We visited Livermore’s wine country this weekend. Our first stop, Wente. On a bronze plaque, beneath a palm tree, describes Wente as: “The country’s oldest continuously operated family-owned winery.”
We enjoyed the 2008 Reliz Creek Pinor Noir and the 2009 Counoise, a grape from the Rhone valley of France.
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Food Trucks
Camping trips and Hollywood Bowl concerts nurtured my love of eating good food outdoors. California has beautiful weather, fresh ingredients and bold chefs.
Most people have a craving to combine all those elements at food truck events.
A few weeks ago, we discovered mobile food heaven in Palo Alto at Edgewood Eats.
We lined up at different food trucks for our entrees. Next, we claimed a patch of asphalt with our camping chairs.
Then I scarfed down this incredible Maine lobster roll from the Shack Mobile.
Dining In
I like to leave Food Network or the Cooking Channel on when I’m doing dishes or fussing around in the kitchen/living room. When I see a dish that looks tasty, I hit record on our Direct TV DVR.
That’s how I came up with up with this for dinner: rib-eye steak, garlic white bean mash and sauteed spinach. Nigella Lawson made it look so fast and easy.
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