• Home
  • Shop
  • Tools
  • Workshops
  • Life After Breakfast

  • Collabs
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
0

Life After Breakfast

BLOG, Creative Retreats
/
October 27, 2011

Napa & Bay Area Food Trip

Spent a week in the Bay Area and Napa with my (preggo) cousins Ate Ria and Rizza. Rizza & I flew in from LA with my nephew Hoops. (Yes, his name is really Hoops.) First stop: the candy store at SFO Airport!
SF-05 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
We were so hungry, so immediately after dropping our bags at my cousins’ apartment, we drove to Foster City for some Thai lunch.
SF-01- Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Later in the day, my sis-in-law Elena & I spent a few hours shopping for the Lanot brothers at the strip mall in San Mateo. She flew back to Singapore that evening.
SF-02 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Since my cousins and I were all together that day, we decided to throw an impromptu baby shower for the preggos!
SF-06 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
  We had make-your-own tacos and I baked vegan choco chip cookies.
SF-07 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Tom got some cupcakes from Sprinkles and we played some baby shower games!
The next day, we drove to Napa.
IMG_0137 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Ate Ria planned our whole weekend. I was so excited for this trip!
SF-08 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Spent the entire time in the downtown area.
IMG_0149 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
And we made it just in time for our reservation at Ubuntu…
IMG_0151 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
…where I was about to experience the most amazing vegetarian meal of my life.
IMG_0153 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0157 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
The restaurant is so nice, I bet no one cares that it’s actually vegetarian!!IMG_0158 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Some appetizers: olives, crusted almonds and freshly baked bread
IMG_0164 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0165 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
And then the REAL feast begins!
We chose to get the two Prix Fixe sets and shared it among ourselves.
(Hoopies had the mac & cheese.)
IMG_0167 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Summer Squash and 24-hour “Ox Heart” Carrots in a Cool Salad
Flavors of Yellow Thai Curry, Hazelnut-Coconut Crumble, Basil and Mint
IMG_0168 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Chilled Cantaloupe and Sage Gazpacho infused with Roasted Corn Husks
Spicy Charred Lime Peanuts, Pickled Watermelon Rind, Shiso Oil
IMG_0173 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Arbuckle Grits cooked with Goat’s Milk Whey, Peach-Pistachio-Basil Bud Soffrito
Pickled Green Tomato and Peach Salad with Noyaux Oil, Whipped Goat’s Milk

IMG_0174 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Warm Foccacia with Eggplant, Ground Cherry and Espelette Capponatta
Bronze Fennel spiced Eggplant, pickled ‘Eisley Wax’ Peppers, Ricotta

IMG_0176 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Silverado Trail Strawberry Pudding
Rhubarb Jam & Pickles, Cucumber Granita

IMG_0178 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Meyer Lemon Cake with Black Olive Caramel
Slow Roasted Apricots and Wild Plums, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sorbet
Ummmm……YEAAAAH!!!!
At check-in time, we headed to our hotel, Avia.
IMG_0202 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0193 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
 It’s a charming boutique hotel on First Street.

IMG_0195 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip

IMG_0237 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0197 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip

IMG_0198 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Cute bathtub in the room!
IMG_0196 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
I’m definitely doing this rotating TV for our studio.

IMG_0199 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Words behind the TV.
For dinner, we headed across the street to Oenotri.
IMG_0200 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
They make their own pasta and pizza here!
IMG_0232 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0208 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0209 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Started it off with Fig & Arugula Salad
IMG_0218 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
And this is whatever was left of my pizza. It was soooo good!IMG_0220 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Donuts. We ordered two plates of these. Oops!
IMG_0187 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Hoops keeps many things in his pocket.
IMG_0226 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
 Like train cars, a green crayon, leaves, a piece of wood, and rocks. Cute!
IMG_0205 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
 He also likes to slurp his milk like a kitty.
IMG_0230 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
There’s a cool design gallery beside the resto. Too bad it was closed then. (It was a Sunday)
IMG_0231 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
We checked out the next morning, and on our way to the market, we saw this!
Train-freak Hoops freaked out!
IMG_0269 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0268 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
AWWW, it was closed, too!!!
So we headed on to Oxbow Market.
IMG_0243 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0246 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0250 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Bought some Olive Oil spray and other ingredients for baking here!
And how cute are these doggie treats??
IMG_0249 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0260 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Before heading home, we had some of the most amazing garlic fries ever to land on my mouth. And we all shared that cornmeal & veggie sandwich. But those yuca fries!!!! Aaaahhh..
IMG_0270 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
 See ya later, Napa!
IMG_0273 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
That evening, my cousins Denise & Francis picked me up for some foodtruck grub.IMG_0289 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0285 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0277 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0280 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0282 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
IMG_0284 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
We ate at the Korean truck.
IMG_0286 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
And got some cream puffs from the surfer boys.
IMG_0287 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
SF-04 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Next day, we visited my friends Pepel, Pat and their new baby Viviana!
Look at that cutie!
SF-03 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
And check out Pepel’s herb garden and their awesome view.
He even gave me some herbs and organic squash to take home.
We stopped for dinner on our way back home.
IMG_0326 Napa & Bay Area Food Trip
Best Vegan Pho! From La Sen in Fremont.
————————————-
Avia Napa
1450 First Street, Napa, CA
Ubuntu
1140 Main Street, Napa, CA
Oxbow Public Market
610 & 644 First Street, Napa, CA
La Sen
Fremont Hub Shopping Center
181 Fremont Hub Courtyard, Fremont, CA
Basil Cha Cha
1457 Beach Park Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Food Trucks
Click here for the schedule and locations.
TAGS:AdventureEat ⓋFotos
Pin this Post
Share this Post

You May Also Like...

Doodle Diary: Beach Week, Day 3 (by PJ!)

January 17, 2013

Happy Father’s Day!

June 15, 2014

Paint, Pattern, Print

March 10, 2017

Our Crafty Christmas + Download the Holidaze 2013 Mixtape

December 25, 2013
Previous Post
Happy Birthday, Pipino!
Next Post
Our Very ‘Local’ Halloween Costumes

@lifeafterbreakfastph

…

© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. POWERED BY ANY DAY DESIGN. Site Powered by Pix & Hue.