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GRACE’S TABLE
1400 2nd St, Napa, CA
THE THOMAS
813 Main Street, Napa, CA
Opened originally in 1909 as The
Thomas, the building began life as
a restaurant and boarding house
along Napa’s main drag, ultimately
being turned into a working-man’s
watering hole by Nick Fagiani, who
took it over in 1945. Now re-opened,
a cocktail list from bar manager Jim
Wrigley, and a limited bar menu
will be served in the warm inviting downstairs bar. The full menu
is served in the second floor dining
room and on the rooftop terrace,
which is partially covered with its
own separate bar.
“Celebrating flavors from around
the world” is the philosophy of
Grace’s Table. With influences from
a variety of heritages, Chef focuses
on bringing out the unique flavors of
each ingredient, while always incorporating local and sustainable products whenever possible. A favorite of
both locals and Napa visitors
TARLA
1480 1st St, Napa, CA
THE PEAR
720 Main St, Napa, CA 94559
A classic American restaurant
combining flavors of New Orleans
and the deep South with ingredients
from Napa Valley
Situated in Downtown Napa, Tarla
holds its own in this culinary epicenter and awaits to satisfy both
those with distinguishable appetites
as well as anyone who just loves
really good food. Tarla Grill, offers
a menu and culinary experience
that cannot be rivaled anywhere in
Northern California - based on the
food as well as the service. Menu
offers both small plates or tapas as
well as entrees...and don’t forget
about the desserts! Atmosphere and
experience is both intimate and personal. Tarla knows its customers and
treat each with a unique experience.
Historical Napa Valley
Meaning “land of plenty”,
the Napa Valley name was
given to the area by the native Wappo Indian population. Word of the region’s
abundance and temperate
climate spread quickly in
the 19th century and by
the late 1840s the area was
teeming with quicksilver
mines and lumber mills.
The region’s popularity grew when steamships
began traveling the threehour trip from San Francisco to the city of Napa via
the Napa River. A railroad
line soon became available
from the ferry terminal at
Vallejo on the shores of
San Pablo Bay to the city of
Calistoga, creating new access to the healing waters
of Calistoga’s famed geothermal hot springs.
The Napa Valley has
weathered some tough
times in its relatively short
history. The Valley’s oncefamed Silverado Mine was
exhausted in 1875 after just
three years of operation. In
1893 an outbreak of phylloxera, a serious grapevine
disease, crippled many of
the Valley’s 140 wineries.
Prohibition, enacted in
1920, dealt the final blow
to the early wine industry.
Only a handful of wineries survived the thirteen
years of Prohibition by
producing sacramental
wines and selling grapes to
home winemakers. Today,
however, with vision and
perseverance, the industry
has greatly surpassed its
earlier “golden age,” and
now boasts more than 400
wineries, producing some
of the world’s finest wines.
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