The Weekender

Sunday, July 30, 2006

WHATA BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!

Yes, i'm goin to be another year older in the next couple of days and lucky ol' me it lands on a weekday. So to celebrate, Awsome had a surprise for me this weekend. I love surprises!!!

We started the weekend off by going to a concert at Bimbo's Thursday night to see Corrine Bailey Rae!!! This was my first time at this venue and this one's pretty nice. I thought the Warfield was pretty close and intimate but this is even closer. We didn't get there early enough to grab a table but we ended up standing on the dance floor which was a way better view of this fabulous singer. The sound in this venue is really good too... You know how you sometimes go to these concerts and the music drowns out the singer...Not in this case. If you haven't heard this artists songs yet, and I know my better half keeps pluggin her like crazy...take a listen....

Saturday morning came, and i'm in suspense. I didn't show my excitement since of course I didn't wanna work up the surprise, only to find out it was to go to Marine World Africa U.S.A!!!! hahhahahah remember that?? j/k Awsome. No, if it was Marine World Six Flags, it would have been just a good of a surprise cause then I could have my FUNNEL CAKE!!!

As we left Crockett, yes that last exit before the Vallejo Bridge, we started to get hungry. So we decided to hit up Ling Nam in V-town, but low and behold it's been bought and given a new name... Waah Naan Noodle House. Still serving rice plates etc..but it's expanded it's menu. Don't worry folks who still love Ling Nam. The one on Gellert still exists....I think???? The food wasn't bad, although the steamed pork bun was oooooooooooooook.

We're off on our journey, on the 37 and we pass up Marine World. So I guess that wasn't my surprise.... We're headed towards Napa...THE OUTLET!!!! No that wasn't it either.... We keep headed North on the 29 and i'm thinking ...St. Helena??? Calistoga??? We finally hang a right in Yountville.... THE VILLAGIO???? No that wasn't a misspelling folks..there's such a place... We finally park the truck and we're at Petit Logis Inn. Oh man, this is such a cute place and there's HELLA ROOM! Take a look at the website and you can see a few pix of the rooms and bathrooms. I think the only thing that might have been missing is the usual wine and cheese from 4pm-6pm or something like that. This place doesn't have a communal lobby for everyone to gather. But we did have our own little patio in front which was really cute. We sat out last night, shooting the breeze before goin to bed.

It's only 12pm and usually check-in time is around 3pm, but luckily our room was ready for us and brought our bags in. We're in the middle of everything. Right next door was a restaurant and bakery that was recommended to me called Bouchon!!!!! OMG...this bakery is to DIE FOR!!! VOODOO...YOU MUST GO!!!! The madellines, ecclairs, brioche etc..the list goes on.... Once you taste their pastries, nothing compares!!! Hopefully next time we'll be able to try the restaurant.

We decided to walk down the road since their main street is really small. Well at least what I could make out of it. I would really recommend taking a stroll just cause you'll have little discoveries like French Laundry , which has its own little vegetable and herb garden across the street. We even ate a few of their plums. hee hee hee

We kept walking and finally ended up at Washington Square. As we were discovering all the little corners of this little plaza, Awsome led me up some stairs to a spa and here's my 2nd surprise!!!!! The Veranda Club Spa. I encouraged him to get a treatment himself. Lucky him, the owner called around and found him a therapist. Awsome treated me to a massage, jurlique facial and a scalp revitalizer. WHAT A SAMPLER! Although he didn't request a female for me, I assured him that I would be okay with it, and luckily I did get a female. I haven't had a deep tissue in a long time since I always get a stone massage so this was different. I still enjoyed the whole experience although the scalp revitalizer was interesting. I came out of there not needing to teese out or scrunch my hair. hee hee hee

Aw man..so after the spa, I didn't wanna move anymore or even walk back to our inn, but we had to get back somehow right? We rested some more and my last surprise was next....dinner at Bistro Jeanty!!! Oh man, this was a two hour dinner and it was sooooooooooo good. Our starters was a tomato soup served in a pastry and pike dumplings in a lobster sauce!!!! Both of these were AWSOME! The soup was like having a pizza soup ! hee hee hee After this, we were already full and we could have just gone to dessert. Our main course was Coq au Vin w/ buttery egg noodles and the braised short ribs. It was my first time having Coq au Vin so I thought it was okay. I'm not sure if that's how it was suppose to taste. We had to pepper and salt it. So I think I have to try it elsewhere to really give it an honest rating. But Awsome's braised short ribs were HELLA GOOD!!! Luckily, Awsome and I have this trademark when we go out and eat, it's either share a dish or we switch half way through. Lastly, for dessert we ordered the chocolate mousse creme brulee and a side of vanilla ice cream. This was HEAVEN!!!! This creme brulee tops the espresso creme brulee we had at NOLA's in New Orleans.

Awsome really outdid himself....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 143!!! =) I should also mention it was also our 3rd monthaversary!!! hee hee hee.. Yes we're cheese like that! But yes..if you're ever in Yountville or passing through I would definitely stop by for some desserts or breads at Bouchon and have dinner at Bistro Jeanty or having a spa treatment at Veranda!!! Hope you all had a great weekend!!

posted by The Weekender @ 6:57 PM

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