, Three Stars, tires, twitter, Two Star, Two Stars, Wine Country
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Just announced, what you’ll see when your Michelin Red Guide comes out next week.
Someday, I’ll tell you about the kick-ass Michelin tires what have been in service on my giant Toyota for tens years now:
“Michelin Offers List of 77 Bay Area ‘Bib Gourmand’ Restaurants for 2012
Full Selection to Be Announced Oct. 25
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2011 / — To whet the appetite of Bay Area residents for the sixth edition of the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country being released next week, Michelin announced today the 77 Bib Gourmand restaurants listed in its 2012 edition. Bib Gourmand selections are restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included).
Introduced in the 1997 editions of the MICHELIN Guides in Europe, the Bib Gourmand is identified in the guide by a red symbol depicting the head of Bibendum, the Michelin Man. This year, 19 restaurants in the Bay Area are new to the Bib Gourmand category, which indicates the inspectors’ favorites for good value. The full selection of restaurants — including those garnering the famous MICHELIN stars — will be announced Tuesday, Oct. 25, when Michelin officially introduces its complete selection for the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012. The guide will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 26, at $18.99.
The MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012 covers a wider geographic region than most of its peers, stretching from Los Gatos in the south to Geyserville in the north. Over the past year, Michelin inspectors have analyzed restaurants throughout Northern California, always anonymously. MICHELIN inspectors share insights from their many meals on Twitter at @MichelinGuideSF.
The Bib Gourmand selections for 2012:
A 16
Artisan Bistro
Bar Bambino
Bar Tartine
BarBersQ
Bay Wolf
Bellanico
Betelnut
Bistro 29
Bistro Aix
Bistro Jeanty
Boon Eat + Drink
Bottega
Burma Superstar
C Casa
Chapeau!
Chevalier
Chu
Colibri
Contigo
Cook St. Helena
Corso
Cotogna
Crouching Tiger
Cucina Paradiso
Delarosa
Delfina
Domo
Dosa
eVe
Fish Story
FIVE
flour + water
Fringale
Gather
Hachi Ju Hachi
Hibiscus
Hot Box Grill
Incanto
Insalata’s
Ippuku
K & L Bistro
Kabab & Curry’s
Kappou Gomi
Kitchen (The)
Kokkari Estiatorio
LaSalette
Laurus
Le Charm
Le Garage
Mamacita
Marinitas
Monti’s Rotisserie
Namu
Oenotri
Osteria Coppa
Perbacco
Pican
Plum
Risibisi
Rivoli
Sazon
Scopa
Slanted Door (The)
Slow Club
Sociale
SPQR
Starbelly
Sumika
Sushi Ran
Thai House
the girl & the fig
Troya
Willi’s Wine Bar
Wood Tavern
Yank Sing
Zero Zero
With more than one million copies sold in approximately 100 countries, the MICHELIN Guide has always built its success on the diversity of its selections, especially with small establishments offering a high-quality dining experience at an affordable price. Both the popularity and importance of the Bib Gourmand category and the Under $25 category are reflected in the 2012 edition. Moreover, inclusion in the MICHELIN Guide is, in itself, synonymous with quality, because only the best establishments in each comfort and price category are featured in the guide.
Enhancing mobility is not only the mission of the Michelin Group but also of the MICHELIN Guide, which was created to assist travelers — and motorists, in particular — by making their journeys more enjoyable. Now representing 23 countries and three continents, the collection of 27 MICHELIN Guides includes more than 45,000 addresses. In North America, three U.S. cities — New York, San Francisco and Chicago — currently have guides. For more information about the guides and the inspection methodology, visit www.michelinguide.com.
Tags: 2011, 2012, A 16, Aix, Bambino, bay area, Bay Wolf, Betelnut, Bib Gourmand, Bibendum, bistro, Bistro 29, Bottega, Burma Superstar, california, Chapeau!, Delfina, DOSA, flour + water, Fringale, guide, Incanto, inspectors, Jeanty, MICHELIN, Michelin Man, Northern California, Perbacco, red, restaurants, San Francisco, sixth edition, Slanted Door, Slow Club, SPQR, Starbelly, Tartine, tires, Wine Country, Yank Sing
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Oh man, your 2011 Pacific Coast Air Museum Air Show, Wings Over Wine Country, is going to be soooooo much better than the wine-sipping alternative, it’s not even funny.
Check the slideshow, baby! Check the FAQ too. Get your tickets here.
