With a name like Cakebread Cellars, many Napa novices mistakenly assume the iconic winery is home to primarily oaky Chardonnays with big notes of butter and toasted brioche. Cakey, bready wines. The assumption could not be further from the truth.
Restaurant of the Week
Restaurant of the Week: JUTE at westdrift Manhattan Beach
When you’re looking to get away from it all, take a seat at JUTE inside westdrift Manhattan Beach and enjoy getting off the grid for a while with its creative dishes and communal-focused dining experience.
Restaurant of the Week: Greens San Francisco
Greens San Francisco, a restaurant known for “celebrating vegetables,” spares no flavor and leaves no stomach empty with its fully vegetarian menu that’s ever changing through the seasons, depending on California’s rich harvests.
Restaurant of the Week: Benny Boy Brewing
Something special is brewing in Los Angeles’ Lincoln Heights neighborhood. In a city with competition that’s as infamous as its traffic, Benny Boy Brewing is already gaining an impressive fan base after less than a year on tap.
Winery of the Week: Bricoleur Vineyards
Bricoleur Vineyards’ signature varietal is called “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants.” The Brut sparkling wine, a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a clear nose of citrus blossom and bubbly effervescence, is aptly named given the Sonoma Valley family-owned winery opened its expansive tasting room in 2020, just in time for the pandemic.
Restaurant of the Week: Ranch 45
In addition to the wide array of meat, seafood and provisions available in its butcher shop, Ranch 45 in Solana Beach offers breakfast and lunch every day and dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Winery of the Week: DeLoach Vineyards
The Russian River Valley’s sprawling, spectacular DeLoach Vineyards is a pioneer in more ways than one. Founded in 1975 by Cecil DeLoach, Christine DeLoach, Berle Beliz and Jack Fleming, DeLoach was one of the first full-scale wineries to open in the Russian River Valley.
Restaurant of the Week: LITA Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek’s new LITA restaurant (a k a “Bay Area’s Little Miami”), sitting on the corner of Bonanza and Locust Streets, brings Latin Caribbean cuisine and a lively dining experience to the East Bay.
Restaurant of the Week: Covewood
Located inside San Diego Mission Bay Resort, Covewood boasts an award-winning menu and stunning waterfront views. Whether you’re a guest of the resort, visiting the area or a local San Diegan, Covewood serves up a vista as invigorating as its food and drinks.
Winery of the Week: Williamson Wines
Even for those who tend more toward full-on vineyard vistas and experiences, there are hidden gems tucked along the city sidewalks in most proper wine regions well worth discovering. Case in point, Williamson Wines’ tasting rooms (there are two in Downtown Healdsburg).