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New In Napa: Bottega

Where: 6525 Washington St. [map], Yountville, CA, United States, 94599
December 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM | by BS | 0 Comments

It may seem like there's no corner left in America were folks have money to burn, but one place where the high-end eatery scene isn't slowing down is Napa Valley.

The newest restaurant to open in Napa is Bottega, the latest from Michael Chiarello, who you may recognize as the Food Network's anti-Emeril, that calm, cool, collected guy who's always telling you how easy it is to make something that looks unbelievably complicated.

Plus we love a restaurant owner who's not too busy to blog. So we'll just let Chiarello explain Bottega's grub:

The food, part rustic, part refined, always trying to layer different textures and sensations (like warm and cool in the same bite, or soft and crunchy side by side). We have both a wood-fired oven and a wood-fired grill in the open kitchen, one is perfecting a marinated grilled radicchio, and the other roasted lemons.

The Italian-inspired dining room has all kinds of fancy trimmings, like glass chandeliers, Venetian plaster walls and a covered patio with a fireplace. Considering menu offerings like veal tartare cannoli and homemade salt-cured prosciutto, the prices are actually rather attainable, with pasta dishes in the $15 to $18 range.

Related Stories:
· Bottega [Official Site]
· Michael Chiarello's Blog [Official Site]
· 900 Grayson [Jaunted]

[Photo: Bottega]

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