Via Tom Hardin – click to expand
So, take a vacay from your Sunday Punch routine and get out there – let’s hope that B25J will be on hand this year. (Don’t Mess With Texas, or Tennessee, or, well, just don’t mess with 12 machine guns when they’re all firing together.)
See you there!
All the deets:
“Here’s a sneak preview of just some of our 2011 Air Show performers:
- Opening ceremony with local Police and Fire Departments commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
- Advance preview of the 9/11 “First Responder” F-15 Eagle aircraft, the first aircraft to arrive over the World Trade Center on 9/11
- U. S. Navy F/A-18F “Hornet” Demonstration Team(tentative)
- C-17 Globemaster Static Display and Aerial Demonstration
- Air Force U-2 Flyby
- Air Force T-38 Formation Flyby
- Crowd favorite Eddie Andreini with amazing barnstorming aerobatics in his Stearman
- Tim Decker in his beautiful red and white Pitts Special
- Canadian favorite “Team Rocket” with fabulous formation aerobatics in two Harmon Rockets
- Crowd favorite Dan Buchanan in his towed hang glider
- World Class aerobatics with Aerobatic Competition winner Vicky Benzing in her beatiful Extra 300S
- Light, fast, and wickedly maneuverable, the Ethanol-Powered Fagen MX2 is the ultimate airshow platform for world class aerobatics by Greg Poe
- Greg Colyer in his fabulous “Blue Angels” T-33 Shooting Star – - a tribute to the 100th anniversary of U.S. Naval Aviation
- lots of P-51 “Mustangs” and lots more WWII Warbirds
- Famed Air Show Announcer Danny Clisham: Known for fresh, lively, knowledge-based commentary, Danny is one of America’s most popular air show announcers. In the course of his career, he has entertained millions of attendees at air shows throughout North America. He repeatedly puts on performances that thrill audiences and keep them coming back year after year.
- Many fantastic static display aircraft
- Fabulous Classic Car Show
- Huge “Kids World” with great activities for families and children
- Jelly Belly aircraft
- Performer’s Reception
- President’s Club
- And much, much more!
- Tickets are available at a discount, on-line, now.“
- 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Warbird Photo Hour
- Radio-controlled model aircraft
- Opening ceremony with local Police and Fire Departments commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
- Eddie Andreini Stearman
- Greg Colyer “Blue Angels” T-33 Shooting Star
- Beale Air Force Base Military Flyby
- World Class aerobatics with Aerobatic Competition winner Vicky Benzing in her beatiful Extra 300S
- U.S.Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III
Aerial Demonstration
- Mass WWII Warbird Flyby, featuring P-40 “Warhawks”
- Tim Decker Pitts Special
- “Team Rocket”
- Dan Buchanan towed hang glider
- More Warbirds – CJ-6s & T-6s
- Greg Poe - MX-2 Aerobatics
- U.S. Navy F/A-18 “Super Hornet” Aerial Demonstration (tentative)
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Here they are, the best restaurants in the Bay Area for 2011, below.
Carolyn Alburger is all over this situation already at Eater SF as is Paolo Lucchesi at The Inside Scoop, as is Jay Barmann at GrubStreet SF.
2011 MICHELIN GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO STARRED RESTAURANTS (“N” DENOTES A NEW STARRED RESTAURANT)
Three Michelin stars mean exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey. One always eats here extremely well, sometimes superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients.
Two Michelin stars mean excellent cuisine, worth a detour. Skillfully and carefully crafted dishes of outstanding quality.
One Michelin star means a very good restaurant in its category. A place offering cuisine prepared to a consistently high standard.
All the deets, after the jump
Tags: +3, 1, 2, 2010, 2011, Acquerello, Alexander’s, Ame Applewood, Auberge de Soleil, Aziza, Baumé, bay area, book, Bouchon, boulevard, california, Campton Place, chez, Chez TJ, Coi, Commis, Cyrus, dining room, Dio Deka, drink, étoile, Farmhouse Inn, Fleur de Lys, food, frances, french laundry, GARY DANKO, GrubStreet, guide, Guides, Jay Barmann, Jean-Luc, La Folie, La Toque, Luce, Madera, Madrona Manor, Manresa, Masa’s, MICHELIN, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurants 2011, Mirepoix, Murray Circle, Napa, Naret, new, one, One Market, panisse, Paolo Lucchesi, Plumed Horse, quince, red, red guide, Redd, restaurant, Restaurant at Meadowood, restaurants, Ritz Carlton, Saison, San Francisco, Santé, SF, Solbar, Sonoma., Spruce, stars, Steakhouse, Terra, three, two, Ubuntu, Village Pub, Wakuriya, Wine Country
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Well, it’s finally arrived, the biggest day in high-end bay area restaurants for the entire year of 2010. It’s Opening Day for the Famously Anonymous Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurants 2011.
