Salt Fish House — Arcata, CA
This restaurant is in the top 5 or maybe even top 3 restaurants where you might find us in Arcata on a Friday night. Humboldt was in need of something that helped you forget you are in a restaurant…
Matthew Cook
Cafe Beaujloais–Mendocino
We’ve spent two nights in the lovely little town of Mendocino this weekend while we attended a picnic over in Anderson Valley. We love it here and we love Cafe Beaujolais. Last nights dinner was as always, beautiful and delicous…
New Solo Piano Music Release ‘Stranger Places’
October 2023 new piano music EP, Stranger Places released. Contains 5 songs that didn’t fit in the Relaxing Piano Music genre and needed their own vehicle.
Review – The BevMo 5 Cent Sale
People have asked what is good to get to take advantage of the BevMo 5 Cent Sale. First, the not-so-secret is that BevMo always has wines on the 5 cent sale. When they do the big advertising for it they…
Review – The Costco Bordeaux Box
Many of you have seen the Bordeaux Box at Costco and are probably wondering whether it is any good. We took some notes going through a couple of these boxes. here our impression. Value for the price: Pretty good. There…
Grgich Revisited
One of our favorite wineries is Grgich and we stopped in again for a tasting. Our last experience here was the phenomenal Library Tasting experience, which we reviewed earlier. This time was just an opportunity to taste these fantastic offerings.…
Jigar
We found this winery entirely by accident. We went to Forestville on a recommendation to visit another winery and they were closed in spite of their posted hours. We walked across the street and had a pleasant visit at Jigar.…
Dry Creek Vineyards
For years we have come into the Dry Creek Valley by taking Lytton Springs Road and turning left on Dry Creek Road. In an effort to expand our horizons and discover some new things we turned right on Dry Springs…
Singlethread
We have had some great dining experiences in the last several years but I think the Singlethread experience tops them all. Every single detail from service to presentation to wine pairings was thoughtful and spot on. Everything about it was…
Mama’s Kona Coffee
We found Mama’s at the Wednesday Keauhou Market just like we did last year. Good bet they will be there if you go. This is really good coffee, well graded with a nice, even roast. They have a whole thing…