Yountville - Yes, Again - REDD and Somerston

My friends and I have been to Napa three times since our first visit in late October. Talk about loving the place! Each time is a new experience and that only makes us want to visit again. Since it is late, I am just going to post the pictures with description if I have it. No point in me gushing on how good something is. You probably already know how good I am at doing that.

Oh yes, it's just my luck that my blogger friends met Chef Thomas Keller at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco and another friend [randomly] met Chef Tyler Florence at the TARGET (yes, Target) at the Tanforan shopping center in San Bruno while I was up there in Napa. Haha!

We started our journey this morning at 10:00 and 6 of us squished in CC's sedan. Totally reminded me of my college years. We went to Safeway for a bottle of Jameson, headed to Yountville, had REDD for lunch, did a tasting flight at Somerston, went to Oakland's Chinatown and had pho at the first Vietnamese joint we saw, and then came back to the City for dessert at Anthony's Cookies!

Go big then go home! Enjoy the pictures. They are completely unedited/undoctored.

xoxo,
Jo

PS: I did want to add that the beauty of this trip was that we did not know where we were going until we got into the car. While the Somerston wine tasting was planned, the REDD lunch was agreed upon in the car on 280N, pho in Oakland was decided on our way to dropping off Pimp Momma, and Anthony's was a whim as we approached the Cesar Chavez exit on 101S. Score.

Stop #1 - REDD

Restaurant: REDD
Address: 6480 Washington Street, Yountville, California
Phone Number: (707) 944-2222
Cuisine: New American
Date Visited: January 16, 2012
Dining Companions: Bubz, Sexy Saladbar, Chealsea Castro aka CC, HK Lover, Pimp Momma

WARNING: There WILL be a deliberate excess of foie gras pictures. Just saying.

The "Revolver" and a glass of Schramsberg, Brut Rosé, North Coast 2007


Prosciutto pizza, fontina, arugula and shaved parmesan






Tasting of cold foie gras, apple, brioche














Château Doisy-Védrines, Sauternes, Barsac, France 2003


Glazed pork belly, apple purée, burdock, soy caramel


Petrale sole, creamy jasmine rice, clams, chorizo, saffron curry nage


Braised beef shortrib, bacon, fingerling potatoes, red wine jus


Crisp duck confit, lentils, foie gras meatballs, crispy spaetzle


Fried arancini, bolognese, fennel pollen, tapenade

Stop #2 - Somerston Wine Shop

Venue: Somerston Wine Shop
Address: 6490 Washington Street, Yountville, California
Phone Number: (707) 944-8200


[What's left of] Wine #1 - Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Somerston, Napa Valley


Cheese Platter Consisting of Salumi, Mortadella, Pistachios,
Dried Cranberries, Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese with Vegetable Ash,
Gouda, Gruyère, and Truffle Honey




Wine #5 - Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Somerston, Napa Valley


Other wines in our flight:
#2 - Pinot Noir 2008, Highflyer, Doctors Vineyard, SLH
#3 - Petite Sirah 2009, Priest Ranch, Napa Valley
#4 - Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Priest Ranch, Napa Valley
#6 - no label - from 2004 - my favorite