On the weekend of April 17/18, 2009, we drove up to Berkeley to see Rebecca in a production of CITY OF ANGELS, and to take her on her first ever wine tasting trip (and OUR first trip to the the Napa Wine Valley).
The trip also included dinner at the celebrated new “vegetable” restaurant in Napa – UBUNTU.
The cast of CITY OF ANGELS (including Rebecca) take their bows
Rebecca makes us breakfast at the co-op!
Breakfast in the Kingman Co-Op Dining Hall
At Del Dotto Winery in Napa
At the beginning of our Cave Tour
On our way into the cave for a barrel tasting
Several glasses later ...
Next stop - the Deli at the V. Sattui Winery
Where we bought a picnic lunch ....
And enjoyed the scenery ...
While devouring our yummy lunch.
A tasting at Rutherford Hill ...
And another at Silverado Vineyard...
While enjoying the beautiful views ...
On a beautiful day.
Outside the highly regarded "vegetable" restaurant UBUNTU
(“humanity toward others”)
The tranquil interior
(although it was CROWDED when we were there)
Asparagus and a "virtual" egg ...
(the egg is deconstructed, moussed, then re-constructed)
Straight from the garden - greens and flowers - and dirt!
(the dirt is dehydrated beet pulp and pistachios – yummy!)
Fresh shelled peas
with macadamia nuts, mint, and white chocolate
Carrot Gnocchetti with ginger
(my personal favorite – heaven!)
Roasted Cauliflower with Vadouvan
(Chef Jeremy Fox’s signature dish)
Chocolate Ganache with Avocado Ice Cream
Roasted Strawberries with Lavender Meringue
What a great trip!
