Hotel & Airfare
Pricing Comparisons
Jan-07 |
Ad Hoc | Yountville |
Jun-07 |
Angèle | Napa |
Nov-07 |
Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil | Rutherford |
Sep-06 |
Bouchon | Yountville |
Oct-05 |
Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen | St. Helena |
Feb-07 |
Go Fish | St. Helena |
Jul-04 |
Julia's Kitchen | Napa |
Jul-05 |
Market | St. Helena |
Jan-07 |
Martini House | St. Helena |
Mar-08 |
The Restaurant at Meadowood * New * |
St. Helena |
Jul-05 |
Press | St. Helena |
Apr-06 |
Redd | Yountville |
Jul-07 |
Solbar | Calistoga |
Nov-06 |
Taylor's Automatic Refresher | Yountville |
Jan-06 |
Tra Vigne | St. Helena |
Oct-07 |
Ubuntu New! | St. Helena |
Mar-06 |
A16 (A 16) | |
Jul-07 |
Bar Crudo | |
Jun-05 |
Boulette's Larder | |
Jan-06 |
Chez Panisse | |
Sep-05 |
Chez Panisse | Special Dinner |
Feb-07 |
Coi | |
Jul-06 |
Delfina | |
Dec-07 |
Eccolo | |
Sep-04 |
Farallon | |
Aug-05 |
Fifth Floor | Wine Dinner |
Nov-06 |
Fish | |
Mar-05 |
Greens | |
Oct-04 |
Hawthorne Lane | |
Oct-05 |
Hog Island Oyster Co | |
Mar-07 |
Jardinière | |
Jul-07 |
Jeanty at Jacks | |
Mar-07 |
Manresa (Los Gatos) | |
Nov-06 |
Michael Mina | |
Oct-07 |
Nick's Cove | |
Jun-07 |
Oliveto | |
Oct-05 |
Quince | |
Feb-07 |
Sea Salt | |
Feb-07 |
'wichcraft |
Dec-04 |
Villa Creek |
Sep-05 |
Barndiva | Healdsburg |
Aug-06 |
Bistro Ralph | Healdsburg |
Jul-05 |
bovolo | Healdsburg |
Feb-08 |
Cyrus *New* | Healdsburg |
Aug-05 |
Della Fattoria Cafe | Petaluma |
Sep-07 |
Dry Creek Kitchen | Healdsburg |
May-06 |
The Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant | Forestville |
Aug-07 |
The General's Daughter *Closed* | Sonoma |
Jul-05 |
Hana | Rohnert Pk |
Mar-07 |
K & L Bistro | Sebastopol |
Mar-06 |
LaSalette | Sonoma |
Feb-07 |
Madrona Manor | Healdsburg |
Jul-06 |
Manzanita | Healdsburg |
Dec-04 |
Mirepoix | Windsor |
Jul-07 |
Odyssey | Windsor |
Jun-05 |
Pamposh Restaurant | Santa Rosa |
Jun-07 |
Ravenous | Healdsburg |
Feb-08 |
Rosso Pizzeria Updated! | Santa Rosa |
Nov-05 |
Santi | Geyserville |
Sep-05 |
Seaweed Cafe *Closed* | Bodega Bay |
Nov-07 |
Underwood Bar & Grill | Graton |
Aug-07 |
Unnamed Cafe | Geyserville |
Oct-07 |
West County Grill *Closed* | Sebastopol |
Feb-05 |
Willi's Seafood | Healdsburg |
Mar-05 |
Willi's Wine Bar | Santa Rosa |
Oct-06 |
Zin Restaurant | Santa Rosa |
Mar-08 |
Café Beaujolais | New! |
Mar-08 |
Le Rendezvous | New! |
Mar-08 |
Mosswood Market | New! |
Mar-07 |
Graham's Squaw Valley | |
Mar-07 |
Moody's Bistro | |
Mar-07 |
Plumpjack Squaw Valley | |
Mar-07 |
Dining in the Village at Squaw Valley |
Jul-06 |
Artisanal | |
Jul-06 |
Blue Hill | |
Jul-06 |
Blue Water Grill | |
Oct-04 |
Cru | |
Oct-04 |
Craft | |
Jul-06 |
