Yountville News

In this undated image released by Auberge du Soleil, the guests of Auberge du Soleil can select from a fleet of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, including the two cars seen here, to cruise the Napa Valley roads in Rutherford, Calif.

It's been a week or two since the last example of San Francisco bureaucratic ridiculousness, so here you go.

It was a long coffee-less winter for the residents of Oakville. The Oakville Grocery , a beloved resting place for commuters, cyclists and tourists alike has been closed for months, undergoing extensive reconstructive surgery.

Not to distract from holiday-weekend drinking but here's a shopping tip not related directly to bottles.

The feud between Healdsburg's four-star restaurant Cyrus and its landlords at the Hotel Les Mars is moving from a simmer to a rolling boil.

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly 's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here.

It's well known that reservations for The French Laundry are accepted strictly two months ahead, to the exact calendar date of the desired day of dining.

Laut: Michelin-Starred Malaysian Restaurant Delivers on Flavor : It's tough being the unlikely member of a club that includes Del-Posto and Gramercy Tavern, but after a few visits, and plenty of less impressive meals around Chinatown, Laut just may be the best Malaysian restaurant in Manhattan.

President Barack Obama has signed legislation officially renaming the Yountville Veterans Home Post Office the "Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building," Rep.

A 56-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed on Silverado Trail outside Yountville on Thursday evening, reportedly after a motorist veered onto the shoulder near Yountville Cross Road, the CHP said.

Oven type: Wood-fired The skinny: Awesome and intelligently-topped pizzas from a Michelin-starred chef Price: Large individual pies $10-27 When we editors are out on eating tours, like we did with Ford Escape in Napa a few weeks ago, we map out our own itineraries.

Grab the family, round up some friends or just go solo and take a scenic drive to one of California's most charming cities.

Less than 40 miles of the vineyard-flanked St. Helena Highway separates the city of Napa , near the foot of the Napa Valley , from Calistoga , the town at the top.

Mother's Day is Sunday, and what better way to celebrate Mom than by popping open a bottle of bubbly? Domaine Carneros , Napa :A Owned by renowned Champagne house, Taittinger, Domaine Carneros not only boasts beautiful sparkling wines, but also a stunning French-inspired Chateau in which to sample them.

Walter Abrams and Jennifer Smith look at plans for the kitchen. The executive chef/owner and the pastry chef, alumni of the French Laundry, are engaged.

Asstistant manager Elle Huftill picks red, flat leaf mustard. Feeding Crane Farms, in Natomas within the Sac city limits, is a new farm that is doing several cool things that could help elevate the area's culinary reputation.

New York -- San Francisco's Boulevard restaurant took home the equivalent of the Oscar for best picture on Monday night, when it was named the nation's outstanding restaurant by the James Beard Foundation in ceremonies at Lincoln Center.

"It all started about nine months ago when we were just kicking around the idea in my office to open a store for clients," recalls interior designer Jay Jeffers, founder of an eponymous design firm, wearing a gray tweed blazer paired with a pink paisley bandanna-printed bowtie.

The Napa Valley is full of wineries, tasting rooms and galleries, but few are as comfortable, as relaxing, as lovely, or as homey as Ma sonry Napa Valley .

Expect to see plenty of brightly-Spandexed cyclists spinning along Napa County highways Sunday, when the American Diabetes Association's Napa Valley Tour de Cure returns for its annual ride.