Keep up with the day’s events on the Twitter. Here’s the latest:
“Jean-Luc will be calling chefs soon…we can’t wait for the big day in San Francisco!“
In other words, Jean-Luc Naret, bon vivant and Director of the Michelin Guides, is on the horn giving area chefs wake-up calls, just the way the Nobel Prize Committee does it.
And Paolo Lucchesi, the Bay Area’s Most Popular Blogger, has just handicapped the race. Check it:
“Six plotlines to follow for the upcoming Bay Area Michelin Guide“
This is serious bidness, people.
Now you’re prepared for when the announcements come.
Enjoy.
Tags: 2010, 2011, bay area, book, california, drink, food, guide, Guides, Jean-Luc, MICHELIN, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurants 2011, Napa, Naret, Paolo Lucchesi, red, red guide, restaurants, San Francisco, Sonoma., Wine Country
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
NASCAR, the second-biggest car racing series in the world, is fixing to liven up bucolic Sonoma on Father’s Day.
“Celebrate Father’s Day in the Wine County at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend, June 18-20. Why give dad a necktie when you can give him the gift of Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart swapping paint on the twisting road course.”
These NASCAR posters on sale for the giveaway price of $.25 aren’t exactly blowing out the doors of our Lucky Stores. (Pepsi must think that San Francisco is just another town on the NASCAR circuit.)
Imagine NASCAR as Pixar’s Cars movie come to life – that’s the best way to describe it.
Anyway, be sure to make allowances for the crowds if you’re planning on going up to Wine Country this weekend.
(Expect Tom Cruise and son Connor (will Red Dawn ever get remade?) to be there this year the way they were last year.)
Tags: 350, actor, fathers day, infineon, NASCAR, race, raceway, road, Save Mart, series, Sonoma., Sprint Cup, tom cruise, toyota, Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Wine Country
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
You know what Napa needs? A nice foie gras protest at The French Laundry, the finest restaurant in the West.
“The Animal Protection & Rescue League and several animal protection groups will be protesting outside Thomas Keller restaurants in three cities across the country on Saturday due to the company’s sale of “foie gras” – liver from cruelly force fed ducks. The groups will be displaying graphic banners showing scenes from inside Thomas Keller’s supplier, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, and other producers of this barbaric product. The coalition of groups, which includes the Animal Protection & Rescue League, Orange County People for Animals, In Defense of Animals, and Compassion Over Killing, have launched a campaign website at www.foie-gras-industry.com.”
So keep that in mind if you have reservations for May 8th at any of Thomas Keller’s joints nationwide.
Ah yes. Peppery melba toast, fruits, sea salt, and le hockey puck du plaisir in the middle – that’s how Tom Keller rolls in suburban Napa:
via peterme
All the deets:
Thomas Keller Targeted for Animal Cruelty. Protests in NYC, Beverly Hills and Napa
NEW YORK, May 6 — The Animal Protection & Rescue League and several animal protection groups will be protesting outside Thomas Keller restaurants in three cities across the country on Saturday due to the company’s sale of “foie gras” – liver from cruelly force fed ducks.
The groups will be displaying graphic banners showing scenes from inside Thomas Keller’s supplier, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, and other producers of this barbaric product. The coalition of groups, which includes the Animal Protection & Rescue League, Orange County People for Animals, In Defense of Animals, and Compassion Over Killing, have launched a campaign website at www.foie-gras-industry.com.
Protest locations and times on Saturday May 8:
Per Se, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 – Time: noon
Bouchon, 235 N. Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 – Time: 7:30pm
French Laundry, 6640 Washington St., Yountville, CA 94599 – Time 7pm
”As a veterinarian, I find foie gras to be a disease rather than a delicacy,” states Elliot Katz, DVM, President of IDA. “The liver’s function is to process toxins, and a liver in this grossly enlarged state from force feeding cannot function properly.”
To make the livers fat enough for foie gras, workers restrain the ducks, force long metal pipes down their throats, and pump up to two pounds of food into them per day. After three weeks, their livers swell up to 12 times their normal size.