Devi | |
Aug-06 |
Fatty Crab | |
Jul-06 |
Lupa | |
Jul-06 |
Momofuku |
Apr-07 |
AOC | New! |
May-07 |
Blue Water Café | |
May-07 |
Rare | |
Apr-07 |
Rodney's Oyster House |
May-07 |
Punchbowl Inn (L.D.) | |
May-07 |
Yo! Sushi (London) |
Oct-05 |
Spring |
Mar-05 |
Ahwahnee Dining Room | The Awahnee Hotel |
Mar-05 |
Mountain Room | Yosemite Lodge |
May-02 |
The Herbfarm |
Northeast
New York
Artisanal
The Blue Room (E. Northport, LI)
Bouley
Box Tree
Café des Artistes
Capsouto Frères
China Grill
Daniel
Dawat
Gotham Bar & Grill
Gramercy Tavern
Honmura An (closed)
Jean Georges
Jerry’s (SoHo)
Mad 61 (long closed)
Mercer Kitchen
Mesa Grill
Montrachet
Nobu
Noho Star
Oceana
Olives
Panama Hatties (Huntington Sta., LI)
Petrossian
Piccolo’s (in Huntington, LI)
Rhone
Sarabeth’s Kitchen
Soho Kitchen & Bar (many times – now closed)
Sonia Rose
Sparks Steak House
Tea Box Café at Takashimaya
Temple Bar
Tribeca Grill
Union Square Cafe
Boston
A bunch, but all more than 11 years ago.
Upstate NY
Friends Lake Inn
Pat Russo’s Dugout
Plus many places in the Albany/Troy/Saratoga 13+ years ago.
Philadelphia
Fountain Restaurant (Four Seasons Hotel)
New Orleans
Brennan’s
Maximo's Italian Grill
Chicago
Cafe Spiaggia
Brasserie Jo
Topolobampo
(and many in Milwaukee)
Europe
England
Roussillion (London)
Yo! Sushi (London)
Nobu (London)
The Capital Restaurant (London)
The Red Fort (London)
Fischer's Baslow Hall (Baslow)
Holbeck Ghyll (Lake District)
Jerichos (Lake District)
Storrs Hall (Lake District)
Scotland
Inverlochy Castle
Cromlix House
Wales
Llangoed Hall
Ynyshir Hall
Old Rectory (Colwyn Bay)
Paris
Michel Rostang (our second favorite)
Taillevent (no need to ever return)
Lucas Carton (our favorite)
Willi’s Wine Bar
Cremerie Restaurant Polidor
Alsace
La Taverne Alsacienne
Auberge de L'Ill
Caveau D'Eguisheim
La Maison des Têtes
French Countryside
Les Florêts (Gigondas)
Abbaye de Sainte Croix (Salon de Provence)
Le Vieux Logis – Exceeded our expectations! (Dordogne)
Hostellerie de Plaisance (St. Emilion) – Californians sat at all the tables near us.
Claude Marco (Cahors)
Chateau Eze (Nr. Monte Carlo)
L’Oubliette (La Rochefoucauld near Chinon)
Jacky Dallais - La Promenade (Touraine)
Hotel-Spa Les Sources de Caudalie (Bordeaux)
Manoir de Bellerive (Dordogne)
L’Oustau de Baumaniere (Les Baux de Provence) – Exceptionally poor service! Jack will never go back.
La Cognette (Issoudon near Bourges)
Zurich
La Pavillion
Barcelona
Jean Luc Figueras
Botafumeiro
Xampya Xamp (well we drank cava there)
Italy
Giardino da Felicin (Monforte d'Alba)
South Pacific
Hong Kong
Felix
Jumbo (Aberdeen)
Spring Moon
Ritz-Carlton
The Café
Macao
Henri's Galley
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