Small Town, Big Taste

By Robert Farmer

You could say I'm jaded. As bad as it sounds, I’ve found that life in San Francisco has spoiled me. I now expect greatness when I enter a restaurant (usually, anyway). Dining out is an expensive endeavor, and anything that falls short of living up to the end-of-the-night tab is unacceptable.

Before I'm exiled to Snob Island, I hasten that I am not alone. There are many like me in the Bay Area – those accustomed to life surrounded by ready access to fresh ingredients prepared by chefs who have come from far and wide to cook with them. We’re all spoiled here, but in Wine Country, we’re being spoiled rotten. While San Francisco – all 49 square miles of it – is well known for its culinary prowess, there is a town in Wine Country that gives the City By The Bay a run for its money.

Regular visitors to Yountville know what I'm talking about. The tiny town – basically one street – packs a bigger culinary punch that most any other town in the California. Yes, including San Francisco.

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