{"id":384,"date":"2007-07-20T16:29:18","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T16:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/?p=384"},"modified":"2007-07-20T16:29:18","modified_gmt":"2007-07-20T16:29:18","slug":"lunching-in-the-wine-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2007\/07\/lunching-in-the-wine-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunching in the wine country"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you can discern from my postings below, Mike and I spent three days traveling through the Napa Valley, tasting wine and relaxing. We had a few really nice dinners, and more conventional lunches. But as I swore to review everything about the trip (to make it even more fun for me), here are my notes on our Wine Country Lunches.
\n\"giugni.jpg\"<\/a>Sunday we were in Napa<\/a> and had lunch at Giugni’s Deli<\/a><\/b> in St. Helena. This is our favorite sandwich shop in the whole world. *Every* time we come to Napa, we go eat there. Napa may be filled with culinary delights from north to south, but we will never know them because I will never have lunch at a place other than Giugni’s. It *is* that good.
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\nThe way it works (nothing extraordinary here) is that you chose your meat(s), you chose your cheese(s), you chose your bread, you chose your condiments and accouterments and they prepare the sandwich for you. I’m not sure if it’s in the quality of the meats and cheeses they use, the condiments or what, but their sandwiches are simply delicious – and very filling as well.
\nThis time I had a roast beef with muenster cheese, tomatoes & avocado, and Mike had black forest ham with smoked Gouda, lettuce, bean sprouts and other stuff. We also got two dessert bars which were very disappointing. I got a coke. The whole thing came up to a little over $20. But hearken me, go to Giugni if you ever go to St. Helena, you won’t be disappointed.
\nGiugni’s
\n1227 Main St.
\nSt. Helena
\n707-963-3421
\n\"bfsand.jpg\"<\/a>The next day we had breakfast at the Calistoga Roastery<\/a>, a very cool cafe in downtown Calistoga. They serve gourmet coffee, smoothies, teas, some pastries and a few breakfast items. I had a pineapple and cream cheese scone, which was good though crumbly. I also had the bananza smoothie ($4 for 16 oz) a mixture of banana with berries, which was unremarkably good. Mike liked his English Muffin with a sausage patty, eggs and cheese.
\nThe cafe is pretty large and they have a communal table, as well as table and bar seating. There is a computer for internet access (free), and while they say in their website that they have wi-fi, Mike couldn’t connect. It was very busy on a Monday morning, and if I lived in Calistoga I’d probably hang out there.
\nCalistoga Roastery
\n1426 Lincoln Ave
\nCalistoga, CA 94515
\n(707) 942-5757<\/p>\n

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