Comments on: The State of Sweet Napa http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: BonBonBar is Open For Business - Sweet Napa http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-20596 BonBonBar is Open For Business - Sweet Napa Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:10:45 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-20596 [...] So, this post feels like a bit of a milestone — like my State of Sweet Napa post last year. Let’s see where all this goes!!! [...] [...] So, this post feels like a bit of a milestone — like my State of Sweet Napa post last year. Let’s see where all this goes!!! [...]

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1723 Nina Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:51:03 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1723 Thank you, Nancy! :) And feel free to email me if you have any questions whatsoever about the school or what it's like to work at a bakery. Susan - Thank you! Well, I have a couple LA eateries that I visited and still want to blog about, but that'll probably be it. Chad will still be in LA, though, so I'm going to see what I'm going to do with LA posts.... He's become quite the burger master in the past few months, so maybe I'll post about those recipes... and trips to farmer's markets. And I still have Literati II to go to, thanks to your recommendation, so I'll let you know how it goes. Alison - CONGRATULATIONS! I hope that you enjoy it. I took a Saturday class at the CCA once about puff pastry, and I was impressed by the school... and I've also envied their possession of a revolving rack oven ever since! jon o - Thanks! I hope you liked the girl & the fig! Helen - Thank you! It's such a shame that we're missing each other twice, but I'm glad that I can help with recommendations. I hope you enjoy both trips! lizelle - Thank you... and you're welcome. :) Thank you, Nancy! :) And feel free to email me if you have any questions whatsoever about the school or what it’s like to work at a bakery.

Susan - Thank you! Well, I have a couple LA eateries that I visited and still want to blog about, but that’ll probably be it. Chad will still be in LA, though, so I’m going to see what I’m going to do with LA posts…. He’s become quite the burger master in the past few months, so maybe I’ll post about those recipes… and trips to farmer’s markets. And I still have Literati II to go to, thanks to your recommendation, so I’ll let you know how it goes.

Alison - CONGRATULATIONS! I hope that you enjoy it. I took a Saturday class at the CCA once about puff pastry, and I was impressed by the school… and I’ve also envied their possession of a revolving rack oven ever since!

jon o - Thanks! I hope you liked the girl & the fig!

Helen - Thank you! It’s such a shame that we’re missing each other twice, but I’m glad that I can help with recommendations. I hope you enjoy both trips!

lizelle - Thank you… and you’re welcome. :)

]]> By: lizelle http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1721 lizelle Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:03:43 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1721 yay! good luck with whatever comes your way. i really look forward to continue to read of your adventures. thank you for allowing us to live vicariously. yay! good luck with whatever comes your way. i really look forward to continue to read of your adventures. thank you for allowing us to live vicariously.

]]> By: Helen http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1714 Helen Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:08:17 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1714 Hi Nina, Congrats on your graduation and move to New York! I sure hope you don't stop writing, but I know what you mean about the politics of food writing. I have to be careful about what I say and how I say it, and it's terribly hard because I am just too damn opinionated. Have fun in New York and I hope to get some restaurant ideas from you because a few weeks after Sonoma, we are going to NY for a wedding. I can't believe our CA trip is coming up. We've planned it so long ago, we almost forgot about it. Your site has been so helpful in helping us make dining out decisions. Thanks for all your hard work and great taste :) Cheers, -Helen Hi Nina,

Congrats on your graduation and move to New York! I sure hope you don’t stop writing, but I know what you mean about the politics of food writing. I have to be careful about what I say and how I say it, and it’s terribly hard because I am just too damn opinionated. Have fun in New York and I hope to get some restaurant ideas from you because a few weeks after Sonoma, we are going to NY for a wedding. I can’t believe our CA trip is coming up. We’ve planned it so long ago, we almost forgot about it. Your site has been so helpful in helping us make dining out decisions. Thanks for all your hard work and great taste :)

Cheers,
-Helen

]]> By: jon o http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1695 jon o Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:26:36 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1695 congrats! Have enjoyed irregularly reading about Napa food and was thinking of you when we were in Sonoma/Napa this last weekend, tasting at various wineries and having lunch at girl and the fig. cheers, jo congrats! Have enjoyed irregularly reading about Napa food and was thinking of you when we were in Sonoma/Napa this last weekend, tasting at various wineries and having lunch at girl and the fig. cheers,

jo

]]> By: Alison http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1690 Alison Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:59:59 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1690 Congratulations on your graduation! In the last year I have been contemplating attending a baking and pastry program myself (and was seriously considering Greystone), and so finding your blog was a great resource in learning about the culinary school experience. Thank you so much for all of your insight, and I am excited to say that I will be starting at CCA in San Francisco in November. I have to admit that your blog was a huge factor in me making the final decision to DO IT! Thank you so much for all of your blogging! Keep 'em coming! Congratulations on your graduation! In the last year I have been contemplating attending a baking and pastry program myself (and was seriously considering Greystone), and so finding your blog was a great resource in learning about the culinary school experience. Thank you so much for all of your insight, and I am excited to say that I will be starting at CCA in San Francisco in November. I have to admit that your blog was a huge factor in me making the final decision to DO IT! Thank you so much for all of your blogging! Keep ‘em coming!

]]> By: Susan http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1677 Susan Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:44:31 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1677 Nina, congrats on your graduation and externship, but please please please keep writing! I've enjoyed this so much. But oh no--does this mean no more LA visits and reviews? I'll really miss those posts--I'm with "a geek"--I can definitely blame a few pounds on you, but happily so. Please tell me Chad's staying in LA so you'll come visit "us"! Good luck on your externship--as if you'll need it. And thanks--again. Your blog is such a joy. Nina, congrats on your graduation and externship, but please please please keep writing! I’ve enjoyed this so much. But oh no–does this mean no more LA visits and reviews? I’ll really miss those posts–I’m with “a geek”–I can definitely blame a few pounds on you, but happily so. Please tell me Chad’s staying in LA so you’ll come visit “us”! Good luck on your externship–as if you’ll need it. And thanks–again. Your blog is such a joy.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1664 Nancy Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:33:52 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1664 Nina, Reading your blog was a delight. I'm an old lady trying to decide if I want to chuck it all and finally get into the pastry biz, and your accounts of school gave me insight like nothing else - including a couple of visits to Greystone to try to decide! You have a gift for writing, and I hope you can utilize all of your talents in the future - and continue your blog. Congrats on your graduation and go get 'em in NYC - and beyond! Nina, Reading your blog was a delight. I’m an old lady trying to decide if I want to chuck it all and finally get into the pastry biz, and your accounts of school gave me insight like nothing else - including a couple of visits to Greystone to try to decide! You have a gift for writing, and I hope you can utilize all of your talents in the future - and continue your blog. Congrats on your graduation and go get ‘em in NYC - and beyond!

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1624 Nina Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:51:26 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1624 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH :) THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH :)

]]> By: a geek http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1547 a geek Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:54:45 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/09/01/the-state-of-sweet-napa.html#comment-1547 Please do keep blogging- while I haven't commented I've enjoyed your writing immensely. I do, however, think I've gained a few pounds reading about your culinary exploits. :) Please do keep blogging- while I haven’t commented I’ve enjoyed your writing immensely. I do, however, think I’ve gained a few pounds reading about your culinary exploits. :)

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