Monthly Archives: March 2010

Finally got around to writing the Norman Rose Tavern review. The place has been packed for a while since opening. It helps to have the local connections and rep of the Gyetvan owners who are also behind Azzurro which has … Continue reading →

Well, I guess First Squeeze is no more. Apparently, it closed down in mid-March as we found out when we were looking to grab a lunch on a Sunday afternoon. That’s a pity. Napa is sort of lacking mid-tier, lunch-type … Continue reading →

We walked into Taylor’s Refresher recently and was like…uh….where’s Taylor’s? In what looks like a rather ugly split, Taylor’s Refresher has been renamed er…Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet. Apparently, the owners, Joel and Duncan Gott, got into a legal spat with … Continue reading →

Going through the long list of half-finished reviews that I really should get off my butt and do before I forget what I ate, here’s the Downtown Joe’s review. I know Downtown Joe’s has its fans, but its service is … Continue reading →

After a lackluster Martini House visit in mid 2008, we returned recently. The first time around, we had a themed tasting menu (tomato for her and mushroom for me), both of which seemed surprisingly unsatisfying. Since there are so many … Continue reading →

I’m not sure which is worse: that the Border closed down before I could write a review, or that it took me that long to write a review after it opened. The Border opened up where Tuscany used to be … Continue reading →

Uva is one of the many Italian restaurants in the Napa Valley area. Even not counting the restaurants that have Italian dishes, you still have Bistro Don Giovanni, Fabrizio, Villa Romano, Allegria, the once closed and newly re-opened Tuscany, and … Continue reading →

Just in case any of you want to do your own restaurant review site for the rest of the Internet to share in…write up your review after you eat. You’ll still be jazzed (or not) about where and what you … Continue reading →