by eandl | Apr 25, 2009 | Food & Drink, Travel
Today we had a four-hour lunch – yes, 4 hours! – at the famous French Laundry in Napa Valley, then made our way back to San Francisco. View of downtown San Francisco from the 12th floor of the Westin St. Francis.
by eandl | Apr 25, 2009 | Food & Drink, Travel
We arrived in San Francisco late last night, and made our way to St. Helena this morning. Today we tasted wines at Rombauer, lunch at Domaine Chandon, Jarvis, Silver Oak, and finally Beringer. Tomorrow includes lunch at French Laundry and tasting at Joseph Phelps....
by eandl | Apr 20, 2009 | Daily life, Food & Drink
We’ve been a bit lax with updates, in part because we post many of our quickie updates on Facebook, but so far we’ve had a great month. Some of the highlights: Had one of my UNC papers accepted to PLOS Genetics, a well-regarded journal UNC won the NCAA...
by eandl | Apr 8, 2009 | Daily life, Travel
My current passport expires in October of this year, so on Monday I sent a variety of supporting documents and my old passport off for renewal. Of course, this means an awesome deal to Iceland will now appear in two weeks and we won’t be able to go. This...
by eandl | Apr 7, 2009 | Travel
Once a meaningful and historic spot, the East Side Gallery murals have become overrun with graffiti in the last few years. It’s very difficult in many cases to determine what the original artwork was beneath all the tagging and signatures. Even the sign asking...