sunday 05.24.09

ok, so i was actually sleeping again at 7:30 (c’mon - drinking wine full time is a tiring life) but forgot. so, after i woke we played some backgammon over wine in the lobby (everyone’s drinking wine in the lobby!) and then headed out to see some live music at an italian restaurant. we each enjoyed a cocktail – which is frustratingly difficult to come by in napa – me a martini mom a nuts & berries while taking in the music. the place was busy busy; many people told us memorial day weekend brought quite the flood of tourists to the valley. and this place was no exception.


-bkh

saturday 05.23.09

my birthday! and i’m napping. what a day of celebration we had. we visited five (five!) vineyards, all on bicycle (bicycle!) and ended the bike trip with a dinner that was more wine than food. and then there was a tasting in the hotel lobby. i was pooped. all happy and birthdayed out in the hotel room for a bit. mom busied herself with her wine and book in the lobby, and called to wake me for games after a half hour or so rest; a decision soon regretted as a beat her (twice) in bananagrams.


-bkh

friday 05.22.09

walking off the first day of tasting, looking for something to eat (do they serve anything other than wine in napa?) we managed to fit in four vineyards and a tasting the hotel lobby the first day. not too bad for a first timer, eh? back wandering the same street in dt napa as the previous eve.


-bkh

thursday 05.21.09

in napa! my ma and i met up in california for a memorial day weekend trip of wine tasting. we were greeted with open arms offering virtually bottomless glasses of wine. before checking in the hotel we stopped by a tasting room in downtown napa, only to be told of a street fair going on just two blocks up. we were interested. and what a perfect way to enter napa. we spent the evening wandering the street fair with our wine, checking out the farmers market, eating an italian dinner, and shopping the local main street.


-bkh

wednesday 05.20.09

nick discovered a hidden gem in madison – ‘china 1 buffet’. after staring at the flyer on our fridge, we made plans to check out what the buffet had to offer for dinner. and their pictures of sushi and fruit and pizza and beyond did not lead us astray. we each managed a few plates before retiring back to the house.


-bkh

tuesday 05.19.09

working with quinn. end of the day comes, essentially, around 7:30 when the food gets put away. after having zero orders for food in the time since i got there at 5, quinn decided it was appropriate to pack up early. can i comment on how exciting it is to see the sun shining through the windows so brightly, with no sign of letting up, just beyond quinn? hello, summer. i’ve missed you.


-bkh

monday 05.18.09

barriques work with liz. soaked the top of the containers for the honey, chocolates, and caramel to melt away all the excess. and then filled the containers for the openers to seamlessly punch (?) out drinks for customers in the early a.m. exciting? apparently this container, with the freshly cleaned top, didn’t get filled. huh. it really is my attention to detail that propels me in my coffee career…


-bkh