Paul Franson

Ubuntu Restaurant and Yoga Studio, a vegetarian eatery and yoga studio, plans to open for dinner Aug. 20.

Ubuntu is at 1140 Main St. in downtown Napa.

Info, 251-5656 or www.ubuntunapa.com.

   

Chef Greg Cole at the James Beard House

Greg Cole of Celadon and Cole’s Chop House in Napa has been invited to host a Downtown Napa Dinner at the James Beard House in New York on Aug. 14.

His chefs de cuisine Marcos Uribe of Celadon and Jesús Méndez of Cole’s Chop House will join him.

The James Beard Foundation is an organization dedicated to celebrating, preserving and nurturing America’s culinary heritage and diversity.

Cole’s menu will be paired with the wines of Robert Craig Winery.

   

Piccolino’s celebrates 10th anniversary

Joe and Cathy Salerno are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Piccolino’s Italian Cafe in downtown Napa.

They serve a variety of Italian-American mainstays, including pastas, steak, veal, chicken, seafood dishes, pizza and nightly specials.

To celebrate Piccolino’s is holding a raffle for 10 months of fine dining.

Piccolino’s Italian Cafe is at 1385 Napa Town Center. It’s open daily 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Call 251-0100 or www.piccolinoscafe.com.

   

Breakfast in St. Helena

Wine Valley Cafe in St. Helena  is now serving breakfast.

The cozy restaurant is run by former chefs from Green Valley Café.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery in St. Helena

There’s a new art gallery in the old St. Helena Star building in St. Helena. It’s the Caldwell Snyder Gallery, and it is a gallery like you’d find in New York or San Francisco. That’s not surprising since Oliver Caldwell and Susan Snyder have galleries in both cities, as well as in Carmel.

It’s a great addition to the town, which already has the I. Wolk Gallery and other sites where you can see (and buy) world-class art.

The gallery is at 1328 Main St. in St. Helena and its phone number is 200-5050.

   

Acacia continues marsh preservation

Acacia Vineyard installed two educational panels at the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area at the end of Buchli Station Road, off Las Amigas Road.

Acacia Vineyard donated $10,000 for the creation of the panels. A portion of the funds came from the sale of Acacia’s Marsh chardonnay. Parent Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines also provided matching funds.

   

Hospitality supervisor training available at NVC

A premium supervisor training course is being offered for hospitality professionals at the Napa Valley College’s Hospitality Institute.

Fundamentals of supervision is presented four Tuesdays: Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

The cost is $225 for the series at the NVC Community Ed Center, 1360 Menlo Ave. in Napa.

Info, call Charlie Monahan at 253-3219 and register at 253-3210.

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