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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:25:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:20:08 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1425 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/feed/ 1 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:40:54 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1452 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/feed/ 0 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.  … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:04:34 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1219 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:01:48 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1318 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/feed/ 2 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:47:39 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1131 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 19:19:24 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1132 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/feed/ 2 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 18:19:50 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1119 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/feed/ 0 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.  … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:27:13 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1067 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 19:30:33 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=914 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 01:14:00 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=845 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/feed/ 2 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:04:08 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=699 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:53:38 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=649 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/mayo-reserve-room-winter-menu-2010/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/mayo-reserve-room-winter-menu-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:42:46 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=632 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/mayo-reserve-room-winter-menu-2010/feed/ 1 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/12/the-harvest/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/12/the-harvest/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:12:49 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=606 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/12/the-harvest/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/the-last-of-summer/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/the-last-of-summer/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:15:47 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=566 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/the-last-of-summer/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/hornblower-cruise/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/hornblower-cruise/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:31:02 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=414 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/hornblower-cruise/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/rubicon-in-may/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/rubicon-in-may/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:45:13 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=422 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/09/rubicon-in-may/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/08/nepenthe-restaurant/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/08/nepenthe-restaurant/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:53:05 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=536 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/08/nepenthe-restaurant/feed/ 2 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/07/lake-tahoe/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/07/lake-tahoe/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:03:24 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=493 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/07/lake-tahoe/feed/ 0 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 … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/06/with-friends/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/06/with-friends/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:35:02 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=424 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2009/06/with-friends/feed/ 0 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 …