The Lounge at Coi Restaurant: Relaxed Dining, World-Class Cuisine

[rating: 5] **The lounge at Coi will be transformed into dining room seating (tasting menu only) April 1st, 2011. My love affair with Coi began roughly one year ago, when I stepped into the serene dining room and proceeded to have one of the best meals of my life. That 12 course tasting … Continue reading →

Remembering the Tasting Menu at Meadowood Through Photos

When you wake up the morning after an extravagant dinner and call the restaurant to ask them around what time dinner may have ended so that you can estimate about what time you went to bed, you're probably not fit to write a review about said restaurant. I'll take it even further. If the … Continue reading →

A Casual Brunch Becomes an Upscale Affair at Redd

[rating: 4.75] What better way to follow up an extravagant meal at Meadowood than with an extravagant brunch at Redd?! Although going on a Michelin-starred restaurant spree wasn't in the plan, I was in Napa with nothing but time and wasn't going to settle for scrambled eggs. And, since I … Continue reading →

KelsEats’ Top 10 Dishes of 2010 – #10

10) Dungeness Crab Salad, One Market At long last, we’ve come to the end of this captivating culinary journey. And what a better way to end this best-of list than with the last dish that wowed me in 2010: One Market’s Dungeness Crab Salad. What I love about One Market is how the menu … Continue reading →

KelsEats’ Top 10 Dishes of 2010 – #9

9) Whole-Roasted Poularde, Saison 2010 also marked the year that I was introduced to the high-end chicken dish. No more of those traditional marinated, grilled, or fried preparations that I’d been used to – no, no. Instead, “poularde” replaced the common “chicken” on upscale … Continue reading →