downtown napa + map January – February Downtown Napa EvEnts Find more events at the Valley’s best online calendar: www.napavalleylifemagazine.com REGULARLY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FRIDAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 18-21 Live Music at Downtown Joe’s Napa Truffle Festival We have everything from Jazz to Rock to Open Mic. Check out our calendar The third annual Napa Truffle Festival will again showcase the venerated black for information on who is playing when. 9:30p.m. Downtown Joe’s, 902 Main winter Périgord truffle (tuber melanosporum– aka “black diamond”), while Street, Napa. 707.258.2337 bringing together a unique gathering of leading truffle cultivation experts and scientists, special guests from the food and wine world, and internationally Live Salsa Dance Lesson and Dancing at Bistro Sabor renowned Michelin Star chefs to discuss, examine, probe, prepare, demonstrate Every Saturday night beginning at 7 p.m. at 1126 First Street, Napa and, finally, pair truffles with wines to feast upon for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Don’t miss the fun and the science of truffle cultivation, preparation DAILY THROUGH JANUARY 13 and degustation—including the popular winery lunches and cooking demos, Napa On Ice –Napa Outdoor Skating Rink the lively Festival Marketplace featuring local wines and artisanal foods, and Napa On Ice continues from December with more ice skating under the sun the grand Truffles & Wine Dinner at La Toque prepared by Michelin Star chefs. and stars. Join us and create some beautiful memories on ice! Napa On Ice Plus, keynote by internationally renowned food writer/editor Colman Andrews, offers daily public ice skating, as well as special events, fieldtrips, parties and cultivation science/business programs with Robert Chang and Dr. Paul Thomas, fundraisers all season long! 12:00-10:00pm. $12 for skating and skate Rentals. and a truffle orchard tour with Rico the wonder truffle dog on hand to sniff Corner of 2nd & Coombs St., Napa. NapaOnIce@yahoo.com. 707.226.1866 things out. Also, new this year: a wild mushroom forage excursion with truffle/ edible mushroom expert David Campbell. The Westin Verasa, 1314 Mckinstry JANUARY 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 Street, Napa, Ca. 888.627.7169 Oxbow Public Market Tour and Cooking Class Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider’s tour of the Napa Valley FEBRUARY 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22. culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh See January listing for information. OPEN produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salami from specialty MAP vendors. Oxbow Public Market offers the season’s finest and freshest products. FEBRUARY 17 HERE Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at Chinese New Year Celebration boutique markets. Next visit a winery for a private tasting to select wine for the sponsored by Tillerman Tea at the Oxbow Public Market. meal. Then, on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where participants This year’s Year of the Snake festivities begin at noon and run until 6 p.m. will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast. Lunch is served on a which include the Chinese Dragon demonstration and show by the beautiful outdoor patio or in an elegant dining room. Includes tour and tastings, San Francisco Wushu Troop led by Sifu Bryant Fung. hands-on cooking class; recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron. 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 644 1st St., Napa.
NVLife Jan-Feb 2013
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