On Saturday, Rob and I met up with Sarah and Mike in Napa. They went up there from Fri-Sun. We met them at Mustards Grill. Three people recommended this place so we had to see what the fuss was all about. The place is kind of small and there was a wait but we had a reservation. The reservation was at 3:00 so I imagine this place is even busier around noon and dinner time. Well, this place did not disapoint. I had a warm goat cheese salad and potato gnocchi for my main entree. The gnocchi was the best I've ever had - don't tell my mother in law! I think the quality was the same, but the sauce at mustards was so yummy. It was orange - thats the best I can do to describe it. I went to their website to see what the description was on the sauce but they have an old menu posted.
Next after lunch/dinner we went to "Wineries of Napa Valley" which is a place where you can do some wine tasting and buying. That night they had a wine and chocolate event. We were able to taste 5 wines and chocolate. I'm not a wino, but I like to try new wines so I can know what I do like. Surprise surprise, I liked the super sweet dessert wine. I convinced Rob to try it and he liked it too so we bought a bottle. Apparently you can't get this bottle anywhere but this store. I even went to the winery's website and its not listed. I guess they weren't lying. The one we got was the Goosecross Cellars Orange Muscat. Oh, we also got a Napa magnet that was super cute. Then we went downtown and got some chocolate at a candy store and went browsing through a couple retail stores but had to leave to get home to Buddy. 
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You and Rob ate at one of my all-time favorite restaurants! (Mustards) It was recommended to Toni and I on one of our "Girls Gone Wild" weekends that we spent in Napa Valley. Back then (early 90's) I don't think it was quite so hard to get into; we were able to make a reservation for either that night or the next, although we might have been there during the week, so not as busy as a weekend. The food was fabulous. It was a pretty fun time for Toni and me; we had our first experience in the mud in Calistoga (I swear I'm STILL finding mud in places I didn't know I had)and we discovered the lovliness of dark chocolate and merlot - yum! The hot air balloon picture in our family room (is it still hanging there? I forgot) is a momento from that trip. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
We had a great time with you guys. I must add that Sarah and I were bummed Sat. due to the rain. It was basically raining since the moment we got up in the morning. But lo and behold. Somehow when Alyssa and Rob drove into town the rain went away, the sun came out..and the rain did not come back for the rest of the trip! You guys are magic!
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