Recent Discoveries

Since I didn't have any major trips in October, I stayed very local in my activities. No shortage of things to try around here! Some of my recent discoveries:

• Dio Deka: outstanding Greek food in Los Gatos, had dinner here with a supplier.
• Hotel Valencia: following our supplier summit on October 22, we held a reception at the Cielo Terrace at Hotel Valencia in Santana Row. What a beautiful location. I also tried the Vbar here, which has quite the atmosphere. We didn't run into any 49ers or Sharks.
• Creola: serves New Orleans-style food, located up the Peninsula in San Carlos. I went here with some friends from church to celebrate my birthday.
• Silverado Trail: in my previous two times up to Napa, I had never been to any wineries on the Silverado Trail. Fortunately this situation has now been remedied thanks to the guidance of my new friend Karen. A small group of us went today to the Reynolds Family Winery and the Robinson Family Vineyards. The latter is a true gem: tucked completely out of the way, it is still run solely by the family, by hand, and is not commercial at all. They have some fantastic Cabernet!
• Santa Clara University: while I did not pursue doing my MBA full- or part-time this year, I feel fortunate that there are some good continuing education sessions held at SCU. I attended a two-day session earlier in the year; in October I went to a 3-hour seminar featuring author Lisa Haneberg on catalyzing breakthroughs.
• La Fiesta: my friend Susan from church introduced me to this Mexican restaurant in Mountain View, home to an outstanding chicken mole dish. Definitely need to go back again!

I'll continue to keep everyone posted on other new finds I make.