“The conditions I have witnessed in Hudson Valley Foie Gras are appalling,” states Bryan Pease, Esq., Board Chair of APRL. “In visiting there and other farms to document conditions, I saw ducks panting incessantly and showing great difficulty walking and breathing in the later stages of force feeding, and I saw trash barrels full of dead ducks killed by the process.”
Animal cruelty investigations by APRL and a lawsuit filed by APRL and IDA led to enactment of Cal. Health & Safety Code section 25980, banning the sale or production of foie gras in California effective 2012. The cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, West Hollywood, Solana Beach and San Diego have recently passed resolutions in support of the ban.
Early last year, the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau found that D’Artagnan, a major U.S. foie gras distributor, was engaging in false advertising by claiming the livers are not diseased and implying the animals are treated humanely.
More information is available at www.foie-gras-industry.com.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
[Commenter "Hugh" approves not this post. Works for Kendall Jackson he does, or Jackson Family Wines, the outfit that has an ownership interest in, wait for it, Murphy Goode. Hugh's email address is xxx.xxx@kjmail.com. A note to all you public relations people - you're better off just ignoring this little blog.]
Hey writers! How does this “wine country dream job” sound to you?
“‘A Really Goode Job’ will pay $10,000 a month for a six-month contract that includes private housing in the heart of wine country: Healdsburg, California. The application process begins in San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. April 28 at 120 Market Street near the Hyatt Regency.”
Send in your one-minute video (just like when you tried to get on Survivor) to see if you make the cut. The top 50 contestants (just like Miss America) will get winnowed down (just like American Idle) until you win win win!
Who will win this crown? Oops, hat. Who will win the right to become a spokesmodel, to live on Maggie’s Farm and sing the praises of the juice of the grape?
via e.t.
And when you start your gig (please let’s not call it a job) try not to use the word passionate when describing anything having to do with winemaking. It’s been done.
See you at the Reeg!
Murphy-Goode Winery Offers Some Economic Relief
“REALLY GOODE JOB” Pays $10,000 per month for wine country gig
In these tumultuous economic times, finding a good job is really tough. The Murphy-Goode Winery has a “Really Goode Job” for the right person. The Sonoma County winery is looking for an outgoing, web-savvy, articulate communicator to tell the story of the great mountain vines and artisan winemakers of California, tasting the “goode” stuff and experiencing the unique Sonoma wine country.
“A Really Goode Job” will pay $10,000 a month for a six-month contract that includes private housing in the heart of wine country: Healdsburg, California.
Throughout the course of the job the successful applicant will learn about viticulture, winemaking, Sonoma County and Murphy-Goode wines. He or she will prepare and post dispatches on their experiences though social media tools such as Facebook, blogs, internet videos and Twitter as well as traditional media.
The application process begins in San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. April 28 at 120 Market Street near the Hyatt Regency. Visitors who arrive at the “A Really Goode Job’s” purple and white kiosk between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. will meet the boss, receive job tips and get a 24-hour head start in the application process by being provided with a code that will give them immediate access to the www.areallygoodejob.com web site.
On April 29 the website for job applicants will open to the public at large. All applicants are required to complete an employment application and upload a one-minute video, demonstrating their special qualifications for the position. (Videos more than one minute in length will not be viewed.) Applications close on June 5, 2009 at 11 pm Pacific Time.
Murphy-Goode Winery will then select 50 candidates and from there narrow the list down to the top ten who will be interviewed from June 27 to July 1. The person chosen for the job will be announced on July 9 and begin work on August 1. All applicants must be at least 21 years old.
Murphy-Goode is a family-owned winery located in the heart of California’s Alexander Valley. Though laid-back and unpretentious, winemaker Dave Ready, Jr. takes immense pride in his craft, resulting in wines of the best possible quality at appropriate prices. The winery motto is: “We take our wines seriously. Ourselves….not so much.”
Visitors to the wine country are encouraged to learn more about Murphy-Goode at its brand new tasting room located at 20 Matheson Street, off the Healdsburg Square, in Healdsburg, California.
Sonoma County, located on the northern coast of California, has 13 approved American Viticultural Areas and over 450 wineries. Winemaking and grape-growing is vital to the area’s economic and cultural life. In 2006, the Sonoma County grape harvest amounted to over 185,000 tons, exceeding neighboring Napa County’s harvest by over 30 percent. The most common grape varieties planted are Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir, though the area is also known for its Merlot and Zinfandel.
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