We have a pickup from our wine club at Chateau St. Jean. So of course this means a day’s worth of tasting wine and eating breadsticks.

Temptations

Of course we drink some wine. We skip lunch due to our overindulgence of breadsticks and freebies of chocolate and cheese. Plus I had eaten a very small breakfast. Luckily I am a wine drinking pro and can get through a day of sipping quite nicely!

By the time we get over to the Napa side of the world, it is dinner time. We stop by French Laundry to see if there is a cancellation. No such luck. So we decide to go to Bottega where we have been many times and have not been disappointed. We are not disappointed today! John and I share appetizers of shaved Brussels sprouts and grilled octopus. John has short ribs for dinner and I have a galette of potatoes and zucchini with a fresh tasting tomato sauce. When I eat out I always choose either a shellfish, fish or vegetarian entree. Although there is more fat than we use at home at least the protein is either plant or fish. We have a lovely dinner to finish off a lovely day.

My vegetable galette doing a good imitation of lasagna

John’s dinner looks pretty yummy!