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FARM Restaurant – the Carneros Inn, Napa, CA

FARM, just like the name suggests, serves organic, local, farm-to-table cuisine.  FARM is located in the Carneros Inn in Napa – a beautiful resort surrounded in grape vines, apple orchards, and miles of picturesque views of the valley.  When I say farm to table I don’t mean any old farm in Northern Cal.   The chef de cuisine, Andrew Budnyj, partners with the inn’s culinary gardener to serve truly sustainable ingredients from the garden and then showcases them on the menu.  I recommend arriving early and having a drink outside.  They’ve got a nice set up with plush couches, chairs, candles, and heat lamps making it a comfortable atmosphere for a pre meal cocktail or glass of wine.  FARM offers both a tasting menu or a la carte options.  I enjoyed the baby beet salad composed of market fresh beets, crispy little fried balls of goat cheese, with pistachios and avocado mouse.   I also got to try the lobster risotto which was the perfect blend of risotto and a flavorful, butter, lemon, parmesan sauce.  The potato crusted sole was cooked to perfection and served over a bed of ramps and black trumpet mushrooms.   I love that the chef chose trumpet mushrooms over any ordinary mushroom as it complemented the sole quite well.  The sole, while it  was crusted, was not heavily coated or deep fried. It still retained the natural fresh flavor.    To round everything out, I tried an interesting combination of “Bananas and Bacon” for dessert.  Basically, banana three ways.. think a little whiskey, a dash of sour cream, brown butter ICE CREAM, and a bacon crumble…

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