Yountville News

Because a divorce settlement has put the squeeze on John Cleese, the former Monty Python star is on the road, taking his tour bus up and down the West Coast.

The city of Yountville, California kicks off its 21st Annual Festival of Lights, the largest Christmas event in the Napa Valle, on November 27th.

John Cleese, who has made the world laugh with his friends in Monty Python, said having lunch with the Queen of England was a palate-changing experience.

Last week, we had the good fortune to spend a glorious fall day amongst the sun-warmed vines and valleys of Napa.

Northern California breeds food pioneers: M. F. K. Fisher, Alice Waters , Alfred Peet, for starters.

Grilled cheese sandwich. Banana split. Fried chicken and coleslaw. These probably aren't the types of dishes one normally associates with Thomas Keller.

Too often Sauvignon Blanc is the perennial underdog of white wines, made and drunk quickly.

Working Halloween is a lot more joyful for comic and actress Susie Essman than reliving the unofficial holiday from her childhood.

Splatter a bit of blood on your wine label and you might just have a seasonal superstar.

Bastille Caf & Bar is throwing open the gates to luscious happy-hour offerings. By Tan Vinh Seattle Times staff reporter Early or late.

Mike Selvera had an idyllic introduction to trout, fishing alongside his grandfather in Idaho and cooking their haul over the campfire.

Call it a Michelin massacre at two of San Franciscoa s most expensive restaurants.

The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner's Department, in cooperation with Interstate Ag Plastics, holds an agricultural plastic container recycling event Monday, the county announced.

This fall's collection of cookbooks, from chefs such as Mark Peel, Thomas Keller and Marcus Samuelsson, turns from last year's complicated techniques to focus on homespun fare.

Sh Vogel said she left her dying mother to get her annual flu shot at the Olympia Mobile Home Park on Monday, only to be turned away.

Michael Chiarello recently caught the nation's eye as a finalist on Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" where he demonstrated his signature style of cooking that combines his Southern Italian roots and Napa Valley lifestyle.

Yountville hotels, restaurants and businesses have teamed up to create packages as part of the "Movable Feast" program.

At least, that's been the experience for Michael Machat, founder of Vampire Vineyards and a rather busy man this time of year.

Highway 29? Not on this day. As much as we love a quick Napa sojourn, today it's all about Highway 99 and a wine-tasting trek near Lodi.

October presents an opportunity each year to give formal recognition to important causes: breast cancer awareness, "Coming Out Day" and domestic violence prevention among them.