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April 24, 2006

Tell Me What They're Doing in California

We got back last night and I really wish I had a day to do laundry, unpack and sleep in our own bed for much, much longer. But no -- off to work. I'll get a new post up tonight -- either about hotels in the Bay Area, one of the meals we ate there, …

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January 6, 2006

New Year's Eve 2005: Mendo Bistro (Fort Bragg, CA)

Mendo Bistro 301 North Main St Fort Bragg, CA 707-964-4974 (Reservations for parties of 6 or more only) My original plan, when I thought we would be back the Friday before New Year's Eve, was to cook a meal at home, have some wine, then perhaps some champagne and be in bed by 12:15 AM. …

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January 4, 2006

Dinner at Pangaea (Gualala, CA)

Pangaea 39165 S. Highway 1 Gualala, CA 95445 Reservations: 707-884-9669 As promised -- the first of the Northern California restaurant reviews. While staying in Gualala, we went to Pangaea for dinner last Wednesday night. We'd never been there before and I was pretty excited to try it. I had seen a sample menu at our …

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January 2, 2006

Hooray for Portland! (or Escape from Mendocino County)

Finally, three days late, we have returned to Oregon. Stupid mud/land slides and flooding. Tuesday AM we drove from San Francisco to Gualala, CA (on the north Sonoma Coast) and planned on leaving Friday -- which was, essentially, when everything went to hell in Northern California. We got as far as Fort Bragg, (Mendocino County) …

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