Saturday, September 11, 2010

Avoiding a Two Hour Wait

Our last night in Napa we were going to try to go to Mustard Grill (we had been for lunch before, but never for dinner). However, they don't take reservations, and when we arrived at 4:40(!) they said there was just no way because they were booked, and the wait would be two hours! Craziness. So, we drove back towards D's parents house to a cute neighborhood restaurant called Fume(accent on the 'e'), which we had also been to before. I'm not sure why this restaurant isn't more popular, except that it is kind of hidden off the highway. The service was excellent, and it is kid-friendly, even though it is still upscale. They have a kid's menu, and the kitchen kindly split both the entree and dessert for k and n (it was plenty of food for each of them). The highlight for k and was definitely the ice cream sundae.

Fume Ice Cream

n ice cream
Note n wearing much of his entree (pasta sauce) on his shirt.

I had the cajun prawn pasta and D had the roast chicken. D put the chicken on his list. My pasta was delicious, but VERY rich...had to share it around the table.

We left just after 7:30 the next morning. From D's parents driveway we could see several hot air balloons taking off. That is something I would like to do. Someday.

hot air balloon

hot air balloon closer
Testing the zoom feature.

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