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Mayo Spring Menu 2010

Mayo Spring Menu 2010

Last month, we made our way with some friends in tow, to the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room to have their spring menu right before …

 

Dona Tomas

Dona Tomas

After wine tasting for the day, we were craving some Mexican food.  We were in the Berkeley/Oakland area and Dona Tomas was recommended to us.  …

 

Colour + St. Francis

Colour + St. Francis

This is what I think of when I see this photos: colour.  These were taken in the back gardens at St. Francis Winery & Vineyards last …

 

COCO500

COCO500

Last Saturday, some good friends of ours took us out to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary.  They took us to COCO500 in San Francisco.  It’s …

 

Paris

Paris

Ah, where do I start with the second best city in the world!  This previous trip to Paris was like no other.  We stayed with …

 

a gorgeous basement

a gorgeous basement

I know that sounds more like an oxymoron than anything.  It’s actually more like a gorgeous wine cellar.  Two good friends of ours have a truly …

 

Brugge

Brugge

If you’ve never been to Brugge in Belgium, I really hope this post will make you go to this tiny city in this tiny country one day.  …

 

München

München

Well, at least  that’s how the German’s say it.  Munich is great.   So much history and so much pride.  We’ve been there before and so …

 

London

London

Last month we enjoyed THE best vacation we’ve ever had.  We had our 10-year wedding anniversary and went to Europe to celebrate it. This was our …

 

‘All About Pinot’

‘All About Pinot’

This was the name of the event that we attended on Wednesday at The Village at Santana Row.  They had over 20 different and delicious Pinot Noirs …

 

The Village Bistro and Wine Bar

The Village Bistro and Wine Bar

The Village is one of our all-time favorite restaurants in the San Jose area. We used to go there every now and then, until we discovered …

 

the girl & the fig

the girl & the fig

Ah, one of our all-time favorites!  This restaurant is amazing.  It’s all about French food and that is hands-down one of our favorites.  Be sure to …

 

Mayo Reserve Room – Winter Menu 2010

Mayo Reserve Room – Winter Menu 2010

I believe I did make a disclaimer that there would be a lot of photos from the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room… And well, here is …

 

The Harvest!

The Harvest!

We were able to make our regular visit up to Sonoma a few weekends ago.  As always, we went to the Mayo Reserve Room to …

 

The last of summer…

The last of summer…

Most recently, the Mayo Reserve Room changed their menu from the Summer 2009 Menu to the Harvest 2009 Menu.  We have yet to expereince the …

 

Hornblower Cruise

Hornblower Cruise

A surprise from my husband, nowhere near our anniversary, lead me to the Hornblower Cruise on the San Francisco Bay. Amazing appetizers and champagne started …

 

Rubicon in May

Rubicon in May

This post has truly been in the works for a while.  We went to Rubicon back in the srping and I took some different pictures than …

 

Nepenthe Restaurant

Nepenthe Restaurant

On a most recent trip to meet friends at a half-way spot between San Jose and San Luis Obispo, we decided Nepenthe Resturant would be …

 

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

If anyone knows my husband and me, even by a small fraction, knows how much we ADORE the entire Lake Tahoe area: North and South …

 

With friends…

With friends…

Oh to have some very talented friends who cook amazing meals!  This page will have some ongoing shots of the delicious meals some friends of …

 
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