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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
By Yvonne Michie Horn — Spring
2005
In Petaluma, Dempsey’s
Restaurant & Brewery (707-765-9694, www.dempseys.com)
is a moderately priced favorite, a casual place serving surprisingly sophisticated
cuisine. Produce comes from the chef’s two-acre organic garden. Other
choices near the turning basin include Cucina
Paradiso (707-782-1130), known for exquisite desserts and homemade
pasta. I enjoyed breakfast at the tiny Water
Street Bistro (707-763-9563), which opens early for incomparable
buttermilk biscuits and float-off-your-plate waffles. Della
Frattoria (707-763-0161) has long been known for its beautifully
shaped loaves baked in a wood-fired oven.
For more Petaluma information, contact the
Petaluma Visitor Center (877-273-8258; www.visitpetaluma.com).
Ask for the “Visit Petaluma” guide and the special-events calendar.
Downtown Napa has more than 40 restaurants, 15 rated
by Zagat’s. In addition to Cole’s
Chop House (707-224-6382), where I enjoyed a wonderful veal chop,
we dined at Angéle (707-252-8115).
It adds a fine view of the river to its French-inspired California cuisine.
Sweetie Pies (707- 257-8817), a café-bakery
that’s a two-minute walk from the dock, has all sorts of goodies.
Copia: The American Center
for Food, Wine & the Arts (888-51COPIA, www.copia.org)
has changing and permanent exhibits, programs, wine tastings, gardens,
and the Julia Child-endorsed Julia’s Kitchen
(707-265-5700), open for lunch and dinner. The
Napa Valley Wine Train (1-800-427-4124, www.winetrain.com)
offers a variety of excursions. Only luncheon trips, however, include
a stop at a winery for a tasting.
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