PS - Check out Steph's gorgeous shots of the same wine tour here and here!
Frog's Leap Winery Tour in Napa Valley
Our tour guide!
Bouchon Bakery and Lunch at Bouchon Cafe in Napa Valley
Lunch at Homeroom in Oakland
The Gilroy: creamy gouda, sharp pecorino and roasted garlic...plus I added caramelized onion...so good!
Dinner at Trattoria La Siciliana in Berkeley
Really incredible seafood risotto...definitely THE food highlight of the trip!
Jam Tasting at Blue Chair Fruit Company
Making their positively addictive tomato preserves
Rachel (Blue Chair's founder) peeling tomatoes for the preserves
The Ferry Building in San Francisco (Favorite of Foodies) and Pier 39
Cupcakes, Macarons, and more at Miette
Some funny souvenirs from Pier 39
Last but not least...
Prerna's daughter A...one of the prettiest little girls I've ever met!
Seems like you had a wonderful time in SF! Love every single click, Xiaolu!
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What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! A little bit (ok, very!) jealous.
ReplyDeleteSo nice - great photos!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful trip! LOVE the first door pic, it is so beautifully exposed. Prerna's daughter is so pretty, look at those gorgeous eyes!
ReplyDeleteI live in Marin County, right past the Golden Gate bridge, I love the Bay Area.
ReplyDeleteI once applied to work at Buchon bakery but then realized the commute was going to be too long for me, I loved that place.
Lovely photos, and your are right, Prerna's daughter is beautiful!
The seafood risotto looks really delicious! Yes I can feel it from your photos. :)
ReplyDeleteAh! So much fun and so much food! I feel like i need to go back to SF next week to recreate all of your meals!
ReplyDeleteAnd you say that you don't like your camera! WOOT?!! What gorgeous photos X. LOVE all of them and relived r trip and all the fun again. Please come back again soon :-)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! It was surely a good trip :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots...loved them
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ReplyDeleteI love all those pumpkins on the steps! Looks like you had a lot of fun [:
ReplyDeleteWow, really fantastic shots. I love SF and would move up there in a flash if I could, who knows? The Ferry building is a place I could easily spend the whole day at, did you have a long wait at Bouchon for lunch, I heard it can get kinda crazy. Canned fog, seriously?? Great last shot of A...
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Beautiful Photos Xiaolu! Love love love it. And true that! Prerna's daughter is so pretty :-) And now show us one of you three photos :-D
ReplyDeleteGreat clicks! It looks like you had a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
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Rosa
oh! I wish it were 2-3 months ago when I was there!!! beautiful pics. A is just divine. How fun :)
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Everything looks gorgeus Xiaolu!!! I so wish we had time to visit San Francisco on our last trip to the States. And Prerna's daughter is SO cute!!!
ReplyDeletelooks and sounds like you had a great time in SF. Prerna's daughter is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTq fr sharing story xiaolu!
ReplyDeleteand look at that beautifuly gorgeous pic!! all the food and pic makes me want to go there!
happy that u have a wonderful time at san francisco ;)
Looks like a fun trip! All that food looks positively toe curling
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip! Love the pumpkin photos especially. So cute!
ReplyDeleteLove all your shots!
ReplyDeleteThanks, my friends! I really appreciate all your kind words about my photos -- it really was a great trip indeed and I'm already yearning to eat that seafood risotto again 8).
ReplyDeleteI love taking pictures in the bay area on a gorgeous weekend. Lovely pictures! Looks like you had a perfect long weekend!
ReplyDeleteIncredible photos. My daughter lives in Palo Alto and is getting married in 2 weeks - so we will be headed to San fran next week. I have been to many of the places in your photos - but in the summer - loved seeing the seasonal photos... LOVE IT THERE! Did you get to the market at the ferry building? I hope so! Wasn't Bouchon Bakery fun? I loved it all!
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest little gal, EVER!
Where did you eat?
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Valerie
Just read over your post again to take it in one more time - and the first time I had skipped HALF of your post! SO glad I went back - yes - se eyou made the ferry building and that tomato jam looks incredible. I tried to make some this year and burned it. So - should I be lucky enough to hit this place - I want to try that jam tasting.
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Great photos. :) Looks like a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeletelooks like you had wonderful trip! i live in the sf bay area, had i known you were coming i would have tried to meet up with you as well! next time :) btw, did you have a chance to eat at chez panisse in berkeley? it is a MUST next time you're here!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post and such lovely pictures! I want to book my ticket to San Francisco right away. The seafood rissoto looks divine!
ReplyDeleteSuch great photos! Makes me miss the Bay area!
ReplyDeletegreat clicks ! looks like so much fun :)
ReplyDeleteOh I didn't know you were here! I'm so happy to hear you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteI was in SF the weekend of the 6th!
ReplyDeleteWish I could have visited the Napa Valley. Your pictures look amazing!
Beautiful beautiful beautiful post! You're amazing. Happy Belated Thanksgiving, btw. Hope all is well!
ReplyDeleteThanks again, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI know it has been a while but I saw it just today. I was at the Ferry Building last August and recognized a few places. Isn't amazing? I loved San Francisco, what a city!! An it seems you too had a lot of fun! Great pics, as always!
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