Placerville's recommendation for breakfast is a funky eclectic spot on main street named Cozmic Cafe that serves the healthiest smoothies ever seen. The rainbow smoothie had the warm pink color of beets with carrots, ginger, and cucumber. It would have been delightful...
Food
Chef Lance Carlini at Miraflores
Yesterday's indulgence was a feast prepared by Lance Carlini, Executive Chef at Piatti in Sacramento, to showcase how his "farm-driven, hyper-seasonal cuisine" matches up with Miraflores' approachable and elegant wines. Any meal at their Mediterranean-inspired patio...
Smith Flat House
Few places can wow you while giving you a sense of history like a gold mine converted into a restaurant. Pictures of Smith Flat House won't do the clay, rock, and, mortar walls, watering well, or the gold mine itself justice. So, try to use your imagination. Or, heck,...
Allez! – A Rich and Memorable Feast
For French cuisine just 15 minutes from downtown Placerville, check out a husband and wife eatery called Allez! Here you can order many things you cannot pronounce but will remember for a long time. They also have a wonderful dessert wine like port that tastes like...
More of El Dorado – blossoming wine region
A few days in this blossoming wine region clearly was not enough. The weather in El Dorado county is fantastic, the people are friendly, the wine is amazingly delicious and almost always has soft silky tannins. Then, there's the food. If I've said this before, I'll...
Blue Wing Saloon
Your next visit to Lake County should include many visits to the Blue Wing Saloon, adjacent to the historic Tallman Hotel in the quaint town of Upper Lake. Not because they have Monday night live music in a beautiful outside courtyard setting or because they serve...
Saw Shop Gallery Bistro
A local favorite for good eats and drinks in Kelseyville, the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro should be top of the list of places to try for even a short visit here. The menu covers steak and seafood as well as a taco plate and an exciting list of appetizers. What's most...
Boar’s Breath
I'll post a photo but just warning you it will just make your mouth water and wish you were near Middletown. Where's Middletown? Pretty much smack dab in the middle of California. It is also the home of the Boar's Breath restaurant where you can get a delightful black...
Z Pie Gourmet Pot Pies
If you've got to eat your veggies, and you know you do, why not eat them in a delicious pie: Of course this place has other more meaty pot pies as well. But, even the meaty pies have lots of veggies. So indulge at Z Pie Gourmet...
Chalkboard
The elegant and stately Cyrus restaurant has become the casual Chalkboard dining experience with the same exquisite bar. It is worth grabbing a bite just to see what happens when you grill a lime wedge on an open flame. It oozes...in a good way. And it has a mild...