Mom and Dad had a dog of an evening upstairs at Chez Panisse last night. Very slow service, food not up to the usual standards, and generally not a good thing. They were surprised--one of the joys of living in Berkeley is Chez Panisse is just down the street and they have been known to frequent the place. Up in the Napa area, I was recently quite impressed with Bistro Jeanty in Yountville. The exec used to be the chef at Domaine Chandon across the highway, and has opened his own place. Reservations recommended--a great place for a good French Bistro lunch or dinner at surprisingly reasonable prices. - Jon Thomas K. wrote: ... >To my mind Chez Panisse is one of the best "food experiences" there is. . . .. the Cafe >upstairs doesn't take reservations in most cases and the food approaches >the quality of downstairs. Its really worth a special trip - IMHO - and I live >in New Mexico.
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NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Jul 1999 22:26:57 GMT To: "J.D. Frisch" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; U) Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:45868 J.D. F. wrote: > > Mom and Dad had a dog of an evening upstairs at Chez Panisse last night. > Very slow service, food not up to the usual standards, and generally not a > good thing. They were surprised--one of the joys of living in Berkeley is > Chez Panisse is just down the street and they have been known to frequent > the place. > > Up in the Napa area, I was recently quite impressed with Bistro Jeanty in > Yountville. The exec used to be the chef at Domaine Chandon across the > highway, and has opened his own place. Reservations recommended--a great > place for a good French Bistro lunch or dinner at surprisingly reasonable > prices. > - Jon > Don't know if it's even still in business, but the last 2 or 3 times we've been in the area we've headed to Healdsburg to "La Charcuterie" for wonderful food, casual atmosphere, good wine selection, etc. It looks like a locals' favorite, too. gloria p
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 08:01:35 CDT Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:46335 I was just there a few weeks ago and agree totally. Also try Roadhouse 29. Very casual decor, but the food is fantastic. i had a wonderful fois gras and the lamb was superb. Great value wine list of some very difficult to find wines.