Fun and Fine Dining

Olivia and mom have been having a real treat of a weekend: four days with Aunt Sarah, Grandma Carol, Buffy Ya Ya and Crystal Ya Ya (in from Louisiana especially!) in the Napa Valley. The first night and part of the first day Olivia asked to go home every few hours, but after awhile she settled in to the fun of the occasion and began enjoying herself in earnest. There have been many trips to the moon, many refrains of the ABCs and other favorite songs, and general revelry. And there has been amazing food.
I wasn't sure about how Olive would do in restaurant settings. The first night she was cranky and we beat a hasty retreat to eat a burrito down the block from the restaurant. (When she was satisfied we were able to go back and eat ice cream.) The next night, however, we went to Tra Vigne, and Olivia seemed to really dig it. She had her first sips of champagne (kept remarking "More Wine!"), charmed all the wait people, and began a love affair with olives of many colors and sizes. She sampled roasted eggplant with chevre, toasted semolina pasta with braised pork, a pile of spicy pasta, and lots of pistachio ice cream. The evening went very smoothly, thanks in great part to Auntie Sarah's frequent trips outside with the lass. Today we went to Cindy's Kitchen for lunch, where Olivia enjoyed sweet corn and potato soup with lime and avocado, and blue cheese by the spoonful... that is the TABLEspoonful. We've decided that she's a good eater with a rather sophisticated palate. She's not shy about grabbing new things off our plates and seems to enjoy selections that have a bit of heat to them.

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