The Spaceship has Landed!
In the world of Randall Grahm, change is the only constant. So it comes as no surprise that the winemaker's Cellar Door Cafe now offers 3-course, prix fixe family-style dinners - Wed-Sun for $28, excluding tax and tip. This turns out to be a hedonistic bargain when...
Cellar Door Cafe Debut
As the Doon Turns: The undulant evolution of the winery's mission and focus has become as regular as the tides, and so it was a given that Randall Grahm would transform his tasting room once again. Unveiled in a cascade of preview dinners over the past week, the...
Al Fresco Graze @ Pie Ranch – June 7
Gabriella Café and Pie Ranch team up on June 7 for a mouth-watering “Grow a Farmer†Fundraising Dinner. You know I'm wild about the cooking of Gabriella Cafe chef Brad Briske. You know I adore all things organic, AND that includes the farmers who grow them. I'm...
Beam Me Up!
You don't have to be old enough to remember William Shatner before he was the Priceline Negotiator to love the new Star Trek cine-blitz. I admit to being twice trekkie - loved the original in reruns, and adored the Jean-Luc Picard "Next Generation" team - loved them...
Randall’s Reinvention: Part XVII
Why is this man standing in front of a wall of 5 gallon carboys filled with vintage 2007 grenache, syrah and assorted other Rhônesque grapes? Find out tomorrow when I dish about the new Cellar Door dinners - ready to unfold for the discerning public on Saturday, May...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.